Chandigarh, August 19 – Haryana Health and Home Minister, Mr. Anil Vij said that on August 24, a COVID-19 screening camp will be organized in the premises of Haryana Vidhan Sabha, wherein MLAs, officers, employees and journalists will able to get their test done.
Mr. Vij said that this decision has been taken in view of the upcoming Monsoon session of Vidhan Sabha which will commence on August 26, 2020. Apart from this, directions have been given to all the civil surgeons of the State to conduct the COVID-19 test of the MLAs of their areas at their homes.
He said that doctors in the State are treating patients with utmost dedication and hardwork, due to which the COVID-19 situation is under control. As a result, the recovery rate of corona patients in Haryana is 84 percent, death rate is only 1.1 percent and doubling rate is of 31 days.
The Health Minister said that in order to investigate the anti-body among the people, arrangements are being made to conduct a survey in 850 people in each district. Under this, 550 people will be investigated in the villages of the districts and 300 in the cities.
He said that till now Vaccine of COVID-19 is still under trial, therefore everyone should wear masks and maintain a distance of 2 yards while leaving the house. Besides this, the police have also been directed to challan those who do not wear masks.