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CHANDIGARH ADMINISTRATION

RESUMES DAILY OPD’s AT CITY HOSPITAL WITH 50% CAPACITY

THE ANNOUCEMENT OF FRESH GUIDELINES BY CHANDIGARH ADMINISTRATOR

NT24 NEWS 

PUJA GUPTA 

CHANDIGARH

As the Covid cases have steadily declined, the Administrator Chandigarh, Sh. Banwarilal Purohit has further relaxed Covid restrictions in the city. The announcement of fresh guidelines happened during the War room meeting held in UT Secretariat today. After witnessing the decline in positivity rate, the Administrator has decided to resume the physical OPDs with 50% capacity at GMSH-16 and GMCH-32.  At present, PGIMER is attending around 4,000 patients in OPD’s daily (both physically & tele-consultation).  The Administrator directed PGIMER to enhance the daily OPDs cases to about 6,000. The tele-medicine facility will also continue with the daily OPDs at all the Hospitals.  In wake of an improvement in Covid-19 pandemic crisis, following restrictions have been eased down by the Administrator  :-

 •Movement of individuals for all the non-essential activities shall remain prohibited between 12.30 A.M. to 5.00 A.M. However, the essential activities including emergency services, medical health, transport of essential goods, operation of multiple shifts in industries, offices etc. (both Govt. and Private), movement of persons and goods on National and State Highways and unloading of Cargo and travel of persons to their destinations after disembarking from buses, trains and airplane will be permitted. Detailed prohibitory order under Section 144 CrPC would be issued by the District Magistrate, Chandigarh.

•Gathering for any purpose should be restricted to 100 persons for indoor and 200 persons for outdoor, however, the total number of persons shall not exceed 50% of the capacity of the venue in both indoor and outdoor gatherings.

 •The earlier restrictions on number of employees attending Govt. and Private offices and Banks etc. in UT of Chandigarh are withdrawn and now the same will function with physical attendance of 100%.

 •All Hotels/Restaurants/cafés/coffee shops/eating places etc. including home delivery will be allowed to function upto 12.00 midnight

 •Updating the current COVID scenario, the officers of the Tri-city informed that Mohali has 3,380 active cases, Panchkula has 724 active cases while UT, Chandigarh has 2,590 active cases.  The meeting was attended by Sh. Dharam Pal, Adviser to the Administrator, Sh. Parveer Ranjan, Director General of Police, Dr. Vijay Namdeorao Zade, Finance Secretary, Sh. Yashpal Garg, Secretary Health, Sh. Vinay Pratap Singh, Deputy Commissioner Chandigarh at the Administrator’s office. Chief Conservator of Forests, the Deputy Commissioners of Panchkula and Mohali, Director, PGIMER, Director Principal, GMCH-32 and Director Health Services, GMSH-16 attended through Video Conferencing.

 


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