Excercise extreme caution owing to new mutant strain: Amarinder

Chandigarh, Dec 23 : Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday urged the people to exercise extreme caution and strictly follow all the Covid-19 safety norms amid reports of a new strain of the virus spreading in some parts of the world.
Pointing out that even those who recover from Covid suffer long-term after effects, including weakness, the Chief Minister said that while the spread of the pandemic in the state may have slowed down for now, the crisis is not over yet.
The last flight that landed in Amritsar from the UK on Tuesday had reported eight positive cases, he said, hoping that the new strain of the virus had not entered Punjab.
During his #AskCaptain Facebook Live telecast, the Chief Minister hoped that there would be no resurgence of cases, nor spread of the new strain, in the state, which added over 200 Covid cases besides reporting 18 deaths on Tuesday.
Pointing out that several of his colleagues and officials had tested positive due to their bigger exposure to the people, Amarinder Singh urged all to strictly adhere to wearing of masks and maintaining social distance in order to save themselves, their families and the state.
The Chief Minister disclosed that the state is currently testing over 30,000 samples every day.