Haryana CM opens 150-bed Covid care centre in Sirsa
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Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. (File Photo: IANS). Image Source: IANS News
Chandigarh, May 11 : Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday virtually inaugurated a 150-bed Covid care centre at Baba Tara Charitable Hospital and Research Centre in Sirsa town. In the centre, ventilator beds have also been installed.
In his remarks after the inauguration, Khattar said the state quota of medical oxygen has increased from 152 to 282 metric tonnes (MT). Besides, the demand for getting additional quota has also been made to the Centre.
Punjab, Haryana to step up screening as COVID spreads it tentacles in villages
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According to a data of the Punjab Health Department, the current case fatality rate in Punjab s rural areas is 2.7 per cent as against less than one per cent in urban areas.
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Some opposition leaders claimed inadequate testing in rural areas and many of the deaths being reported recently could be because of COVID.
The spread of coronavirus infection in rural areas of Punjab and Haryana has become a cause for concern, with the authorities deciding to intensify screening and testing in villages.
COVID-19: Punjab, Haryana to intensify screening, testing as virus spreads in villages
In neighbouring Haryana, 8,000 multidisciplinary teams led by trainee doctors, Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) and Anganwadi workers, are being constituted for a door-to-door screening in villages
PTI | May 11, 2021 | Updated 17:17 IST
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar had on Monday said the COVID-19 spread is not confined to urban areas only, but it is also hitting rural areas hard
The spread of coronavirus infection in rural areas of Punjab and Haryana has become a cause for concern, with the authorities deciding to intensify screening and testing in villages.
According to a data of the Punjab Health Department, the current case fatality rate in Punjab s rural areas is 2.7 per cent as against less than one per cent in urban areas.
Haryana CM flags off two oxygen tankers, airlifted by IAF
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Tue, May 11 2021 16:21 IST |
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Haryana CM flags off two oxygen tankers, airlifted by IAF. Image Source: IANS News
Chandigarh, May 11 : Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday flagged off two tankers from the Chandigarh International Airport that were later airlifted by an Indian Air Force (IAF) cargo plane for bringing medical oxygen supply to Haryana.
These tankers have been sent to Bhubaneshwar and will carry about 45 tonnes of oxygen.
The Chief Minister said that the tankers would ensure uninterrupted oxygen supply for Covid-19 patients. He said that the tankers would return the next day with liquid oxygen supply from the Tata Steel plant in Odisha.
Punjab, Haryana to step up screening as Covid-19 spreads in villages
According to a data of the Punjab Health Department, the current case fatality rate in Punjab s rural areas is 2.7 per cent as against less than one per cent in urban areas.
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CHANDIGARH: The spread of coronavirus infection in rural areas of Punjab and Haryana has become a cause for concern, with the authorities deciding to intensify screening and testing in villages.
According to a data of the Punjab Health Department, the current case fatality rate in Punjab s rural areas is 2.7 per cent as against less than one per cent in urban areas.