The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have spread to the Indian state Punjab on 9 March 2020, when an Indian man returning from Italy was tested positive. As of 31 October 2021, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has confirmed a total of 6,02,401 cases, including 16,559 deaths and 5,85,591 recoveries in Punjab. The economy of Punjab has been severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.Capt Amarinder Government announces major relaxations to boost investment by industry during pandemic . 24 July 2020.India Tv. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
Timeline
Graphs Total confirmed cases, active cases, recoveries and deaths
Daily Progression Charts Daily new confirmed cases
Daily new Recoveries
Deceased count per day
Vaccine doses administered across the state
Total number of vaccination doses inoculated
Testing
Testing rates By 26 July, Punjab ramped up its testing rates and is targeting 12,000 tests per day. August 2020, Punjab has increased the testing capacity more than 20,000/day with the help of new 4 labs.
Summary of test results via DIPR, Punjab Average growth rate0.6% Samples tested53,13,932 (5.3m) Positive1,94,753Positive %Confirmed per million ~ 6,522Tests per million people ≈ 1,77,968
Vaccine and trails
COVID-19 vaccination rollout in Punjab Phase 1a Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu announced around 1.60 lakh health workers in Punjab will receive a COVID-19 vaccine in the first phase, after that frontline worker and then people over the age of 50 or with co-morbid conditions. Vaccination inoculation of healthcare workers has been started in Punjab on 16-01-2021 at 59 designated sites across all the state.
Phase 1b Vaccination of the frontline worker including police, local bodies, disaster management, rural development and panchayats and revenue departments will be starting from 1 February 2021.
Phase 2 On 1 March 2021, Punjab will start its phase II of vaccination for senior citizens and below the 60s people with co-morbid conditions.
Phase 3 On 1 April 2021, all people above the age of 45 are now eligible in this phase.
+ OrderPriority groupNumber eligible (estimated)Number of inoculated (1st dose)Number of inoculated (2nd dose)1Healthcare professionals, both government and private 160,000 152,185 67,1692Frontline worker including police, paramilitary forces, sanitation workers & disaster management volunteers 300,000 264,796 50,9463People above 60 years and those aged below 50 with co-morbid conditions 300,000 726,981 8,5404all those above 45 years of age Total (1st Dose) 1,201,737Total (2nd Dose) 126,499
COVID-19 vaccinations in Punjab, , VaccineProgressDoses ordered for IndiaDoses allocated for PunjabApprovalDeploymentOxford-AstraZeneca500 million1,780,000Covaxin10 million137,000 Please note that this data is interim, so, the information is subject to change as per new official updates from health officials
COVID-19 vaccination centres in Punjab
Region City Hospital hubs Regional vaccination centres TotalsAmritsar District Civil Hospital, Government Medical College and Sri Guru Ram Das University of Health Sciences (3) - 3 Barnala Civil Hospital, Barnala(1) Civil Hospital Bhadaur, Dhanaula, Tapa & Mehal Kalan (4) 5 Bathinda Delhi Heart Institute & Multispeciality Hospital, City Hospital (2) CHC Goniana (1) 3 Faridkot - - - FG Sahib - - - Fazilka - - - Ferozepur - - - Gurdaspur - - - Hoshiarpur - - - Jalandhar - - - Kapurthala - - - Ludhiana D.M.C & City Hospital LDH (2) Civil Hospital in Payal, Jagraon, Khanna, Raikot and Macchiwara (5) 7 Mansa District Hospital Mansa (1) SDH Budhlada (1) 2 Moga - - - Pathankot - - - Patiala - - - Rupnagar - - - S.A.S Nagar - - - Sangrur - - - S.B.S Nagar - - -Sri Muktsar Sahib - - - Tarn Taran - - - Grand Total NA NA 110Please note that this data is interim, so, the information is subject to change As per the directions of the central government, the state has to identify five locations in each district and total 110
Vaccines approved in India AstraZeneca vaccine/Covishield : India has approved the AstraZeneca vaccine developed by Oxford University and manufactured by Serum Institute of India. Covishield (Indian name of Oxford vaccine) got the green light from DCGI(Drugs Controller General of India). Covaxin : Bharat Biotech Ltd developed COVAXIN vaccine is under phase 3 trials including Punjab's three Government Medical Colleges with the help of ICMR from 15 October 2020. Two portions of the inactivated virus infusion given to the members (0 and 28 days) as a component of the Phase-3 human preliminaries. Covaxin developed by Bharat Biotech got approval for emergency use in India by DCGI (Drugs Controller General of India).
Vaccines around the world Pfizer : The USA based Pfizer and BioNTech announced on 9-Nov-2020 that their BNT162b2 vaccine is 90% effective according to their first interim efficacy analysis. Final study of Pfizer vaccine's trials concludes that the efficacy of this vaccine is up to 95% if two doses given to a person with a gap of 28 days between doses. 31-Dec-2020, WHO has approved the Pfizer vaccine for emergency use and has been added to te UN organization's Emergency Use Listing (EUL). The countries have approved the emergency use of Pfizer vaccine : United Kingdom, Bahrain, Canada, United States, Saudi Arabia and Mexico. Moderna : 16 November 2020, Moderna, Inc. proclaimed that first interim results of mRNA-1273 vaccine trials showed 94.5% efficacy. This study conducted on almost 30,000 participants in the U.S. 18 December 2020, U.S. approved the Moderna for emergency for persons of age 18 or over. AstraZeneca : 27 November 2020, Professor Andrew Pollard announced that the study of AZD1222 vaccine's trials developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca showed it is 90% effective when AZD1222 was given as a half dose, followed by a full dose at least 28 days apart. On 30 December 2020 U.K has approved the emergency approval of the AstraZeneca vaccine developed by the Oxford University. Argentina, India, El Salvador, Mexico and Dominican Republic has also approved the emergency use of this vaccine.
Government response +Summary of restrictions Emergency declared 20 March 2020 Indoor gatherings banned Over 100 Outdoor gatherings banned Over 200 State border status Open Face mask Night curfew Partial Schools Universities and colleges Gym & Spa Cinema & entertainment park
Lockdown and containment
Lockdown On 16 March, the Punjab government issue an advisory to close gyms, restaurants, etc. Three days later the government also shuts down public transport in state from midnight of 20 March and also prohibited gathering of more than 20 persons.
On 22 March, Punjab government declared complete Lockdown in state until 31 March 2020 except Emergency services. On 23 March, the Punjab Government imposed full curfew across Punjab without any relaxation, become first State to impose full curfew.Full curfew imposed across Punjab The Tribune. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
On 10 April, the Punjab government extended curfew in state until 1 May.Punjab government extends curfew in state till 1 May. Economics Times. Retrieved 10 April 2020. On 29 April, the Punjab government announced for extension of curfew for another 14 days. However, it announced that there would be relaxation for 4 hours every morning. On 16 May, The Punjab Government extended the lockdown to 31 May, taking down curfew and divided the Punjab into containment and non-containment zones.
As of 21 June, the Chief Minister has ordered strict lockdowns on weekends and public holidays.
13 July 2020, CM has announced new guidelines regarding gatherings in the state, a complete bar on public gatherings and only 30 persons now attend any social gathering instead of 50 from today.Coronavirus LIVE Updates: After Delhi, Maharashtra Govt Cancels Upcoming Final Year Exams . 13 July 2020. News18. Retrieved 13 July 2020. Section 144 has enforced in all districts and mask is mandatory in office as well.
31 July 2020, According to the Unlock-3.0 night curfew (11 PM to 5 AM) still in enforce across the state. All theatres, bars, entertainment parks, auditoriums, sports centres, cultural events and pools will also be going to remain closed until further notice, but Gyms and Yoga centres are now permitted to open with all COVID safety norms from 5 August 2020.Unlock 3.0: Punjab government allows gyms, yoga centres to reopen; night curfew to continue .31 July 2020.WION News. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
Containment strategy As of 23 June, Punjab has implemented a stringent containment strategy. The containment zones are delineated as a street or even a society.
Screening and quarantine As of 23 June, door-to-door searches are being carried out by Asha workers to identify persons with COVID-19. The entire population in containment areas is being screened, and those who test positive are being shifted to isolation centres. Moreover, an App called Ghar Ghar Nigran is being used to survey those above the age of 30. The police has been assisting the administration in contact tracing of COVID-19 patients.
On 23 July 2020, PM Captain Amarinder Singh revised the charges of fine for breaching the quarantine or home isolation, ₹ 5000 instead of ₹ 2000. Restaurant's owner would be penalised with ₹5000 if they failed to meet the social-distancing and other COVID safety norms. ₹10,000 fine would be charged if someone broke the public gathering regulation and social distancing norms. ₹500 fine for not wearing mask in public place and there are also fine for bus operators, taxi and auto-rickshaws for breaching COVID safety rules.In Punjab, Rs 5K fine for violating home isolation.23 July 2020. The tribune. Retrieved 24 July 2020
Relief efforts On 23 March, the Punjab government-sanctioned 20 crore rupees for free food, medicines to poor from CM Relief Fund.20 Crore sanctions by Punjab CM. Hindustan Times. Retrieved 24 March 2020. Ministers, Officers and MLAs including Indian National Congress and Shiromani Akali Dal, decided to donate one month salary in Punjab Chief Minister Relief Fund,Ministers, Officers in Punjab to donate salary Daily Pioneer. Retrieved 26 March 2020. Aam Aadmi Party MLA Aman Arora also donated 1 month salary.AroraAmanSunam mobile.twitter.com Retrieved 26 March 2020. Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee also offered helping hand amid the coronavirus pandemic to treat corona positive patients at its Hospitals.SGPC offers to treat corona patients at its hospitals. The Tribune. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
On 24 March, the Punjab Chief Minister also set up COVID Relief Fund to be utilised for the welfare of the people in distress due to Coronavirus.Punjab CM sets up covid relief fund. Business Standard. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
In April, the Punjab Rice Exports Association and FICCI Flo, along with other individuals and NGOs distributed ration in collaboration with the district administration. The Madad Charitable Foundation has been providing 1,500 packets of meals daily to the Police Lines staff. Voice of Amritsar has been providing relief to the most vulnerable populations.
The administration is also voluntarily working with Radha Soami Satsang Beas, Chief Khalsa Diwan, Lions Club, Rotary Club, Youth Clubs of various villages are reaching out to needy families. The district control room is also being used as a call centre with distress calls being received for food supplies.
Mission Fateh
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday launched 'Mission Fateh as part of state battle against COVID-19. 'Mission Fateh represents the determination of the individuals of Punjab to end the spread of the Novel Coronavirus through control, collaboration and sympathy.'
Treatment rates for private hospitals