The number of active coronavirus cases in Punjab increased to 34,303 from 30,384 on Thursday (January 13). The state's positivity rate stands at 21.19 per cent, up from 17.02 per cent the previous day, the bulletin said.
Nearly 100 students and resident doctors of the Government Medical College in Patiala in Punjab have tested positive for Covid-19, officials said on Tuesday. COVID-19 in Punjab: 100 Students and Doctors of Medical College in Patiala Test Positive For Coronavirus.
The directions, issued after Chief Minister Amarinder Singh held a Covid review meeting, also said there will be strict monitoring of people coming from Himachal Pradesh and Jammu
Women devotees at Lahore s Gurdwara Panja Sahib.
Baisakhi, a spring harvest festival for Sikhs and Hindus, marks the Sikh new year and also commemorates the formation of Khalsa panth (saint warriors) under Guru Gobind Singh in 1699. Around this time, many Sikh devotees travel to Lahore, Pakistan, to visit Gurdwara Panja Sahib on the last day of Baisakhi. This festival is celebrated with much enthusiasm and fervour in Punjab. But this year’s celebrations have had an unfortunate outcome. Many devotees, upon their return to India through the Wagah border near Amritsar, have tested positive for COVID-19. After the Kumbh Mela, this is another example of religious fervour leading to a spurt in COVID-19 cases in the country. At a time when the virus is still going around infecting millions of people, such devotion can be dangerous indeed.