<p>The Chandigarh administration on Tuesday further eased Covid restrictions, allowing all the shops in the city to remain open till 7 pm.</p>.<p>“All shops will remain open from 10 am to 7 pm. Shop owners will ensure that Covid protocol is duly followed,” an official statement said.</p>.<p>On June 8, the administration had allowed all shops to remain open from 10 am till 6 pm.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/restaurants-cinema-halls-gyms-in-punjab-to-reopen-with-50-capacity-997792.html" target="_blank">Restaurants, cinema halls, gyms in Punjab to reopen with 50% capacity</a></strong></p>.<p>During a review meeting on Tuesday, the city administration decided to impose the nigh curfew between 10:30 pm and 5 am. Earlier, it used to be on from 10 pm to 5 am. Now, the restaurants can remain open with 50 per cent capacity from 10 am till 10 pm. On Monday, Chandigarh registered 50 coronavirus cases, taking the tally to 61,160.</p>.<p>In the meeting, the officials were told that the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) will conduct a sero survey on persons below the age of 18 years as they have not been vaccinated. “The results of sero-survey could be useful in devising future strategy of vaccinating this age group,” the statement said, adding such a survey targeted for paediatric group has not been conducted anywhere in the country.</p>.<p>In view of the apprehensions of third wave hitting this population, the study could be used in devising a strategy, it said.</p>.<p>Sero survey or seroprevalence studies are based on the analysis of antibodies collected through blood sample collection</p>
<p>The Chandigarh administration on Tuesday further eased Covid restrictions, allowing all the shops in the city to remain open till 7 pm.</p>.<p>“All shops will remain open from 10 am to 7 pm. Shop owners will ensure that Covid protocol is duly followed,” an official statement said.</p>.<p>On June 8, the administration had allowed all shops to remain open from 10 am till 6 pm.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/restaurants-cinema-halls-gyms-in-punjab-to-reopen-with-50-capacity-997792.html" target="_blank">Restaurants, cinema halls, gyms in Punjab to reopen with 50% capacity</a></strong></p>.<p>During a review meeting on Tuesday, the city administration decided to impose the nigh curfew between 10:30 pm and 5 am. Earlier, it used to be on from 10 pm to 5 am. Now, the restaurants can remain open with 50 per cent capacity from 10 am till 10 pm. On Monday, Chandigarh registered 50 coronavirus cases, taking the tally to 61,160.</p>.<p>In the meeting, the officials were told that the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) will conduct a sero survey on persons below the age of 18 years as they have not been vaccinated. “The results of sero-survey could be useful in devising future strategy of vaccinating this age group,” the statement said, adding such a survey targeted for paediatric group has not been conducted anywhere in the country.</p>.<p>In view of the apprehensions of third wave hitting this population, the study could be used in devising a strategy, it said.</p>.<p>Sero survey or seroprevalence studies are based on the analysis of antibodies collected through blood sample collection</p>