LUDHIANA: Despite home to the highest number of coronavirus cases in the state, Ludhiana has earned distinction at the vaccination front by becoming a.
50-bed COVID-19 care centre to set up at Ludhiana s Sant Ishar Singh Memorial Hospital ANI | Updated: May 12, 2021 08:36 IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India] May 12 (ANI): To augment the health infrastructure especially in the rural hinterland which has been witnessing a spurt in COVID-19 infections, the district administration on Tuesday stated that a 50-bedded Covid Care Centre will start its operations at Sant Ishar Singh Memorial Hospital, Ludhiana from May 14 onwards.
This centre is being set up to combat the devastating second wave of pandemic effectively.
Inspecting the building and other requisite health facilities in the hospital, Deputy CommissionerVarinder Kumar Sharma accompanied by ADC (D) Sandeep Kumar, SDM Payal Mankanwal Chahal, Civil Surgeon Dr Kiran Ahluwalia Gill, Senior Congress leader Gurdev Singh Lapran said that this hospital building is an ideal place for starting COVID-19 care centre and will have 50 oxygen beds level-I and
Timing changes for Sewa Kendras in Punjab s Ludhiana amid surge in COVID-19 cases ANI | Updated: May 12, 2021 01:42 IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], May 12 (ANI): Owing to the rise in COVID-19 cases in Punjab, Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma on Tuesday informed that the timing of Sewa Kendras has been changed with immediate effect from 7 am to 12 pm in Ludhiana.
Divulging the information, the Deputy Commissioner said, This step has been taken considering the prevailing situation of the COVID-19 pandemic and this move would help to minimize the gathering of people in the Sewa Kendras.
According to Varinder Kumar Sharma, Ludhiana has 38 Sewa Kendras including 29 in urban and nine in the rural hinterland.
ANI | Updated: May 08, 2021 14:20 IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], May 8 (ANI): After the National Institute of High-Security Animal Diseases, Bhopal on Friday confirmed Avian Influenza in the samples of birds at Suba Singh Poultry farm in Kila Raipur here, Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma constituted a nine-member committee to begin and oversee culling of poultry birds and containment operations at the earliest. Punjab government has notified the poultry farm as an infected area on the outbreak of avian influenza among its birds, the Deputy Commissioner said in an official statement.
He further informed that Additional Deputy Commissioner (Khanna) Sakatar Singh Bal would be chairman of the panel while other officials including SDM, ADCP, Deputy Director Animal Husbandry, would ensure culling and containment operations smoothly.
After the National Institute of High-Security Animal Diseases, Bhopal on Friday confirmed Avian Influenza in the samples of birds at Suba Singh Poultry farm in