Punjab CM asks DGP to create special COVID reserves, withdraw cops from non-essential duties
While coronavirus cases have been increasing in the state, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has directed the DGP to create a special COVID Reserves by withdrawing police personnel deployed on non-essential duties for the next few months.
The Chief Minister asked the DGP Dinkar Gupta to tighten the noose against violators of safety norms, especially those found not wearing masks. He further directed the DGP to instruct the SSPs of cities with large caseloads to strictly enforce all curbs and norms to check further spread of the disease.
The deaths per million in Punjab has increased to 7.7 per million. Meanwhile, Captain Amarinder directed the health department to identify the containment and micro containment zones more quickly and clamp down on them with speed to check the spread of the pandemic. The state is having 38 micro containment zones in 12 districts and 7 containment zones in 6 districts.
The Chief Minister also called for immediate action to increase testing as per the targets already decided by the state government. He also asked the district administration to strictly enforce all the latest guidelines, especially with respect to restriction of 5 persons in gatherings.
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The Chief Minister also said that the district administrations and health department should work actively with local leaders to drive a community-led effort to check the spread of Covid-19.
-PTC News
