Anaesthetists are not confident of using them even after repairs, says Punjab officialAs COVID-19 cases continue to surge in Punjab, putting its medical infrastructure to test, at least 237 of the 320 ventilators received through the PM CARES Fund at the three government medical colleges are defective and non-functional. “The medical college in Patiala received 98 ventilators from the PM CARES Fund. “At the medical college in Amritsar, only 12 of the 109 ventilators provided by the Centre are functional. Similarly, at the Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital in Faridkot, 90 of the 113 ventilators are non-functional. It is to be inquired whether the other States have received functional ventilators or not from the PM CARES?

Source: The Hindu May 12, 2021 10:55 UTC