Jharsuguda: Panic gripped this western Odisha town after 21 students and staff of Jharsuguda Engineering School tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday.
Following the incident, the local tehsildar and Municipal authorities rushed to the engineering school and met the authorities concerned.
Talking to the media later, the officials said that the contact tracing of all the infected persons will be done soon.
Till reports last came in, the district administration is most likely to announce the engineering school and its nearby areas as containment zone.
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