Hon’ble Governor of Punjab and Administrator, UT Chandigarh, Sh. VP Singh Badnore today presided over War Room meeting. The meeting was attended by Sh. Manoj Parida, Adviser to the Administrator & Sh. Kuldeep Singh Chahal, Senior Superintendent of Police at Punjab Raj Bhawan. Sh. Arun Kumar Gupta, Principal Secretary Home, Sh. KK Yadav, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Sh. Mandip Singh Brar, Deputy Commissioner, UT & Deputy Commissioners of Mohali & Panchkula, Director-PGIMER, Director Principal, GMCH & Director Health Services, GMSH-16 attended through Video Conferencing.
WAR ROOM DIRECTIONS
1. Dr. Jagat Ram, Director, PGIMER stated that they have 68 covid patients in Nehru Hospital Extension, out of which 13 belong to Chandigarh, 41 to Punjab, 07 to Haryana and 07 to Himachal Pradesh. They have conducted 8,588 tests, out of which 434 were found positive. Dr. Jasbinder Kaur, Director Principal, GMCH stated that they have conducted 5,370 tests, out of which 140 were found positive with positivity rate of 2.6%. Dr. Amandeep Kang, Director Health Services informed that they have tested 16,348 covid samples, out of which 912 were found positive with the positivity rate of 4.6%.
2. Deputy Commissioner, Mohali stated that they have 924 active cases, Deputy Commissioner, Panchkula stated that they have 277 active cases and Deputy Commissioner, UT, Chandigarh stated that they have 778 active cases.
3. After detailed discussions, the following decision were taken :-
• Hon’ble Governor of Punjab and Administrator, UT expressed deep concern about the rising number of corona cases and directed strict implementation of covid appropriate behavior. He directed the Deputy Commissioner and police officials to intensify checking and impose fine on people, violating the covid guidelines.
• It was decided that UT Administration will impose restrictions on the number of people, which were earlier allowed to gather in social, cultural, religious and family functions, the maximum numbers for indoor gathering will be 100 or 50% of the capacity of the venue, whichever is lower. As regards the outdoor gathering, the number was kept to 200, which is the same as the restrictions imposed by Punjab Government.
• The Administrator directed that proper facilities should be provided in the Vaccination Centres, so that the senior citizens coming for vaccination do not have to wait for long time. They should not be asked to stand in queues; rather some arrangements for sitting in the hall and rest after the vaccination should be provided.
• The Administrator directed that a special drive should be conducted by Police to ensure that the social distancing is properly maintained in dining places inside restaurants and also inside shops in various markets and all such crowded areas including Sukhna Lake.
• It was decided to keep primary schools closed until the situation of corona infection improves. He directed the school authorities to talk to the parents, so that their children take proper precautions against covid; both inside and outside schools.
• The Administrator directed that special arrangements should be made to screen and test the residents of various Welfare Homes; such as Old Age Homes, Homes for the Physically Challenged, Students’ Hostels and also facilitate vaccination for the senior citizens and the immunocompromised.
• The Administrator directed that Sector 48 hospital should be re-opened to accommodate the increasing number of corona cases. He also desired that Covid Care Centres earlier opened in Panchkarma (Dhanwantry Hospital) and Sood Dharamshala should be kept in readiness.
• The Administrator directed that there should be increase in testing and contact tracing all over the city. He desired that the crowded places like Bus Stand, Railway Station, Apni Mandis, Sukhna Lake and Market places should be focused.
