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Chandigarh lockdown news: Today's updates

Amid prevalent chaos and uncertainty over access to the essential services and commodities during the lockdown, we bring you the latest updates from Chandigarh.


*The Punjab government ’s decision to impose 14-day compulsory quarantine on everyone entering the state has been criticised by farmers who are impatiently waiting for migrant workers to arrive for paddy transplantation.



*With 15 new positive cases of Covid-19 reported on Sunday, Punjab’s doubling rate of cases (number of days taken to double Covid-19 cases) has reached 102 days, which is highest till date. India’s doubling rate is just over 13 days.

*Five new aerobridges (passenger boarding tunnels) and five new conveyor belts will be made operational when the Chandigarh international airport resumes operations from Monday, said Chandigarh International Airport Limited (CHIAL) chief executive officer (CEO) Ajay Bhardwaj.

*Three health care workers fainted while taking an ICU patient for a CT scan from the Covid-19 hospital in PGI

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