Shaurya Sharma.
Fatehgarh Sahib. June.23, 2020: The district health authorities today set up a separate Flu Corner for all those patients suffering from flu, so that the other patients may not mix with flu suspect patients to avoid spread of COVID. Kuljit Singh Nagra MLA inaugurated the new clinic.
He said that under “Mission Fateh” of Chief Minister, the State health department has sanctioned the Flu corner in the civil hospital Fatehgarh Sahib with the main purpose that those who are coming for other ailments may not mix up with the flu patients, so that the spread of COVID could be stopped. He said that the flu affected and suspect patients will be registered, examined, their samples will be taken and will be dispensed with the medicines in this Flu corner, so that general patients could be saved from COVID suspect patients.
He called upon the people to strictly follow the guidelines of the health department particularly to maintain distance, hand washing and use of masks, so that like first phase we may also register win over COVID in the second phase.
Dr. N.K.Aggarwal Civil Surgeon said that besides this the health department is going to take up other steps to decongest the hospital complex. He said that the main laboratory is being set up outside the hospital building. He said that in the new building the first floor will be used for collecting the samples, the tests will be carried out on the second floor. He called upon the people to immediately inform the department if any out of State person comes to their locality.