DGMS (Army) visits Vajra Corps

Jalandhar: Lieutenant General Daljit Singh, Director-General of Medical Services (Army) and Senior Colonel Commandant, Army Medical Corps, visited Vajra Corps to take stock of health care resources. The DGMS also inaugurated a 44-bed surgical complex with an integrated 10-bed surgical intensive care unit (ICU) and bedded high dependency unit (HDU). The complex includes an 18-bed orthopaedic section with a six-bed joint replacement centre with air purifier. The complex comprises a separate counselling room and waiting area for kin of patients. Further, the DGMS appreciated medical care rendered by hospital. TNS

Police meeting with bankers

Jalandhar: Police officials held a meeting with the managers of different branches of banks and owners of money exchanger companies in Jalandhar. DCP Ankur Gupta presided over the meeting. He discussed the issue of strengthening security arrangements at bank branches, offices of money exchanges and automated teller machines (ATMs). The officials asked managers and owners of money exchange firms to ensure appointment of experienced guards at the branches and offices, respectively. Besides, they were told to install high-quality CCTV cameras on their premises. Also, contact numbers of the Police Control Room were shared with the bank managers. TNS

6 test positive in Jalandhar dist

Jalandhar: The district reported six new cases of Covid-19 on Thursday. The tally remained at 78,409 in the district. As many as 76,819 people have recovered from the disease in the district while the number of active cases in Jalandhar reached 12. No deaths were reported in the district today. The death toll stood at 1,578. Meanwhile, Kapurthala district reported one new case of Covid-19 on Thursday. The district tally reached 23,909 today. No new death was reported and the toll stood at 583.