COVID-19: Punjab, Haryana to intensify screening, testing as virus spreads in villages
In neighbouring Haryana, 8,000 multidisciplinary teams led by trainee doctors, Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) and Anganwadi workers, are being constituted for a door-to-door screening in villages
PTI | May 11, 2021 | Updated 17:17 IST
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar had on Monday said the COVID-19 spread is not confined to urban areas only, but it is also hitting rural areas hard
The spread of coronavirus infection in rural areas of Punjab and Haryana has become a cause for concern, with the authorities deciding to intensify screening and testing in villages.
According to a data of the Punjab Health Department, the current case fatality rate in Punjab s rural areas is 2.7 per cent as against less than one per cent in urban areas.
Punjab, Haryana to step up screening as Covid-19 spreads in villages
According to a data of the Punjab Health Department, the current case fatality rate in Punjab s rural areas is 2.7 per cent as against less than one per cent in urban areas.
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CHANDIGARH: The spread of coronavirus infection in rural areas of Punjab and Haryana has become a cause for concern, with the authorities deciding to intensify screening and testing in villages.
According to a data of the Punjab Health Department, the current case fatality rate in Punjab s rural areas is 2.7 per cent as against less than one per cent in urban areas.