Punjab Health Minister mocks Sukhbir Singh Badal, says SAD leader took vaccine worth Rs 62,000
The SGPC, which is to start a vaccination drive next week, has also set up some COVID care centres in Punjab.
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CHANDIGARH: Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu on Thursday mocked SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal for criticising the state government on vaccine procurement issue, claiming that the former deputy chief minister got a vaccine worth Rs 62,000 administered after he tested positive for COVID-19.
Sidhu s remarks were in response to Badal s criticism of the Punjab government.
The minister did not elaborate but appeared to be referring to the recently-introduced Roche s antibodies cocktail drug priced at Rs 59,750 per dose launched this week in India.
Free COVID-19 treatment for SSBY beneficiaries in private hospitals: Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu
Balbir Singh Sidhu said the SSBY beneficiaries can directly visit empanelled private hospitals without any need for referral from the public hospitals for coronavirus treatment.
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CHANDIGARH: Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu on Tuesday said the state government has decided to provide free treatment to COVID-19 patients covered under the Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana (SSBY) a universal health insurance scheme in empanelled private hospitals.
Sidhu said the SSBY beneficiaries can directly visit empanelled private hospitals without any need for referral from the public hospitals for coronavirus treatment.
111 black fungus cases reported in Punjab so far ANI | Updated: May 25, 2021 02:48 IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 25 (ANI): Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu on Monday informed that a total of 111 cases of black fungus have so far been reported from several parts of the state and an expert group has finalised the treatment protocols for the disease.
According to a press release, 25 of these cases were reported from government health facilities, while the remaining 86 from various private hospitals. Black fungus cases are mainly found in patients who have recently recovered from COVID-19 or are immune-compromised (suffering from HIV or Cancer etc.) or the patients recovered from Covid with help of steroids/immuno-modulators, those who were on oxygen support for a long time and people having uncontrolled diabetes, the minister said in the official statement.