In view of spurt of Coronavirus positive cases in neighboring Dera Bassi in Mohali district, Punjab Governor and UT Administrator VP Singh Badnore on Wednesday directed the UT officers to effectively ensure their contact tracing in the city to follow the quarantine protocol.

The Administrator also advised the Mohali Deputy Commissioner to coordinate with the Chandigarh Administration regarding all developments and start joint containment operations in Dera Bassi.

The directions came during the video conferencing of Administrator with Mohali and Panchkula DCs. Senior UT officers were also present at the meeting. Four fresh cases of Coronavirus were reported in Dera Bassi till Wednesday evening taking the total number to 15. Among these cases, one employee of Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh is also tested positive for Coronavirus.

UT Home-cum-Health Secretary Arun Kumar Gupta said that an employee of Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh, who is a resident of Dera Bassi is tested positive for Coronavirus. Since MCC services were essential, he was working during the curfew period in the city.

We have begun contact tracing of the positive case and quarantine protocol will be followed, he said.

It was informed in the meeting that UT officials are taking extra care to ensure that the visitors from outside do not spread infection in Chandigarh.  The Administration is also preparing a detailed plan for post-lockdown stage for the city.

Following the Government of India’s approval of Rs 50 lakh insurance cover per person for frontline health workers involved in managing the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the Chandigarh Administration has also mad arrangements for payment of amount in case of any unfortunate incident in the city.