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Jagat Ram Director, PGI & Rakesh Kochhar Prof, Gastro Dept
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Other countries have also had multiple waves since the onset of the pandemic in January 2020. The US has had three waves, in April and July 2020, and January 2021 with the third being the most deadly; England has had three waves in April and October-November 2020 and January 2021 with the third wave being the most severe. A century ago, the Spanish flu, caused by the H1N1 influenza-A virus had four waves, with the second wave the most deadly. Though not studied at the time of
Chandigarh imposes daily night curfew
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VP Singh Badnore. (File Photo: IANS). Image Source: IANS News
Chandigarh, April 28 : To contain coronavirus, Chandigarh Administrator V.P. Singh Badnore on Wednesday decided to impose curfew from 6 p.m. to 5 a.m everyday.
All shops, malls, multiplexes, etc., will close by 5 p.m. with home delivery allowed up to 9 p.m.
All non-essential activities will be banned during the night curfew. This will come into effect on April 29 and will be in force till further orders, an official statement said.
PGI hospital Director Jagat Ram informed the meeting that their ICU beds are full.
Night curfew in Chandigarh from Thursday amid COVID surge, shops to shut by 5 pm - Check details - The night curfew will start from 6 pm till 5 am and the fresh curbs will come into force from Thursday till further orders.
Updated Apr 16, 2021 | 06:49 IST
PGMER director Jagat Ram said the UK variant has a higher transmission rate and spreads faster. India on April 14,2021 recorded 2,00,739 new coronavirus cases. Health workers help a patient towards a dedicated COVID-19 hospital in Ahmedabad | Photo Credit: AP
Chandigarh: In a cause of grave concern, 70 per cent of 60 samples sent to the National Centre for Diseases Control by the PGIMER, Chandigarh, had UK variants of Covid-19 and 20 per cent of the samples had 681 H mutant.
With coronavirus cases increasing at a rate much faster in the second wave, the report from PGIMER, Chandigarh is a matter of serious concern as it has been found that the UK variant of the virus is highly contagious.
Chandigarh: UK variant detected in 70 % samples sent by PGIMER
Chandigarh: UK variant detected in 70 % samples sent by PGIMER
The UK variant of Covid-19 has been detected in 70 per cent samples sent by Chandigarh’s Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) to NCDC.
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UPDATED: April 16, 2021 06:01 IST
The Union Territory of Chandigarh on Thursday reported 412 cases of coronavirus, taking the infection count to 32,397. (Image: PTI files)
The UK variant of Covid-19 was found in 70 percent of 60 samples sent to the National Centre for Diseases Control, the PGIMER said on Thursday.
“Seventy percent of the samples had UK variant of Covid-19 and 20 percent of the samples had 681 H mutant,” said Jagat Ram, the director of the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, in a statement here.