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Punjab expands COVID-19 testing capacity
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], June 5 (ANI): Punjab government has launched a scheme to expand testing capacity for early detection of coronavirus, said Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu on Friday.
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Need to scale down domestic flights to contain COVID-19: Punjab Health Min
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 30 (ANI): Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu on Friday said that domestic flights need to be scaled down, especially from Mumbai and Ahmedabad where higher numbers of COVID-19 cases have been reported.
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Punjab not to resume interstate bus services till May 31
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 19 (ANI): Interstate bus services will not resume in Punjab till May 31, till the end of the fourth phase of nationwide lockdown, however, personal vehicles will be allowed entry subject to screening.
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Harsh Vardhan holds meeting with Punjab Health Minister over COVID-19 situ
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday held a meeting via video conference with Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh to discuss the current COVID-19 situation in the state.
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Maharashtra govt erred in not testing pilgrims stranded at Nanded: Punjab
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], May 4 (ANI): Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu on Monday said that the Maharashtra government had erred in not conducting screening and tests of pilgrims from the northern state who were stranded at Hazur Sahib in Nanded.
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Punjab alleges Maha govt's negligence after several Nanded returnees test
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 1 (ANI): Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh on Friday alleged negligence on part of Maharashtra government after several pilgrims who returned from Nanded in the state tested positive for COVID-19.
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Punjab Health Minister launches sanitisation drive via drones in Mohali
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Mohali (Punjab) [India], April 26 (ANI): Health Minister Punjab, Balbir Singh Sidhu on Sunday launched sanitization drive via drones from village Jagatpura in Mohali.
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CM will decide about extension of lockdown: Punjab Health Minister
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 25 (ANI): Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu on Saturday said the extension of lockdown in the state depends on Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh.
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33,000 people enrolled at de-addiction centres in Punjab during lockdown:
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 17 (ANI): Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu on Friday informed that around 33,000 people have been enrolled at de-addiction centres in Punjab during the lockdown and are being provided with counselling and medicines.
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41 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Punjab: State Health Minister
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab)[India], Mar 31 (ANI): The total COVID-19 positive cases in Punjab on Tuesday increased to 41, including three deaths, according to Punjab Health Minister, BS Sidhu.
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No positive COVID-19 case reported in Punjab today: State Health Minister
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Mar 28 (ANI): Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu on Saturday said that no positive case of COVID-19 was reported in Punjab on Saturday.
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COVID-19 : Punjab govt urges Centre to release Rs 150 crore for isolation
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Mar 23 (ANI): Punjab Health Minister BS Sidhu, said on Monday that the state has requested the Centre to release Rs 150 crore for building isolations wards and other buildings necessary to treat coronavirus patients.
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