9 of Faridkot med college infected

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15.07.2020

9 of Faridkot med college infected

Bathinda: Nine resident doctors and interns at the Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital, Faridkot, tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday. Six out of these are from the department of orthopaedics and three are from general medicine. Also, the mother of Faridkot deputy commissioner Vimal Kumar Setia tested positive. Samples of the DC’s two brothers were also taken after this. The DC’s mother was getting treatment from orthopaedics department and the brothers accompanied her to the facility.

SAD defers all events for 15 days

Chandigarh: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Badal announced that all political programmes of the party would be postponed for the next 15 days in view of the growing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. SAD senior vice-president and spokesperson Dr Daljit Singh Cheema said the decision has been taken in compliance with guidelines issued by the state health department and medical specialists. He said information regarding the decision has been sent to the entire cadre .

Fazilka deceased was diabetic

Fazilka/Ferozepur: A 50-yearold man died of Covid-19 in Fazilka district on Tuesday while two persons tested positive. Sources said the deceased belonged to Ratta Ther village and was admitted in a private hospital in Bathinda. After he suffered problems due to high blood pressure and brain tumour, he was referred to the Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital, Faridkot where he died during treatment. Fazilka civil surgeon Dr Chander Mohan Kataria said a 56-yearold policeman and 26-year-old youth from New Abadi, Fazilka had tested Covid-19 positive.

GJU allows fee in instalments

Hisar: The Hisar-based Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology (GJUST) has decided to give relief to the students in payment of semester fee by allowing it to be paid in two instalments to avoid financial hardship during the Covid-19 pandemic. GJUST vice-chancellor Professor Tankeshwar Kumar said the University Grants Commission (UGC) had instructed to explore the options for payment of fee to help students and also to consider their requests for giving them relief in the payment of semester fee.