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2 HC judges test Covid +ve in Chandigarh, 4 others isolated
The HC had reopened for physical hearings on February 8 after remaining closed since March last year
Two Punjab and Haryana high court judges have tested positive and four others have been quarantined in the past two days, an official spokesperson said on Tuesday.
Family members of all these judges have also been quarantined, the official said, adding that the next few days seem to be crucial as Covid-19 cases have been steadily rising in and around Chandigarh.
The HC had reopened for physical hearings on February 8 after restricted functioning through video-conferencing since March last year.
The total strength of judges at the HC is 47. Currently, only nine benches have been designated for physical hearings, and most judges are still hearing cases through virtual mode.
100+ cases in city, GMSH-16 restricts OPD timings
Meanwhile, for the second time in four days, Chandigarh reported more than 100 fresh cases.
With 105 cases, the number of active ones has reached 778. As many as 22,502 people have tested positive so far, of whom 21,368 have recovered and 356 have died.
Amid the surge, Government Multi Specialty Hospital, Sector 16, on Tuesday decided to restrict the timings for OPD registrations till 10am and will also put a cap on the number of patients to be seen in one day. Earlier, Government Medical College and Hospital had suspended walk-in OPDs which were resumed just recently.
Senior officials of the UT administration are expected to meet on Wednesday to take a call on restrictions in the city.
68 test positive in Mohali district, 44 in P’kula
In the neighbouring Mohali district, 68 people tested positive while one patient succumbed to the virus. Of the fresh cases, all but one are from Mohali city.
Of 21,039 people tested positive so far, 19,724 have recovered and 391 have died. The number of active cases stands at 924.
Panchkula district reported 44 new cases, highest this year. The same number of cases was reported once earlier in the month as well. The total has reached 11,100, with 277 cases still active. While 10,674 people have recovered, 149 have died.
