Punjab Medical Council forms panel to probe fake Covid reports

PATIALA: The Punjab Medical Council constituted a special inquiry committee on Thursday to probe the involvement of doctors in issuing wrong Covid-19 reports to patients.

The vigilance bureau on Wednesday booked five doctors on attempt to murder charges for issuing wrong reports in Amritsar.

The doctors, who were booked, have been identified as Dr Mohinder Singh, Dr Rubin Tuliz, Dr Sanjay Piplani, Dr Ridhum Tuli, of Tuli Diagnostic Centre, and Dr Pankaj Soni from EMC Hospital.

According to the council, Dr SPS Sooch, Dr Sushil Sehgal and Dr Jasmine Dahiya are members of special inquiry committee. The council says this is “apparent unethical act on part of the doctors and violation of the code of ethics.”

Dr AS Sekhon, president of the council, said, “The committee will probe all aspects of these incidents. It will take around 90 days to complete the inquiry. We have sought help of Amritsar deputy commissioner and principal of Government Medical College to expedite the inquiry.”

“Their license can be suspended or cancelled depending on the violations,” he added.

ONE DEAD, DCP AMONG 21 TEST POSITIVE

A 36-year-old man died, while Ludhiana deputy commissioner of police Ashwani Kapoor, a class-four employee of civil surgeon office and an armyman are among 21 tested positive of Covid-19 in Ludhiana.

The patient, who was undergoing treatment at PGIMER, Chandigarh, succumbed to the virus, said the state epidemiologist Dr Rakesh Bhasker. Kapoor is the second senior officer after ACP Anil Kohli who have come in contact of the virus. Kohli died due to the virus on April 18.

Eight people from Gurdaspur district were tested positive for Covid-19. A 70-year-old resident of Moga died due to Covid-19 at Adesh Hospital, a private multispecialty

facility in Bathinda on Thursday.

Meanwhile, nine Covid-19 positive were reported in Muktsar.

A 36-year-old Covid-19 patient from Bathinda, who was also suffering from kidney disease, died at Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital (GGSMCH) at Faridkot on Thursday.

A 19-year-old migrant labourer was tested positive for covid-19 in Faridkot and he was admitted to the isolation ward of GGSMCH, Faridkot.

Twenty-five persons tested positive of the novel coronavirus in Jalandhar district on Thursday. Sangrur too reported 25

fresh cases. Seven are from Malerkotla, 10 from Amargarh, two each from Dirba Kauhrian and Sherpur, one each from Bathinda and Moonak.

MOGA COVID NODAL OFFICER CONTRACTS INFECTION

Moga’s nodal officer for coronavirus disease, Dr Naresh Amla, 27, tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday. Besides, five more persons, including a constable tested positive.

Two persons tested positive for Covid-19 in Kapurthala. Besides, two persons from Phagwara contracted the infection.