Covid-19: Mohali among 4 districts to be hit hardest in Punjab

MOHALI: The district has been tagged as one of the four most Covid-affected districts in the state, spurring the deputy commissioners to take measures to monitor, track, test and treat people.
The districts have been evaluated on positive cases as well as spread in maximum number of micro containment zones. As far as the most number of cases are concerned, Mohali stands at sixth place and fourth in micro containment zones.

Coronavirus cases are emerging daily from Mohali city, Zirakpur, Derabassi and Kharar.
Punjab has 64 micro containment zones, of which 16 are in Jalandhar. The maximum number of clusters are in Amritsar, though it has only two micro containment zones.
Deputy commissioner Girish Dayalan said, “We have issued directions to all the chemists to produce data of those purchasing medicines for treatment of fever and flu. Directions have also been given to the police to monitor chemists of their respective jurisdictions.”
He suggested appointment of a dedicated Covid prevention monitor to ensure compliance at every private institution where many people are expected to come. He also asked the DCs to take steps for distribution of masks free of cost to the needy, and also make sanitisers and mask vending machines available at public places. Mohali civil surgeon Dr Manjit Singh said that all the districts across the state are fighting the coronavirus crisis. Challenges faced by Mohali as a district are far more than others, he said. Being an integral part of the Tricity, he said, there is a continuous movement of people to and fro from Panchkula (Haryana), Chandigarh and even from Himachal Pradesh.