Chandigarh(B.S Sharma & RANA Shek Dulat)Corona virus is causing havoc in Punjab and Union Territory of Chandigarh. Given the speed of Corona and the high death rate, now the central government has come into action. The Union Health Ministry has announced to send department teams to Punjab and Chandigarh to test the standards and testing of the container to reduce the death rate.These teams of the Ministry of Health will stay in Punjab and Chandigarh for 10 days and help strengthen the system of prevention, monitoring, testing and treatment of corona infection. On behalf of the Ministry, it has been said that at present, 34593.1 tests per 10 lakh population are being done in the country. There are 37546 people testing in Punjab. Positive latent is 4.97 percent. The Health Ministry has said that high-level teams will assist the state and union territories in the prevention of corona infection, the necessary arrangements for the treatment of patients, containment, surveillance and testing. This will help in strengthening the health system, as well as reduce the death rate and save the lives of the people.According to the Health Ministry, the central team will also guide the states regarding timely treatment and follow-up. The two-member team will also include PGIMR, a community medical specialist from Chandigarh and an epidemiologist from the National Center for Disease Control. Significantly, in the last few months, the teams of the Center have visited many states where the death rate has been recorded high.Let us know that the number of patients infected with Corona virus in Punjab has crossed 61 thousand. So far 1808 people have died due to infection from Corona in the state. There are about 16 thousand active cases of corona in the state.
