PGI team visits Bapu Dham to take stock
Chandigarh, May 14
A four-member team of experts from the PGI has been formed to analyse the ground situation and make recommendations to stop the further spread of Covid-19 infection in Bapu Dham Colony, Sector 26.
The team, which comprises Prof JS Thakur, chairman, Covid-19 Prevention and IEC Committee, Dr Ashish Bhalla, Dr RK Ratho and Dr Ishani Bora, has been constituted by the PGI Director, Dr Jagat Ram, on the recommendations of Punjab Governor and UT Administrator VP Singh Badnore to explore the reasons for the increasing cases in the colony. Of the total 191 positive cases, 122 are from Bapu Dham alone.
The experts have started assessing the situation and interacting with different stakeholders. They have also started conducting field visits at the colony. Officials said the experts were working on different points to understand the ground situation. Badnore on Tuesday advised the PGI to send a public health team to Bapu Dham Colony and make specific recommendations for improving field operations. —TNS
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