DW BUREAU / Chandigarh Amid rising Covid infections in China and other parts of the world, Punjab Health and Family welfare minister Chetan Singh Jauramajra took stock of the mock drill held at District Hospital here today. The Health Minister visited the 120-bed special Covid Isolation Ward in the hospital and inquired about the availability of oxygen, ventilators, health staff, essential medicines including Covid vaccination and other Covid facilities. He specially inspected the cleanliness in the isolation ward and instructed the officials to leave no stone unturned in providing better and standard facilities to the Covid patients. It may be mentioned that in the face of the rapid increase in Covid positive cases in some countries including China, the central government had directed states to conduct mock drills in health institutions on December 27. Later talking to the journalists, Mr Jauramajra said that there are adequate arrangements and full preparedness in the government health institutions in the state to deal with any emergent situation. "People must not panic, as there are a total of 38 active Covid cases and no case of new variant of Covid in the state." said the minister. He added that about 15 thousand beds are ready in government hospitals across Punjab. (editor@dailyworld.in)