A health official said that for past one week, the department has given each health sub-centre a target of collecting 100 samples a day. People believe rumors about testing and covid treatment due to which they resist testing,” said Patiala civil surgeon Dr Harish Malhotra. In Sangrur, Nanhera village gurdwara, on Saturday, made announcements from its loudspeakers to counter health teams, besides disallowing them to carry sampling. Sangrur civil surgeon Dr Raj Kumar said teams had to make sensitise people that these tests were meant for their safety only. “We usually rope in youngsters from particular areas to make convince people to cooperate with health teams,” Dr Kumar added.

Source: Hindustan Times August 26, 2020 12:11 UTC