The Health Ministry on Monday said Punjab has shown good progress in containing the COVID-19 virus spread by following a multi-pronged strategy of focusing on high risk\/vulnerable population from containment zones and adding to its testing capacity.<\/p>\n
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To reduce mortality, vulnerable population groups including those above 60, those having cardiac or renal disease, hypertension, diabetes or with immune-compromised conditions etc. are line listed. Such persons are offered the facility of government quarantine outside their containment zone till their area comes out of containment, the Ministry noted.<\/p>\n
It said Punjab has also implemented a stringent containment strategy where the zones are clearly delineated as a street or two adjoining streets, a Mohalla or a residential society.<\/p>\n
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It has also ramped up the testing capacity: it is conducting about 8000 tests\/day. Mobile testing vans are being used to boost testing. While the number was 71 tests\/million on April 10, 2020, it has significantly been ramped up to 5,953 tests\/million. With this, Punjab has recorded more than 83 times increase in testing. <\/p>\n
To restrict the spread of the virus, it has now imposed restrictions on weekends and holidays and is ensuring strict enforcement of all protocols through fines.<\/p>\n
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