Amid prevalent chaos and uncertainty over access to the essential services and commodities during the lockdown, we bring you the latest updates from your city.
* Two Punjab firms — Oxiclear Pvt Ltd of Ludhiana and Hoshiarpurbased Surgeine Safety Products — have got approval from the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for manufacturing N95 and N99 masks for protection against coronavirus. Now, both companies are eligible for supply of these masks to any government or private concern.
* 1.41pm Punjab: Health officials visit Jawaharpur village, Dera Bassi tehsil and take blood samples of many people after 11 tested positive for coronavirus.
* Himachal Pradesh DGP S R Mardi on Monday warned that an attempt to murder case would be registered against any corona-positive patient spitting on others, and a murder trial will be initiated in case the victim dies. He issued this warning in the context of an earlier incident.
* 1:10am So far, 119 tested positive for Covid-19 in Haryana. Nuh district tops with 30 cases .
* With the number of Tablighi Jamaat (TJ) members, who have contracted coronavirus (Covid-19), outnumbering regular patients, Haryana home minister Anil Vij on Monday gave them till Wednesday to report to health authorities.
* For spreading awareness and to track the movement of individuals using the multi-utility Cova mobile application, the Punjab government has issued directions for making people download it. The application has been developed by the department of government reforms and public grievances in consultation with the health department.
* Four new cases of Covid-19 were reported on Monday from Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh. All the four persons testing positive had joined Tablighi Jamaat’s Nizamuddin Markaz in Delhi. With this, a total of 18 confirmed cases of Covid-19 have surfaced in the state so far, of which 11 are Tablighi Jamaat members. One person has died of the disease in the state till now.
* 11:17am As, market again opened on Tuesday, after Monday's complete sanitization of market, there was complete chaos. Nobody was following social distancing in the market.
* With over a week before the start of wheat procurement, Punjab is still waiting for the Union government’s approval to its proposal of incentivising farmers for staggering the crop arrival in mandis to avoid crowding in the wake of the spread of Covid-19. Punjab government had sent a communication to the Centre, saying that farmers could be persuaded to bring their produce to mandis in a staggered manner if they were offered incentives.
* 11:05am Mohali reports 26 Covid-19 positive cases.
* 11:02am Punjab: One linked to Tablighi meet tests positive in Moga, first case in the district.
* As Punjab gets ready for wheat procurement beginning April 15 amid the coronavirus pandemic, a major challenge for the state government will be providing adequate number of farm labourers and gunny bags for both farmers and arhtiyas (commission agents).
* The Chandigarh municipal corporation has constituted 15 dedicated teams of garbage collectors to collect garbage from the house of those residents who have been home quarantined.
* 10:19am Seven more Covid-19 positive cases reported in Mohali; tally touches 26
* With the motive to track locations of vegetables and fruits vendors and CTU buses carrying vegetables and fruits across the city, the Chandigarh municipal corporation has developed an application to link them and monitor their availability in the city.
* The Chandigarh municipal corporation is all set to start thermal testing of all persons who visit Sector 26-based grain market. Thermal testing machines have been procured in this regard. Besides this, an automatic hand sanitiser machine will also be placed for people.
* 9:23am Seven more test positive for Covid-19 in Faridabad, taking the total number of cases in the city to 21; Haryana's count crosses 100-mark.
* Eleven isolated wards have been designed by the Chandigarh and Kalka railway depos on the directions of the Northern Railways. The general coaches have been converted into isolated wards with all the facilities for patients, doctors and paramedical staff.
* After receiving complaints against hike in prices of pulses, sugar, rice and other items sold by departmental stores, the Panchkula administration has issued a list of prices for all such items. If any shopkeeper is found selling the items more than the prescribed amount, action will be taken as per the law. According to information given by the administration, multiple complaints were received regarding hike in prices of rice, pulses, sugar, flour, besan, salt, among other items of daily needs.
* The education department is ready with a post-April 14 digital classroom plan for government schools, which awaits the secretary’s approval before it goes to principals and teachers for feedback.
* The Phase-IX hockey stadium is now a temporary jail for curfew violators. Deputy commissioner Girish Dayalan has warned the general public to stay home for everyone’s safety and containing Covid-19.
* In the wake of confirmation of Covid-19 in a tiger in Bronx Zoo of New York, the US, Central Zoo Authority on Monday wrote to zoos across the country, asking them to remain alert and put animals under 24x7 surveillance. Chhatbir zoo, along with three other small zoos across Punjab, have been put on red alert, said Kuldeep Kumar, chief conservator - wildlife and forests.
* As many as 45 people in Panchkula were booked for violating the curfew during the time residents were lighting lamps at their homes following the appeal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 9pm on April 5.
* No novel coronavirus hotspots exist in the city that has reported 18 positive cases, according to UT adviser Manoj Parida. Seven of the 18 cases have already been discharged from hospitals.
* Four people tested positive for novel coronavirus here on Monday, taking the total number of cases to 19.
* Two Punjab firms — Oxiclear Pvt Ltd of Ludhiana and Hoshiarpurbased Surgeine Safety Products — have got approval from the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for manufacturing N95 and N99 masks for protection against coronavirus. Now, both companies are eligible for supply of these masks to any government or private concern.
* 1.41pm Punjab: Health officials visit Jawaharpur village, Dera Bassi tehsil and take blood samples of many people after 11 tested positive for coronavirus.
* Himachal Pradesh DGP S R Mardi on Monday warned that an attempt to murder case would be registered against any corona-positive patient spitting on others, and a murder trial will be initiated in case the victim dies. He issued this warning in the context of an earlier incident.
* 1:10am So far, 119 tested positive for Covid-19 in Haryana. Nuh district tops with 30 cases .
* With the number of Tablighi Jamaat (TJ) members, who have contracted coronavirus (Covid-19), outnumbering regular patients, Haryana home minister Anil Vij on Monday gave them till Wednesday to report to health authorities.
* For spreading awareness and to track the movement of individuals using the multi-utility Cova mobile application, the Punjab government has issued directions for making people download it. The application has been developed by the department of government reforms and public grievances in consultation with the health department.
* Four new cases of Covid-19 were reported on Monday from Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh. All the four persons testing positive had joined Tablighi Jamaat’s Nizamuddin Markaz in Delhi. With this, a total of 18 confirmed cases of Covid-19 have surfaced in the state so far, of which 11 are Tablighi Jamaat members. One person has died of the disease in the state till now.
* 11:17am As, market again opened on Tuesday, after Monday's complete sanitization of market, there was complete chaos. Nobody was following social distancing in the market.
* With over a week before the start of wheat procurement, Punjab is still waiting for the Union government’s approval to its proposal of incentivising farmers for staggering the crop arrival in mandis to avoid crowding in the wake of the spread of Covid-19. Punjab government had sent a communication to the Centre, saying that farmers could be persuaded to bring their produce to mandis in a staggered manner if they were offered incentives.
* 11:05am Mohali reports 26 Covid-19 positive cases.
* 11:02am Punjab: One linked to Tablighi meet tests positive in Moga, first case in the district.
* As Punjab gets ready for wheat procurement beginning April 15 amid the coronavirus pandemic, a major challenge for the state government will be providing adequate number of farm labourers and gunny bags for both farmers and arhtiyas (commission agents).
* The Chandigarh municipal corporation has constituted 15 dedicated teams of garbage collectors to collect garbage from the house of those residents who have been home quarantined.
* 10:19am Seven more Covid-19 positive cases reported in Mohali; tally touches 26
* With the motive to track locations of vegetables and fruits vendors and CTU buses carrying vegetables and fruits across the city, the Chandigarh municipal corporation has developed an application to link them and monitor their availability in the city.
* The Chandigarh municipal corporation is all set to start thermal testing of all persons who visit Sector 26-based grain market. Thermal testing machines have been procured in this regard. Besides this, an automatic hand sanitiser machine will also be placed for people.
* 9:23am Seven more test positive for Covid-19 in Faridabad, taking the total number of cases in the city to 21; Haryana's count crosses 100-mark.
* Eleven isolated wards have been designed by the Chandigarh and Kalka railway depos on the directions of the Northern Railways. The general coaches have been converted into isolated wards with all the facilities for patients, doctors and paramedical staff.
* After receiving complaints against hike in prices of pulses, sugar, rice and other items sold by departmental stores, the Panchkula administration has issued a list of prices for all such items. If any shopkeeper is found selling the items more than the prescribed amount, action will be taken as per the law. According to information given by the administration, multiple complaints were received regarding hike in prices of rice, pulses, sugar, flour, besan, salt, among other items of daily needs.
* The education department is ready with a post-April 14 digital classroom plan for government schools, which awaits the secretary’s approval before it goes to principals and teachers for feedback.
* The Phase-IX hockey stadium is now a temporary jail for curfew violators. Deputy commissioner Girish Dayalan has warned the general public to stay home for everyone’s safety and containing Covid-19.
* In the wake of confirmation of Covid-19 in a tiger in Bronx Zoo of New York, the US, Central Zoo Authority on Monday wrote to zoos across the country, asking them to remain alert and put animals under 24x7 surveillance. Chhatbir zoo, along with three other small zoos across Punjab, have been put on red alert, said Kuldeep Kumar, chief conservator - wildlife and forests.
* As many as 45 people in Panchkula were booked for violating the curfew during the time residents were lighting lamps at their homes following the appeal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 9pm on April 5.
* No novel coronavirus hotspots exist in the city that has reported 18 positive cases, according to UT adviser Manoj Parida. Seven of the 18 cases have already been discharged from hospitals.
* Four people tested positive for novel coronavirus here on Monday, taking the total number of cases to 19.
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