COVID free Fatehgarh Sahib Campaign launched under Mission Fateh
Shaurya Sharma
Fatehgarh Sahib. September 30, 2020 : To identify the COVID patients at an early stage, to control and curb the COVID disease, the District Administration has launched the 'Corona Free Fatehgarh Sahib' campaign under Mission Fateh. The door to door sampling and testing has been intensified for the early diagnosis of the disease, which is one of the vital tools for saving the life of the patient, said Dr. Sanjeev Kumar SDM Fatehgarh Sahib, while inaugurating the campaign in Sirhind town. The team of doctors and officials collected samples from door to door and from shops. The COVID free posters were pasted outside the shops, where employer and employees were tested negative. SDM said that whosoever is tested negative will be given covid free certificate. He said that under this campaign sampling has increased significantly and it resulted in decreasing the death rate as disease is detected at early stage and proper treatment is carried out.
He said that under this campaign samples from Sewa Kendras, Patwar Khana , Vasika Navis, employees and other institutions are being taken. The teams today collected samples from the Sirhind Mandi area and its adjoining parts. He said that besides this the steps are being taken to create awareness regarding Covid testing , so that people may come forward on their own for testing ignoring the rumors. He appealed to the people to follow all the instructions issued by the government regarding covid, so that Fatehgarh Sahib may be converted into COVID Free.Meanwhile Civil Surgeon Dr Surinder Kumar told that till today 37264 samples were taken out of these 34932 were tested negative and 1882 positive and out of these 1617 have cured and there are only 184 positive cases, whereas 81 deaths have been reported.