Bhubaneswar, July 6 -- Bhubaneswar: Panic struck the Employee's State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Hospital Colony at Jayadev Vihar here after a youth residing there tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday.

Following the report, the youth was immediately shifted to the KIMS COVID hospital for treatment.

As per reports, the 25-year-old youth is the son of an Insurance Medical Officer (IMO) in-charge at ESI dispensary in Saheed Nagar and worked for a software company. He had developed mild symptoms after celebrating his birthday with friends three days back.

The Superintendent of ESI hospital, Dr Dillip Sahu said, "There are around 34 quarters in the colony of which six have been allotted to doctors while class-III and IV employees are st...