Three Positive cases reported in Ludhiana in last 24 hours

ICMR team does random sampling in District

Ludhiana: 26th May 2020: (Kartika Singh//Punjab Screen)::

Deputy Commissioner Mr Pradeep Kumar Agrawal today informed that two new positive cases have been reported in district Ludhiana in last 24 hours. He informed that till date, a total of 6143 samples have been taken, out of which report of 5968 has been received, report of 5701 samples is negative and report of 175 samples is pending.

He said that now, the total number of patients related to Ludhiana is 181, while 86 patients are related to other districts/states. He said that unfortunately 7 people from Ludhiana and 5 from other districts have lost their lives. He said that 139 patients related to district Ludhiana have been discharged from hospital after treatment.

He informed that out of the total three positive cases reported in last 24 hours include a husband-wife duo, residents of village Khanpur near Dehlon. Both of them had returned from West Bengal on May 23, 2020, a 50 years Male, who works as Security Staff in Air India and is a Permanent Resident of Delhi. He had come back from Delhi on May 25, 2020 by domestic flight at Sahnewal Airport. The report of other 10 passengers is negative.

He informed that till date, 6312 persons have been kept under home quarantine in the district and at present, the number of such persons is 2031. Today, 68 persons were sent for home quarantine.

He said that whenever District Administration and Health Department Ludhiana finds out that about any positive or suspected COVID 19 person, their samples are immediately sent for testing. Similarly, 116 samples of suspected patients were sent for testing today and their results are expected shortly.

He appealed to the residents to follow all directions of the Punjab government and if they would stay indoors, they would not only stay safe themselves, but would also contribute in keeping everyone around safe.

Random Sampling Done b ICMR Team in Ludhiana

Meanwhile, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) team from Delhi under the guidance of Mr Balbir Singh Sidhu, Health Minister, Punjab, visited various areas of the district. Blood samples were taken at random to check the level of immunity against COVID.

Giving information in this regard, Civil Surgeon Ludhiana Dr. Rajesh Kumar Bagga said that today ICMR team from Delhi visited village Baddowal under block Sudhar, Majri village under Sidhwan Bet, Doraha under Payal, Ghungrali village under Manupur, Sham Nagar area in the city and random samples of people's blood have been taken for testing. He said that the main purpose of taking samples is to check the level of immunity of the people against COVID.

Deputy Commissioner warned shopkeepeers

27th March 2020 at 9:15 PM

Licence of Shopkeepers not offering home delivery to be cancelled

Ludhiana: 27th March 2020: (Kartika Singh//Punjab Screen)::

In view of the lock down in district Ludhiana, the District Administration and Municipal Corporation Ludhiana have decided that any shopkeeper who does not offer home delivery, their license would be cancelled. The shopkeeper would have to follow the rules of the license at every cost.

While chairing a meeting to review the arrangements, Deputy Commissioner Mr Pradeep Kumar Agrawal said that they have come to know that some shopkeeper are not offering home delivery to the residents despite taking license in this regard. He said that strict action would now be taken against such shopkeepers.

Mr Agrawal further said that the retailers/shopkeepers can now bring kiryana from Kesar Ganj Mandi themselves and assured that the police would not harass them. He said that nodal officers from police and civil administration have been deputed in Kesar Ganj Mandi as well as Pindi Street.

He also clarified that if the trucks used for supply of essential commodities are stopped by the police or some other official, they should complain at state-level helpline number 112, which is being monitored directly by the Chief Minister. For the  benefit of suppliers, shopkeepers and retailers, one branch each of every bank would open in the city from 11 am to 2 pm on Saturday. All the banks have been directed that there should be no shortage of cash in the ATMs. He said that soon, mobile ATM facility would be started in the district.

During the meeting, it was also decided to open drug de-addiction centres in district Ludhiana. He informed that these centres would be opened from 9 am to 3 pm and only those patients can take medicine, whose registration is of before March 20, 2020. New registration would be done only at government OOAT centres.

The Deputy Commissioner said that the health department today took seven samples, whose results are awaited. He informed that till date, 58 samples have been taken, out of which 56 are negative and 2 are positive.

Fresh Orders: No One Would Visit The Shops Himself:DM

24th March 2020 at 9:56 PM

Door-to-Door Home Delivery to be held During Curfew

Ludhiana: 24th March 2020: (Punjab Screen Bureau)::

District Magistrate-cum-
Deputy Commissioner
Pradeep Kumar Agrawal

To check the spread of Novel Coronavirus (COVID 19) in district Ludhiana, the district administration, on the directions of Punjab government, have imposed curfew. During this time, the district administration is trying hard for the home delivery of essential commodities to its citizens. For this purpose, the suppliers would strictly have to take necessary permission for the district administration in advance.

While issuing formal orders in this regard, District Magistrate-cum-Deputy Commissioner Mr Pradeep Kumar Agrawal informed that home delivery of essential commodities such as milk, vegetables, ration, medicines, green fodder for animals and LPG would be done. For taking permission in this regard, the suppliers would have to submit their details such as name, firm name, address, email ID, mobile number (having WhatsApp account), proof of reason, timing for which permission is required at district administration’s email ID “curfewpermission@gmail.com". The delivery of commodities would be allowed only after getting proper permission.

He said that due to COVID 19 threat, there will be complete curfew in Ludhiana tomorrow, i.e. on March 25, 2020 also. Public is requested to remain in their homes and not allowed to come out.

Besides this, all vehicles of government departments, vehicles ferrying milk, vehicles ferrying food grain, vehicles ferrying vegetables, bread vehicles, vehicles of LPG supply, vehicles supplying diesel/petrol, vehicles carrying green fodder, have been allowed to operate during curfew. He also stated that these vehicles should not have more than three persons, should have a hand sanitiser in it, and every person should be wearing a mask.

Mr Agrawal further informed that officials of PSPCL, PSTCL, BSNL and other telecom services, sanitation workers of Municipal Corporation and Verka Milk plant Ludhiana having official identity cards (on the production of official identity card) are exempted from the orders passed related to curfew.

However milk, vegetables and other essential goods will be supplied to them at their home door to door by milkman, vendors and rehris etc. The District Administration is taking help of best price shops, Swiggy, Zomoto and other online companies and they will also be supplying grocery items door to door. But when they reach in any locality, people should not crowd the vendor vehicle and should wait for it to come to their home. They should maintain the distancing norm of 5 feet while making purchase from them. All of them must wear mask and only one person should come out of the home to purchase from the cart. Try to make payment online as far as possible.

General public is not allowed to come out of their homes during curfew. If anybody requires any pass to move in the curfew he should apply in the DC or Commissioner of Police offices online.

However Doctors & other Hospital Staff of Govt and Private Hospitals, Electricity and water supply Department Employees, Municipal Corporation Staff, ATMs/Banks, Private Security Guards going to duty in uniform, Patients having Medical Emergency cases, Telecom Company Employees on duty during office hours, All types of Goods/Fodder/Supplies carrying vehicles including Interstate goods vehicles, petrol Pumps  (06:00 AM to 08:00 PM), Hawkers of Recognised News papers (05:00 AM to 08:00 AM), LPG delivery vehicles for door to door supply (06:00 AM to 08:00 PM), Milk Plant vehicles and their Employees on duty can come out without passes during curfew but some ID card of the Individual is mandatory.

Following category of persons will require passes to move in the curfew but till the time passes are made they can move without passes. Milkmen  with milk cans (06:00 AM to 09:00 AM & 05:00 PM to 08:00 PM), Rehries/carts/vans used for Door to door supply of Vegetables & Fruits  (06:00 AM to 08:00 PM), Door to door Medicines delivery (06:00 AM to 08:00 PM), Door to door delivery of Breads/Grocery Goods (06:00 AM to 08:00 PM), Factories making essential food products, Media persons with ID cards, Wholesale Sabzi Mandi  (3 AM to 2 PM) to enable rehri persons to buy from them and sale vegetables door to door to public, Wholesale Karyana Store (06:00 AM to 08:00 PM) to take online orders and supply door to door, Employees of Flour Mills and bread companies.

All others will require prior permission from DC Ludhiana or CP Ludhiana or Commissioner Municipal Corporation Ludhiana or SSPs of Ludhiana (Rural) and Khanna to operate in curfew. One can apply online at curfewpermission@gmail.com and passes will be sent online after approval. During the Door to door supply of items, the person should wear masks and use soap or hand sanitizers to clean the hands after every house, whereas the person coming out of the house to buy should also wear masks.

The District Administration has assured that there will be no shortage of essential supplies.

State-of-art radiology, medical imaging center now at Fortis

Make diagnosis techniques cost effective, poor friendly, DC

Ludhiana: July 12 2014: (Rector Kathuria//Punjab Screen):
Deputy commissioner Rajat Aggarwal flanked by Civil Surgeon, Dr. Subhash Batta, Director Fortis Ludhiana Vivan Gill, Medical Director Dr Gurbir Singh and MD Ace Healthways Rohit Kapoor inaugurated  the state-of-art radiology and medical imaging center at Fortis Hospital here today.

Speaking at the inaugural ceremony, the deputy commissioner Rajat Aggarwal said that the need of hour was to provide cost effective treatment, especially to the poor patients. "The benefits of cutting edge advanced medical technologies should be made accessible for all. No one should be left wrongly diagnosed or untreated for the want of money," he said. Aggarwal called upon the medical fraternity to have softer corner for poor, women, children and elderly.

Dr. Subhash Batta, Civil Surgeon, Ludhiana was the guest of honor on the occasion. Dr Batta said that Ludhiana is a hub of medical treatment in state and having better diagnostic techniques meant better treatment and healthier public.

Dr Vivan Gill from Fortis Hospital said that the center has 128-SLICE CT SCAN - safety and precision with the best in CT . It comes equipped with innovative technology that minimizes total radiation exposure up to 80 percent.

The center has been launched with ACE Technologies as their radio-diagnostic partner in the and in-house diagnostic centre.

Rohit Kapoor, the Managing Director of Ace Healthways said the besides 4D ultra sound system center has region’s first highly advanced PHILIPS MULTIVA 1.5 TESLA MRI SCAN that delivers up to 16 times faster imaging and offers superior image quality. It also reduces claustrophobia and enhances patient comfort through its spacious bore and provides higher clinical competence.

Prominent among others present included, Onkar Pahwa, Managing Director, Avon Cycle Ludhiana, Dr. TBS Buxi, Director CT & MRI, Sir Gangaram Hospital New Delhi and Dr. Ram Mohan Vadapalli, Consultant Radiologist, Vijaya Diagnostics, Hyderabad.