Bhubaneswar, May 19: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has started collecting swab samples from expectant mothers for COVID-19 test at their doorstep in Bhubaneswar.

Today, the BMC team has collected swab samples of four pregnant women for RT-PCR test, who had booked their appointment by calling on 1929 Call Centre yesterday.

The swab samples were collected from two expectant mothers in South-East Zone, and one each from South-West and North Zone of the Civic Body.

One woman, Pushpita Roy (33), who is a healthcare worker, expressed her pleasure and thanked the BMC team for the service. Worth mentioning here that, people can book their appointment by calling on 1929 between 8 am and 11 am to avail this facility.