Chandigarh.6th
March,2020: A meeting was held under the
chairmanship of Sh.V.P.Badnore, Governor of Punjab and Administrator, U.T., Chandigarh today to review the preparedness for tackling
the novel corona virus disease.
The Chandigarh
Administration has taken all measures with regard to containment measures being
taken to avoid spread of said disease by setting up 24X7 helpline, dedicated
ambulance and fully equipped isolation wards in all the three hospitals namely
GMSH-16, GMCH-32& PGIMER.
The awareness
generation is being done at all levels among the public and hospital staff with
regard to personal protection and safety measures. All departments of
Chandigarh Administration alongwith government/private schools are being
sensitized regarding safety measures to be taken during this period. The role
of social media, electronic and print media was appreciated for the spreading
the awareness regarding the precautionary measures for containment of disease.
The Administrator
appeals to the residents to avoid public gatherings or postpone, more so in
view of ‘Holi Festival’. He further directed that the bio-metric attendance
system in all government/private institutions be suspended and to adopt the
manual marking of attendance till further orders. Police department was also
directed to stop the usage of breath analyser being used for checking alcohol
level as a containment measure in controlling the spread of disease till
further orders.
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