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Covid : Soni orders 40,000 daily testing in Punjab

Chandigarh, Nov 30 (UNI) Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Om Prakash Soni on Tuesday ordered 40,000 daily Covid testing in the state following the reports of a spurt of a new Covid-19 variant in some parts of the world and a possible third wave of Coronavirus in the state.
Mr Soni held a high-level review meeting with senior health officials, including Mr Vikas Garg, Principal Secretary, Medical Education and Research, Mr Kumar Rahul, Managing Director NHM, Mr Bhupinder Singh, MD Punjab Health System Corporation, Dr Andesh Kang, Director Health and Family Welfare, Mr O P Gojra, Director Health Services along with Civil Surgeons and senior medical officers across the state to sensitise the people of Punjab to make them aware of the imminent danger of new form of Covid-19 Omicron.
He directed the officers of the department to start preparations at the war-footing level at once to tackle any possible emergency.
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