Overview

• New diarrhoea cases have fallen for 48 hours as infection rates show signs of improvement.
• Enforcement teams have been raiding markets and street food outlets, imposing fines on vendors selling unhygienic food to curb contamination.
• Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling chaired a high-level review supported by a joint central-state expert team and instructed the sealing of contaminated wells, boosting water testing and arranging safe water supplies.
• Mission Shakti and health teams are conducting door-to-door surveillance, distributing ORS packets and running sanitation awareness campaigns.
• The High Court of Orissa has sought status reports from Cuttack Municipal Corporation over drinking water safety measures.