Of the 181 passengers who have returned to Odisha from the UK between November 30 and December 21, 154 could be traced, said director of Public Health, Dr Niranjan Mishra. These UK returnees are spread across 18 districts in the State, of which a majority were in Bhubaneswar. Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation commissioner Prem Chandra Chaudhary said zone-wise teams have been formed to trace the returnees based on their phone numbers and addresses. By tonight or tomorrow, we will get the entire list of the number of UK returnees and also those accessible or untraceable. Meanwhile, Odisha government geared up for Covid-19 vaccination drive with 21 lakh syringes and 26 ice-lined refrigerators arriving in Odisha.

Source: Hindustan Times December 30, 2020 02:16 UTC