Stick to rigorous testing in Bapu Dham: Badnore

Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, May 15

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Punjab Governor and UT Administrator VP Singh Badnore today directed the Health Department to carry on with rigorous screening or testing in Bapu Dham Colony and other containment zones in the city.

During the daily review meeting, the Administrator advised all three medical institutions to work together to fight against Covid.

The Administrator thanked PGI doctors for their visit to Bapu Dham for a field inspection and desired that an interim report may be submitted for immediate action by the Administration.

Arun Kumar Gupta, Principal Secretary (Health), informed that the guidelines of the Government of India for treatment and discharge of Covid patients had been duly circulated. He informed that a post-discharge centre had been set up in Sood Dharamshala for mild patients, who were required to be discharged after 10 days from hospital.

Meanwhile, AK Sinha, Finance Secretary, stated that 12,500 stranded persons had been sent in 10 exclusive ‘shramik’ special trains to Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Similar arrangements were made for Manipur students too, he added.

UT Adviser Manoj Parida stated that several reliefs were being granted by the Central Government for the benefit of the poor.