Punjab Chief
Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday appealed to the people of the state to fight
the coronavirus pandemic in unison and with morale like that of a soldier.
"Back in my
Army days, I had learnt a very important lesson that when we fight together we
don't get battle fatigue," he said in a tweet.
"I urge all
Punjabis to come together against Covid-19 for it's a long fight and we'll need
to inspire one another and, importantly, keep up our morale."
On the Chief
Minister's directive, the state Medical Education and Research department has
set up four new Covid-19 viral testing labs to enhance the daily testing
capacity of 4,000 tests from the next month with 1,000 tests per day per lab.
Also, the total
viral testing capacity in three medical colleges in Patiala, Amritsar and
Faridkot cities would be ramped up to 5,000 tests per day per college by August
31, an official spokesperson told IANS.
He said this
initiative would go a long way to fight the pandemic as early diagnosis is key
to contain and curb the spread of the disease.
Over 6.15 lakh
tests have been carried out in the state till date.
Punjab has so
far reported 23,903 cases with 586 deaths.
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