<span style="color: #222222;">Ruling out a complete lockdown for now, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh today directed the DCs of the six worst-affected districts to further tighten the micro-containment strategy and ensure hundred percent testing. The Chief Minister was chairing a virtual emergency meeting to review the Covid situation in the six worst hit districts of Ludhiana, SAS Nagar (Mohali), Jalandhar, Bathinda, Patiala and Amritsar.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Captain Amarinder said that  lockdown is not a solution, as it will lead to exodus of the labourers and force them to go to states with even lesser medical facilities. He directed the district administrations to strictly enforce all restrictions  and to stop dine-in facilities in all high positivity areas. He also stressed on  Covid testing of staff in restaurants by the Health Department.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Urging the industry to set up their own Covid treatment centres and makeshift hospitals to treat their own labourers suffering from mild and moderate infection, he stressed on teamwork to fight the Covid battle. He also directed the Chief Secretary to look into encouraging retired doctors and nurses, along with final year MBBS students, to rejoin for handling L2/L3 facilities, and suggested setting up of temporary healthcare facilities in halls and gymnasiums etc.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Expressing concern over the fewer number of containment zones in Mohali and two other districts that were among the most badly hit six districts, the Chief Minister ordered immediate steps to strengthen the containment and testing mechanism. He said that micro-containment strategy must be strictly implemented and encouraged, directing all district officers to give this their highest priority to control the spread.</span><br />''  <br />