Administrator approves ease in COVID restrictions in the City
Chandigarh, February 10:
In a meeting held here today at UT Secretariat , the Administrator, Chandigarh, Sh. Banwarilal Purohit has approved Administration’s proposal to further ease the COVID restrictions considering the steady decline in Covid 19 cases in the city.
The restrictions on movement of individuals from 12:30 A.M. to 5.00 A.M. for all the non-essential activities have been removed. Schools and coaching institutions will be allowed to start functioning with full capacity in hybrid (offline/online mode) for all classes w.e.f. 14.02.2022. The Chandigarh Bird Park and Rock Garden will also open w.e.f. 12.02.2022.
The PGIMER will begin walk-in OPD in morning for one hour daily whereas the GMCH-32 & GMSH-16 will start full-fledged OPD w.e.f. 14.2.2022.
All restrictions due to COVID on Markets, Shops, Apni Mandis, Establishments, Malls, Restaurants, Hotels, Bars, Cinema Halls, Multiplexes, Museums, Sports Complexes, Swimming pools, Gyms, Spas and Health Centres are removed expect the following:-
Gathering for any purpose will be restricted to 200 persons indoor and 500 persons for outdoor. However, the total number of persons shall not exceed 50% of the capacity in both indoor and outdoor gatherings.
Updating the current COVID scenario, the officers of the Tricity informed that Mohali has 1048 active cases, Panchkula has 245 active cases while UT, Chandigarh has 1011 active cases.
The meeting was attended by Sh. Dharam Pal, Adviser to the Administrator, UT, Chandigarh, Sh. Nitin Kumar Yadav, Home Secretary, Dr. Vijay Namdeorao Zade, Finance Secretary, Sh. Yashpal Garg, Secretary Health, Smt. Anindita Mitra Commissioner, Municipal Corporation and Sh. Vinay Partap Singh, Deputy Commissioner, Chandigarh at the Administrator’s office. While Deputy Commissioners of Panchkula and Mohali, Director, PGIMER, Director Principal, GMCH-32 and Director Health Services, GMSH-16 attended through Video Conferencing.
