A Cyclothon To Aware People About Coronavirus

A Cyclothon To Aware People About Coronavirus

Since December 2019, the deadly coronavirus has claimed thousands of lives around the world. Its outbreak in China sent governments across the world into a tizzy. Many institutions and organisations have been conducting awareness campaigns in recent weeks. 

A cyclothon to make people aware of the recent outbreak of coronavirus was held on Wednesday at the capital city. The cyclothon was organised by ‘Kalinga Daredevils’ which is a talent scouting organisation and many of its members are achievers in different fields.

The cyclothon commenced at Master Canteen Chaka and the cyclists pedalled to Puri on Wednesday and returned back on Thursday.

Minister of State for Energy, Industries and MSME, Govt. of Odisha, Dibya Shankar Mishra graced the occasion and also cycled till Lingaraj Temple along with the 19 cyclists of Kalinga Daredevils team.

Mishra praised the members of Kalinga Daredevils and said that this awareness campaign will be very helpful for our people to understand more about the coronavirus and how to protect themselves from it.

The said awareness programme on coronavirus is supported by Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan, Puri and Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Govt. of India.

The president of Kalinga Daredevils, Satyapira Padhan, popularly known as the ‘Punch Man of Odisha’ is a Guinness World Records title holder in punch strikes. He said, “At a time when many countries across the world have become victims of coronavirus, people should know about the facts about this deadly disease. Hence, we have arranged the event to make people aware of it.”