Chandigarh, July 10, 2020: The Governor of Punjab and Administrator, UT Chandigarh, VP Singh Badnore on Friday directed Director General of Police to ensure that curfew from 10 pm to 5 am is strictly enforced. It was also directed that all vehicles, found moving during curfew hours will be seized by the police, unless the driver is able to prove that it was on essential duty.
Badnore directed Deputy Commissioner, UT, Chandigarh to enhance surprise checks in parks/places, markets etc. to penalize the persons not following social distancing or not wearing masks.
He also expressed concern that many residents are not taking the threat of corona seriously and are violating the guidelines issued.
He stated that people must stay indoors and come out only when absolutely necessary. The residents must wear masks at public places and strictly follow social distancing norms. The Administrator warned that, if necessary, lockdown will again be imposed, especially on weekends to contain spread of infection.
Dr. Jagat Ram, Director, PGIMER stated that out of 445 samples tested, 29 were found positive.
The samples tested were 199 from Chandigarh, 176 from Punjab and 70 from Ladakh.
Dr. BS Chavan, Director Principal, GMCH stated that out of 144 samples tested by GMCH, 08 were found positive.
Dr. G. Dewan, Director Health Services stated that they have started a fresh house-to-house survey of entire Union Territory for detecting asymptomatic cases.
As a first step, Sector 41 is getting covered. 14 teams with doctors and para-medical officials will cover the entire sector comprising 5,000 household.
Deputy Commissioner, Mohali stated that they have 76 active cases. Deputy Commissioner, Panchkula stated that they have 22 active cases.
The Administrator advised them to intensify checking on the borders, so that infection could be detected and medically treated.
The Daily War Room meeting was attended by Manoj Parida, Adviser, UT, Chandigarh, Arun Gupta, Principal Secretary (Home), Sanjay Beniwal, Director General of Police, Ajoy Kumar Sinha, Finance Secretary, KK Yadav, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation and Mandip Singh Brar, Deputy Commissioner, Chandigarh at Punjab Raj Bhawan, Deputy Commissioners of Mohali & Panchkula, Director-PGIMER, Director Health Services and Director Principal, GMCH through Video Conferencing.