Odisha govt begins swab collection of suspected people in capital city for COVID-19 testing
Bhubaneswar/UNI:The Odisha government has roped in five schools in the capital city to conduct mass collection of sample swab for COVID-19 testing.
Official sources said the Jharpada primary school, Chandrasekhar (BDA) Govt.High School, Sahid Nagar Govt. High School, Ganda Munda UG School and Nayapalli Mamataz Ali High School have been identified as centres for swab collections.
The Khordha district education officer has been asked to open these schools from today till 17th April 2020 to enable the medical teams to collect samples ( swab tests) from the suspected persons for COVID-19 test.
Two teachers of the school and an attendant will work with the medical teams in the collection of swab test.
The blood and swab samples will be collected from people who have the travel history and those who have come in contact with COVID-19 positive patients.
The state government has declared 11 containment zones in Bhubaneswar after COVID-19 positive cases reported form these areas.
All these zones had already been sealed and sanitized by the local authority with the help of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation and Fire Brigade personnel.
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