Minister Gurjar among 1,293 test +ve for Covid in Haryana

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, August 27

Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Krishan Pal Gurjar was among the 1,293 fresh Covid cases in Haryana on Thursday, taking the tally to 59,298. With 12 more deaths, the toll reached 646.

Karnal hospital short of staff

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• Karnal: The dedicated Covid care hospital at Kalpana Chawla Government Medical College (KCGMC) is facing shortage of ‘safai karamcharis’ and ward boys
• Around 150 mild and severe patients are under treatment at the KCGMC; most of them are more than 50 years old and have co-morbidities
• Sources say for every 18 patients, there is only one ‘safai karamchari’ and one ward boy
• A 65-year-old man, who has been discharged, said: “While I was admitted to the hospital, I had to wait for several hours for a ward boy to take me to the bathroom.”
• KCGMC Director Dr Jagdish Dureja said, “We have sent a request to recruit 25 ‘safai karamcharis’ and 40 ward boys through outsourcing for the Covid hospital. They will be recruited soon.”

State Congress president Kumari Selja said she had home-quarantined herself for a week after coming in contact with a person who later tested positive.

Gurugram reported a maximum of 141 cases, followed by Sonepat (123), Faridabad (96), Panchkula (94) and Yamunagar (81).

Rewari, Panchkula and Kurukshetra reported two deaths each while one death each was reported from Faridabad, Gurugram, Rohtak, Jhajjar, Karnal and Nuh.

In Faridabad, 21 officials of the district administration, including the HSVP Estate Officer and 10 employees of his office, were found positive.

Entry to Sectt restricted

In view of Covid, the state government has decided to restrict the entry of all visitors to the Haryana Civil Secretariat, except government officials residing in the tricity, till further orders. The order has been issued by the Chief Secretary’s office.