Corona infected Punjab govt officials in Patiala
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in/ Chandigarh
Today 14 excise/ state GST officials from Patiala AETC office, tested covid positive. As per sources, 2 Punjab police constables were tested covid 19 positive, earlier. They were attached with local AETC office.
A naib thesildar, posted in Patiala and performing his duties as executive magistrate, also tested covid 19 positive.
Patiala district epidemiologist, Dr Sumit also confirmed a senior assistant working in Punjab pollution control board, head office in Patiala as Covid 19 positive patient.
As per an official, on the condition of anonymity said” the chain of covid 19 patients in Punjab govt offices, started after around 15 PCS officers tested covid positive. Around a week ago about 40 PCS officers of Punjab organised a meeting of their association at a hotel in Chandigarh’s Sector 42 and later some of them have tested positive for Covid-19. Now those officers might infecting, spreading Corona in different offices in Punjab”.
Earlier a chief sanitary inspector in MC Patiala and senior deputy mayor of Patiala MC also tested positive.
July, 13, 2020
