Bhubaneswar: All the religious institutions in Bhubaneswar shall be closed down for devotees from 31st December to 2nd January in view of the surge in Covid-19 infections in the State capital.
In a press note, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner Sanjay Kumar Singh, informed that keeping in view the sudden rise in highly contagious Omicron variant of COVID-19 positive cases in Bhubaneswar, this step has been taken.
The commissioner further added that all the religious institutions such as temples, mosques and churches shall be closed for devotees in these days but rituals shall be followed as usual without public participation.
