Punjab ministers dispel fear, attend funeral of Covid-19 victim

Chandigarh: To dispel fear over attending last rites of Covid patients, two Punjab ministers attend the cremation of a 55-year-old man in Rupnagar district on Thursday.

Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu and Technical Education Minister Charanjit Singh Channi went to a Rupnagar village to attend the last rites of the man, officials said. The Covid patient, who was undergoing treatment at the PGI here, had died on Wednesday. PTI