It had announced a lockdown from May 5 to 19The Odisha government on Tuesday extended the lockdown by another two weeks with stricter restrictions till June 1. “The timely lockdown has helped the State government put a brake on the rate of growth of COVID-19 cases. “Keeping the development in mind, the government decided to extend the present lockdown by two weeks. The lockdown will remain in force till 5 a.m. till June 1. Odisha on Tuesday reported 10,321 fresh cases, taking its total tally to 6,33,302.

Source: The Hindu May 18, 2021 09:51 UTC