Odisha MP Sasmit Patra tests COVID positive

Bhubaneswar: Rajya Sabha MP from Odisha Dr. Sasmit Patra has tested positive for COVID-19, the parliamentarian informed today.

The BJD leader has initiated home isolation as per COVID guidelines.

Patra urged those who came in contact with him during the last few days to undergo home isolation and self monitoring.

Earlier, three Lok Sabha MPs-- Suresh Pujari (Bargarh), Manjulata Mandal (Bhadrak) and Ramesh Majhi (Nabarangpur)-- had contracted the virus.