Cuttack (SunstarTV Bureau): After participation in the Haridwar Kumbh Mela, as many as 13 Kumbh Mela returnees have tested positive for Covid-19 in Cuttack.
According to the Cuttack Municipal Corporation information, a total of 30 samples obtained from people upon their arrival at Cuttack railway station from Uttarakhand were screened for the presence of virus infection. Out of the examined samples, 13 indicated positive results.
Notably, the Odisha government had informed that around 400 people of as many as 150 families from Odisha attended Kumbh Mela at Haridwar this year out of which nine families alone were from Cuttack.
Meanwhile, the Odisha government has made it mandatory for Kumbh Mela returnees to undergo a 14-day home quarantine after their return.
List of the persons, who registered themselves with the Uttarakhand State Government for participating in Kumbh Mela, has been shared with the Collectors and the Municipal Commissioners.
