With declining Covid cases in the state, Punjab chief minister (CM) Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday ordered resumption of normal outpatient department (OPD) service and elective surgeries, with extensive precautions in place, but warned against any complacency given the projections of a possible second wave of the pandemic.
The CM, who was chairing a virtual review meeting, also asked the departments to ensure that the medical staff is kept motivated and all vacancies of technicians, etc, are filled up immediately so that normal OPD services and elective surgeries can be carried out seamlessly amid the pandemic situation.
Govt schools to open
The CM has also allowed opening of government schools from Monday (October 19), after sanitation and disinfection procedures, and with clear SOPs. Some of the private schools in the state have opened today. Expressing concern over the warnings by health and medical experts of the grave possibility of the second wave hitting the state in the festive season or winter months, the CM directed the concerned departments to take all the necessary steps to contain the virus.
