"Peak of Coronavirus pandemic is yet to hit Punjab"
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday said that the state government’s efforts would need to be scaled up further, particularly in the wake of the Health Department’s projections that suggested that the peak of the coronavirus pandemic is yet to hit Punjab.
In a press release, the Punjab government stated that the peak could happen towards the end of August if the doubling period continues to come down as per the current trend.
The Health Department officials, during the meeting, said that early diagnosis and increased testing was the key to tackling the crisis under Mission Fateh. It also asserted the need to double testing in the next month and close monitoring of the densely populated areas. The Chief Minister also said that four more testing labs were in the pipeline for being operationalised.
Meanwhile, the State has announced stricter lockdown on the weekends and public holidays, with movement to be restricted to e-passes holders.
All the citizens, except medical staff and essential service providers, are required to download e-passes from the COVA app, the Chief Minister said. The development came after a Video Conference meeting to review the pandemic situation and the state’s preparedness to handle further spread.
The total number of coronavirus cases in Punjab has increased to 2887 after 82 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the last 24 hours, as of the media bulletin issued on Thursday evening.
-PTC News
