Bathinda: Samples of 44 persons, who had travel history to Delhi, which were collected on Saturday tested negative for novel coronavirus in Bathinda. Prior to this, samples of six persons which were collected on Friday were also found negative in the district. As per records of the Health Department in Bathinda, samples of 60 persons had been collected so far and all of them tested negative. DC B Srinivasan said, "Majority of the persons whose samples were collected had travel history to Delhi and there was a possibility that few of them might have attended the Tablighi Jamaat congregation there." Civil Surgeon Dr Amrik Singh Sandhu said, "Samples were collected as per the directions of the government as precautionary measures and persons whose samples were collected do not have any symptoms of Covid-19." TNS
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