Tribune News Service

Muktsar/Sangrur, Dec 23

Amid Omicron’s BF.7 sub-variant scare and reviews of a sudden surge in Covid instances globally, a actuality test of Muktsar district right now revealed that there was neither any drugs specialist in any authorities hospital, nor Covishield and Corbevax vaccines out there within the district.

Will Get it quickly

We have despatched a requirement for Covishield and hopefully we are going to obtain the required doses quickly. We have been making the required preparations. Dr Parminder Kaur, Civil Surgeon, Sangrur

Further, the tempo of Covid testing had additionally decreased.

Dr Ranju Singla, Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Muktsar, mentioned, “Just about 500 doses of Covaxin are left now. The other two vaccines – Covishield and Corbevax – are out of stock. However, three oxygen plants are in a working condition in the district.”

Asked concerning the Covid testing, she mentioned, “The pace of testing has also gradually decreased now. We are awaiting fresh directions from the head office. All posts of MD (Medicine) doctor are also lying vacant.”

In such a state of affairs, the sufferers should both go to a personal physician or to Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital in Faridkot.

The district has 4 Covid sufferers. Of these, three have been discovered contaminated right now. Further, the info procured from the Health Department revealed that not even a single pattern for the RT-PCR take a look at was taken right now. Only 44 speedy antigen checks have been carried out. Of these, 10 checks have been carried out by non-public laboratories,” mentioned sources.

Meanwhile in Sangrur, as two residents examined Covid optimistic right now, residents once more began visiting hospital to take vaccination.

But the hospitals have been with out Covishield vaccine for the final 10 days.

“I want to complete my vaccination course to go to Canada in January but the hospitals do not have Covishield and they are offering Covaxin. I have got the first dose of Covishield and I should get the second dose also of same vaccine,” mentioned a neighborhood whereas popping out of the Sangrur Civil Hospital (SCH).

Two girls from Gharachon and Moonak areas of the district have examined Covid optimistic.

The figures of the Health Department present that in Sangrur and Malerkotla district, there are 13.56 lakh residents, who’re eligible for vaccine. But round 90 per cent have obtained solely the primary dose of the vaccine.

“But for three-four days, we have been receiving locals, who want to get the second dose of vaccine. We are offering them Covaxin, but they are adamant for Covishield. We have written to the department as we have been without Covishield for 10 days,” mentioned Dr Kirpal Singh, Senior Medical Officer of the SCH.

“We have sent a demand for Covishield and hopefully we will receive the required doses soon. We have been making the required arrangements,” mentioned Dr Parminder Kaur, Civil Surgeon, Sangrur.