Punjab CM reviews Corona cases, extends retirement of Medicos till Sep 30
Punjab Government led by Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday appealed to the people not to panic in the wake of Coronavirus scare. Meanwhile, he asked people to take all the necessary precautions and avoid crowded places and huge gatherings. Punjab Cabinet on Monday reviewed the state’s preparedness to deal with the corona outbreak, and also reviewed the reports of the 7-member Group of Ministers (GoM) constituted by Captain Amarinder under the Chairmanship of Local Bodies Minister Brahm Mohindra to oversee the preventive measures to combat the pandemic.
The GoM was comprised of Om Parkash Soni, Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa, Razia Sultana, Balbir Singh Sidhu, Vijay Inder Singla, and Bharat Bhushan Ashu. During a meeting, a resolution was passed by the Cabinet over the Chief Minister’s decision on extending the services of the doctors and paramedical staff working with the Government of Punjab in the Health & Family Welfare Department till September 30, 2020.
Punjab has reported only one confirmed case so far. Therefore, the state government is working to ensure stringent measures against the spread of the disease, which has been declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO), last week. Meanwhile, the Punjab Cabinet appealed to the people to be prepared and take all precautions as advised by the Health Department from time to time.
The Cabinet further appealed to the people to avoid huge gatherings to maintain hand and respiratory hygiene and to ensure the cleanliness of their surroundings. Also, the people have been advised to wash their hands frequently with soap and water or hand sanitizer. The people have been asked to avoid touching their face, an official spokesperson said after the cabinet meeting.
Meanwhile, Captain Amarinder Singh directed the state Health Department to ensure that ventilators would be available in all district hospitals to deal with the exigency. He further ordered that the private and state-run buses carry hand sanitizers for the use of passengers to ensure hygiene in the vehicles and secure the passengers.
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It may be noted that all the Government and private schools have already been closed till March 31 in the state. However, medical colleges (senior year students) have been kept open as a support system. The cabinet decided that MBBS students who were not employed should be contacted and asked by the department to stand by on a voluntary basis.
-PTC News
