BHUBANESWAR24 August 2020 23:00 ISTPandemic reaches the tribal community in MalkangiriThe COVID-19 pandemic has reached the Bondas, a tribal community residing in the hill ranges of Malkangiri district in Odisha. Four members of the community have tested positive for COVID-19. “Three persons from the Bonda community from Mudulipada village and one from Bandhaguda village have tested positive. AdvertisingAdvertisingAs of now, 41 people in the block (not all Bondas), where a small concentration of the Bonda population is found, have tested positive. Odisha is home to 62 tribal communities — the largest diverse groups of tribal population in India.

Source: The Hindu August 24, 2020 17:26 UTC