Amarinder Singh Launches "Covid Fateh" To Tackle Pandemic In Rural Punjab
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Coronavirus: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh launched the "Corona-Mukt Pind Abhiyaan" (corona-free village drive), asserting that there was an urgent need to "avoid the kind of situation, prevailing in Uttar Pradesh villages".
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh Sunday launched what he described as "Covid Fateh" drive to tackle the spread of coronavirus in rural areas of the state. We need to check the spread of #Covid19 in our villages if we are to defeat this pandemic. Hence I have directed Health Dept to start 'Corona Mukt Pind Abhiyaan' to promote awareness & testing among people with our PHCs and Health & Wellness Clinics being fulcrum of our effort. pic.twitter.com/VHyQvzECDW Mr Singh launched the "Corona-Mukt Pind Abhiyaan" (corona-free village drive), asserting that there was an urgent need to "avoid the kind of situation, prevailing in Uttar Pradesh villages". The Punjab CM referred to the alleged spread of infection in rural areas of Uttar Pradesh amid his ongoing spat with his UP counterpart Yogi Adityanath over the making of the state's only Muslim-majority town in Sangrur district a separate district in Punjab.More Related News