4510 Karam Prakash Patiala, February 26 Non-medical workers — the Class IV employees — were found collecting Covid samples of hundreds of people at the Rajpura Civil Hospital. Despite having got a host of medical officers, lab technicians and nurses, who were imparted training for Covid-19 testing, the collection of samples by Class IV employees is putting the lives of people at risk. The collection of samples by inexperienced staff may cause serious internal injuries to people, experts said. Moreover, it was a breach of trust, they added. Short of staff We are extremely short of health staff. However, we will rectify the mistake immediately. — Dr Jagpal Inder Singh, SMO, Rajpura