Bhubaneswar (Odisha), April 9 -- : Taking extra precautionary measures amidst the coronavirus outbreak, the Ganjam district administration has decided to conduct door-to-door health screening of people across the district from Thursday, an official said.

"From April 9, the district administration is going to conduct health screening of around 7 lakh families across the district. Our aim is to know about their health status and want to verify the data about the people having any travel history," Vijay Amruta Kulange, Collector and District Magistrate of Ganjam told ANI.

Kulange said they have prepared a questionnaire about the COVID-19 symptoms, based on the guidelines.

"Our three-member teams including a teacher, one Anganwadi worker and...