4 discharged, just 1 active case in Panchkula

Tribune News Service

Panchkula, April 30

Four Covid-19 patients were discharged from the Civil Hospital here today. With this, there is only one active case in the district out of the 18 reported so far.

Medical screening of newspaper vendors

As many as 140 newspaper vendors were screened by a team of doctors at Sector 8. The vendors were also briefed about maintaining social distancing, hand-washing and using face masks.

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The four patients — a couple from Sector 15 and two residents of Khudabaksh village in Panchkula — tested negative for the second time and were home-quarantined for 14 days. No new case was reported from the district today. The last case was reported from the district on April 20.

As many as 2,090 food packets were distributed to the needy by Panchkula police and 90 homeless persons were moved to government-run shelter homes here today.

Giloy ghan vati, lemon juice for police

Never let your guard down, the Panchkula police seem to following the instructions to a T in the fight against Covid-19. To boost the immunity of cops to optimum level, arrangements for giloy ghan vati and lemon juice were made for 731 personnel posted at various pickets. Meanwhile, a total of 91 vehicles were challaned for various traffic violations. Also, a tight vigil was kept over 55 quarantined persons in different locations. Four calls were received at the control room for Covid-related inquiries.

Police lax in Dhakoli, allege residents

Residents of Dhakoli raised concerns about vegetable vendors around Golden Sands Apartments who are flouting lockdown and putting the lives of residents in danger. They alleged that the vendors violate the lockdown rules and enter cramped streets. While buying vegetables, residents gather in a crowd, forgetting to maintain social distancing. Prakash Chand, a resident, said, “The Dhakoli police post is nearby but the cops are very lax here. There is no police presence here in the daytime. Vendors are putting the lives of everyone in danger.”