Amritsar district reported no black fungus case in last four days

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, June 12

A meeting to review the Covid-19 situation in the district was held under the chairmanship of Medical Education and Research Minister Om Parkash Soni on Saturday.

Soni said the number of Covid positive cases was decreasing with each passing day and this had occurred due to the cooperation of the general public and dedication of the employees performing various duties. He added that no new case of black fungus had been reported in the last four days.

He said ventilators sent by the Center which were found faulty would be repaired by the concerned company and would be put to use. Soni said relaxations in lockdown had been given due to decrease in number of cases but people should continue to take precautions.

The medical education minister has said four medical colleges are being setup at Mohali, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala and Malerkotla at a cost of Rs 1,500 crore. “With this the number of MBBS seats in state will increase by 500,” he said.

Prominent among others who were present in the meeting, included Deputy Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Khaira, Commissioner of Police Dr Sukhchain Singh Gill, Additional Deputy Commissioner Himashu Agarwal, Commissioner Municipal Corporation Komal Mittal, Principal Medical College Rajiv Devgan, Medical Superintendent Dr KD Singh and others.