Bhai Nirmal Singh Khalsa’s daughter cured of Covid

Tribune News Service

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Jalandhar, April 21

After the demise of Padma Shri Ragi Bhai Nirmal Singh Khalsa owing to Covid-19 and controversy over his viral audio indicating that he had not been taken care of well by staff at an Amritsar hospital, the state government perhaps was extra cautious in taking care of his Coronavirus positive daughter in Jalandhar. Jaskirat Kaur (30) from Lohian had brought to the Civil Hospital here on April 1, after she tested positive.

Today, she was discharged from the hospital after all her reports came negative. A team of doctors of the Civil Hospital, led by Senior Medical Officer Kashmiri Lal, treated Jaskirat.

After her treatment at the hospital, Jaskirat’s samples were again sent to Government Medical College, Amritsar, on April 17 in which her report was found negative. Another sample was also sent on April 19 for a confirmatory test in which again her report was found negative. Subsequently, she was finally discharged from the hospital today.

Expressing satisfaction over the treatment given to her in the hospital, a nostalgic Jaskirat said the entire team of doctors, especially Dr Kashmiri Lal, treated her well like his own daughter. She thanked all medical and paramedical staff who took care of her in the past couple of days, adding that all these noble souls provided a humane touch to her and other patients.

Jaskirat said the entire hospital staff was much cooperative and they took utmost care of her during these troublesome days. She urged people to combat the Covid-19 by staying back at their homes.

She said there was no need to worry about the virus but precautions must be taken to ensure that the battle against it was won. She also showered praise for Punjab Police officers Balwinder Singh, a golf player, for standing with her and family in this hour of crisis.

Oil dealers contribute Rs2.22 lakh to relief fund

After DC Varinder Kumar Sharma exhorted people to contribute generously to the District Relief Fund Society to fight the Covid, residents continue to support the administration. On Tuesday, Indian Oil (IO) dealers here contributed Rs2.22 lakh to the society.

As per information, the Indian Oil Dealers of Jalandhar under the guidance of Atul Gupta, DGM, Indian Oil, Jalandhar; Iqbal Siddiqui; Rakesh Tikko; and Roopendra Jaiswal from Indian Oil and dealers Ranbir Singh Tut, Prem Chauhan and Nitin Goyal handed over a cheque for Rs2.22 lakh to ADC Jasbir Singh.Thanking IO officials and dealers, the ADC called upon philanthropists to come forward to help needy and underprivileged people.