Due to a surge in COVID-19 positive cases, the Chandigarh Administration on Wednesday declared 27 more areas as micro-containment zones to contain the spread of infection. With the fresh orders, there are now more than 50 micro-containment zones in the city.
The COVID-19 case tally stood at 8958 including 3171 active cases in the city while the death toll reached 101 on Wednesday.
“29 houses in different lanes of Sector 20, 28 houses in Sector 22, 20 houses in different lanes in Sector 15, 10 houses in Sector 19, 9 houses in Sector 21, 9 houses in Sector 23, six houses in Sector 27 and houses in Sector 29, 32 A, 32 D, 35 A, 37 A, 38 D, 40 C, 41 A, 42 B, 46 B, 46 D, 47, 52, 63, part of Peepli Wala Town, part of Indira Colony, part of Behlana, part of Charan Singh colony in Mauli Jagran and part of Vikas Nagar in Mauli Jagran are hereby notified as containment zones.The Administration has modified the containment zone order in Sectors 15, 21, 42 C and Shanti Nagar in Manimajra,” stated the order issued by Manoj Parida, Adviser to UT Administrator.
“Regular screening and monitoring of these areas by medical teams will continue in these areas. Frequent sanitization of the areas by municipal authorities will be conducted and the residents will be advised to strictly maintain social distancing norms, wear masks and follow hand hygiene. This order will come into force with immediate effect,” the order stated.
POSTERS NOT TO BE AFFIXED OUTSIDE HOUSES OF COVID-19 PATIENTS
Following Punjab, Chandigarh Administration on Wednesday decided to discontinue the practice of pasting posters outside houses of COVID-19 patients in home isolation and stamping on hands of quarantined persons. The decision was taken during the war room meeting held under Punjab Governor and UT Administrator VP Singh Badnore.
Lately, the senior officers of UT Administration had been receiving a large number of requests from city residents to rescind the decision of putting posters outside the houses of COVID patients in home isolation. UT Adviser Manoj Parida said, “The UT Administration has decided to follow Punjab Government practice, due to several complaints from affected people regarding social ridicule and stigmatization.” He said there is a stigma around COVID-19 and affected people have complained how they have been abandoned by the community after such posters were put up outside their houses.
Meanwhile, a special camp will be organized by the UT Administration for COVID testing of police and media personnel in the city. The Administrator directed that a special camp should be organized to test police and media personnel, due to their frequent exposure, so that infection, if any, could be detected on time.
