India News | Punjab CM Lauds 2 COVID-19 Positive Nurses Who Appeared for Exam from Quarantine Facility

Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], June 23 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday saluted the spirit of two nurses from Patiala's Rajindra Hospital, who despite testing positive for COVID-19, requested to appear for their exam from the isolation ward.

"Salute the spirit of these 2 young nurses from Rajindra Hospital, Patiala who tested positive for Covid-19. This, however, did not dishearten them and the Government agreed to their request to appear for their exam from the isolation facility itself," the Chief Minister tweeted.

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So far, Punjab has recorded 4,235 number of coronavirus cases in the state with 101 deaths.

As many as 2,825 people have recovered from the illness while 21,300 have been quarantined. (ANI)

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