Patnaik said the state has also urged the Centre to stop train and flight services to Odisha till April 30.
Current Affairs : The Odisha government on Thursday chose to broaden the progressing lockdown in the state till April 30 to successfully contain the spread of coronavirus.
Schools and other training establishments will stay shut till June 17, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik reported after a video gathering with his clergymen.
“We have chosen to broaden the lockdown time frame till April 30 and a suggestion right now be sent to the Center,” he said in a video message.
Patnaik said the state has likewise encouraged the Center to stop train and flight administrations to Odisha till April 30.
Odisha has recorded 44 positive instances of coronavirus up until now.
The across the nation lockdown was proclaimed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 24 to break the chain of coronavirus transmission and it was booked to be lifted on April 15.
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