Bhubaneswar, Sept. 29 -- Puri: With hundreds from the Puri Srimandir servitors' community testing positive for novel-coronavirus, an emergency meeting was held under the chairmanship of Puri Collector to review the Covid situation, with a focus on containing the further spread of the virus amongst the servitors and employees.

The district authorities and temple administration expressed unwillingness to reopen Puri Srimandir, and are now concerned about the impact the daily positives might have on the Nitis and rituals of the Holy Trinity.

The meeting comprised members of the temple managing committee, Srimandir administrator (ritual), development commissioner, CDMO and Puri Collector.

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