In wake of the rising number of coronavirus cases in Chandigarh, the Union Territory administration on Monday decided to extend the week-old curfew by another week. The daily night curfew from 6 pm to 5 am will be implemented and only daytime movement will be allowed. At present Chandigarh has 8,511 active cases, while nearby Panchkula in Haryana has 2,953 cases and Mohali in Punjab has 10,693 cases. Badnore thanked the Army`s Western Command for setting up a 100-bed Covid hospital in the city for civilians. He also inaugurated a temporary Covid hospital in Sector 45, where an existing dispensary has been converted into a full-fledged hospital.

Source: dna May 10, 2021 12:33 UTC