He directed that authorities of all government and private hospitals must strictly follow the protocol laid down by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) while treating Covid-19 patients. --BoxSec-26 mandi to remain closed on MondayThe UT administration decided to shut the Sector 26 wholesale mandi on Monday for sanitisation and cleaning. Earlier UT had restricted the institute to entertain Covid-19 patients only from Chandigarh that created a problem in Panchkula three days ago. As reported by Hindustan Times on Saturday, PGIMER declined the request of Panchkula chief medical officer regarding shifting a serious Covid-19 patient. This, however, did not go well with Haryana government and state chief secretary took up the matter with UT and PGIMER authorities.

Source: Hindustan Times April 18, 2020 19:30 UTC