Odisha closes border with West Bengal amid fear of new Covid-19 variant in India
The government of the eastern Indian state of Odisha has sealed its land border with adjacent West Bengal where the reported presence of a triple mutant variant of Covid-19 has caused concerns.
The triple mutant strain of the virus is apprehended by doctors as spreading faster than other variants.
The Odisha authorities sealed the routes to West Bengal which pass through Balasore and Mayurbhanj districts, reports our New Delhi correspondent quoting a senior official concerned with the matter.
The state police also intensified vigil at three major check posts. However, there are many porous village routes through which people can enter Odisha from West Bengal.
Balasore district magistrate K Sudarshan Chakravarty inspected several border areas and supervised the arrangements of sealing.
He said, all those returning from West Bengal will be quarantined either in institutions or paid facilities if they do not have RT-PCR negative reports or complete vaccination certificates.
Those carrying the required documents will have to undergo home quarantine for 14 days, he said.
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