Chandigarh, 15th July,
2020: Hon’ble Governor of Punjab and Administrator, UT Chandigarh, Sh. VP Singh
Badnore today presided over Daily War Room meeting. The meeting was attended by Sh. Manoj Parida,
Adviser, UT, Chandigarh and Sh. Sanjay Beniwal, Director General of Police at
Raj Bhawan. The Administrator also interacted with Sh. Arun Gupta, Principal
Secretary (Home), Sh. AK Sinha, Finance Secretary, Sh. KK Yadav, Commissioner,
Municipal Corporation and Sh. Mandip Singh Brar, Deputy Commissioner, Chandigarh, Deputy Commissioners of Mohali &
Panchkula, Director-PGIMER, Director Health Services and Director Principal,
GMCH through Video Conferencing.
WAR ROOM DIRECTIONS
1.Dr. Jagat Ram,
Director, PGIMER stated that out of 619 covid samples received from Punjab,
Chandigarh and Leh, 37 were found positive.
Dr. BS Chavan, Director Principal, GMCH stated that out of 100 covid
samples tested, only 06 were found positive.
He also stated that the new hospital in Sector 48, Chandigarh has been
commissioned on a pilot basis by shifting a few patients there. Dr. G. Dewan, Director Health Services stated
that the second round of door-to-door screening is continuing with a focus on
Manimajra. In Manimajra, the
Surveillance Team has screened 8,516 houses with 32,106 people and found 10
suspect cases, which have been sent for testing.
2.Dr. Srinivasan, Sub
Regional Team Leader, who is Local Coordinator of WHO for Northern States also
joined the meeting through VC. He
complimented Chandigarh Administration for several best practices; such as
extensive screening of entire population, quality contact tracing in a record
time and involvement of community in containing infection. Dr. Srinivasan specifically complimented the
Administrator for total success in containment in Bapu Dham Colony, almost in
textbook style through strict perimeter control. He cited it a great success for health,
police and revenue officials working within Bapu Dham round the clock, risking
their own lives. He appreciated use of
IEC material for effective communication with the population, particularly
children. He complimented involving
NGOs, local councilors, social defence volunteers etc. in making containment
strategy in Bapu Dham Colony a success.
Dr. Srinivasan also recommended protection of vulnerable persons; such
as senior citizens and co-morbidities cases.
He also suggested that visitors from outside should be tracked and the
persons sensitized thoroughly, so that they come out for self reporting of
their symptoms, if any.
3.The Administrator
advised Director, PGIMER to collect samples of OPD and emergency patients,
visiting PGIMER and conduct random testing as has been suggested by some
doctors of PGIMER.
4.The Administrator
also ordered for a complete ban on physical press conferences, where there is a
risk of infection due to large gatherings.
He also appealed to all political parties not to hold any gathering or
function, which violates Ministry of Home Affairs’ guidelines, that permits
only events like wedding and cremation as exceptional cases. Senior Superintendent of Police has been
directed to lodge FIRs in case of illegal gathering of any kind in the city.
The Administrator ordered immediate testing of
58 persons detected through Aarogya Setu Applications and also home confinement
and self-monitoring by 131 persons.
5.Sh. KK Yadav,
Commissioner, Municipal Corporation stated that they have increased strict
screening and hygienic practices in both Mandis i.e. Sector 17 and 26.
The Administrator directed him to take
precautionary measures against outbreak of any monsoon related diseases. He also ordered regular sanitization in
congested areas and markets.
6.Hon’ble Governor of
Punjab and Administrator, UT congratulated Education Department for the
excellent results achieved by government schools. He particularly thanked the teachers for
great efforts in motivating the students and bringing laurels to the City
Beautiful.
7.The Administrator
decided that there should be more vigorous screening, testing and stricter
implementation of orders regarding social distancing and wearing of masks. He stressed that weekly curfew or short
period lockdown is still under consideration of the Administration.
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