Coronavirus: Odisha Governor to skip Holi celebration

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal has decided not to celebrate Holi or attend any Holi Milan function due to the spread of coronavirus.

The Governor’s Secretariat said as experts have advised that mass gatherings must be reduced to avoid the spread of coronavirus, Ganeshi Lal will not celebrate Holi on March 10.

The Governor advised all concerned to take precautionary measures to control the spreading of the virus.

Earlier, President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president JP Nadda decided to skip Holi in the wake of corona outbreak.