Odisha Assembly establishes safety guidelines for the prevention of Corona Virus infection

Though Odisha hasn’t had a single positive case of Coronavirus, the Odisha Legislative Assembly has established safety guidelines for the prevention of COVID-19 infection (Coronavirus).

The guidelines said:

• To maintain cleanliness and hygiene of the working space, furniture and equipment including tables, chairs, computers, phones and other assets are to be cleaned at least six times with disinfectants and sanitisers.
• Directions have been given to staffers and legislators to clean their hands frequently with handwash/soaps.
• Staffers/legislators are directed to use tissue papers to sneeze or cough.
• Staffers/legislators are prohibited from organising meetings that will cause huge gathering.
• Staffers/legislators are directed to avoid fingerprint-based biometric attendance used to register their presence.
• Staffers/legislators suffering from, cold, cough and fever are advised to consult doctors present at the Assembly’s dispensary and use the prescribed medicines.
• Staffers/legislators are advised to not litter in the Assembly’s premise.
• Restrictions imposed on the use of fingerprint-based biometric attendance during House proceedings.

Further, workplace advisory and telephonic information have also been issued by the Odisha Govt. to the general public, government departments, corporates and other institutes.