A health official collects a swab sample for the Covid test.
Chandigarh, December 23
Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh today urged the people to exercise extreme caution and strictly follow all Covid safety norms amid reports of a new strain of the virus spreading in some parts of the world.
Pointing out that even those who recover from Covid suffer long-term aftereffects, including weakness, the CM said while the spread of the pandemic in the state might have slowed down for now, the crisis was not yet over.
The last flight that landed in Amritsar from the UK yesterday had eight positive cases, he said, hoping that the new strain of the virus had not entered Punjab.
During his #AskCaptain Facebook Live telecast, the CM hoped there would be no resurgence of cases, nor the spread of new strain, in the state, which added over 200 Covid cases and reported 18 deaths on Tuesday.
The CM urged people to strictly adhere to wearing masks and maintaining social distance to save themselves, their families and Punjab. At present, over 30,000 samples were being tested every day in the state, he said.
The CM said the Covid crisis had led to a delay in the implementation of 50 per cent subsidised fare for women in state-run buses, but the same would be done soon.
Responding to a complaint by a Ferozepur resident about OPDs still not functional at government hospitals in that region, the CM said he would get the matter probed.— TNS
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