Expressing concern about the surge of Covid-19 positive cases in Bapu Dham colony, Sector 26 here, Punjab Governor and UT Administrator VP Singh Badnore on Wednesday directed to carry out three days intensive and extensive screening of all persons residing in containment zones of the city.
The directions were given during the daily review meeting held on Wednesday by UT Administrator.
The Chandigarh Administration has so far declared six containment zones including entire Bapu Dham Colony (BDC), part of Sector 30-B, Kacchi Colony, Dhanas, part of Shastri Nagar, Part of Sector 38 and Part of Sector 52 in the city. Out of these, BDC has reported maximum of 66 positive cases till Wednesday evening. After the first case in BDC reported on April 24, the number of patients continue to surge every day.
Keeping in view the increase in number of cases in the city, the Administrator also directed the UT officers to examine all cases of ILI and SARI, which could be actually symptoms for Covid cases, and test all such suspect cases.
Chandigarh has so far reported 124 positive cases with 102 active cases, 21 being recovered and one death.