Ferozepur: Talwandi Bhai declared as Containment Zone with 26 total Corona +ve cases
Ferozepur, July 16, 2020: With the total number of 26 Corona positive cases, the Deputy Commissioner, Gurpal Singh Chahal has declared Talwandi Bhai as a containment zone with a buffer zone of adjacent villages for checking the further spread of Covid-19.
The containment zone orders, to check the further spread of Coronavirus in the district, have been issued as per the protocol and advisory received from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India as this can affect the surrounding areas and posses a potential threat to nearby localities.
To deal with the situation and effective implementation of the Containment measures a Rapid Response Team – RRT – has been deployed at district level special to Talwandi Bhai consisting of Naib Tehsildar, SPL Rural, SMO Ferozshah, SHO Talwandi Bhai and BDPO Ghall Khurd who will be facilitated by local officers/officials to take care of various sectors.
Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner, Ferozepur, Gurpal Singh Chahal shared COVID status with the citizens through the first Facebook live session on Wednesday to sensitize the people against the ongoing battle against the novel Corona pandemic and appealed not to get panicky as the administration is fully geared up to fight with virus. He, however, solicited people’s support to make Ferozepur Corona-free district.