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Landing of 90,000 NRIs in Punjab triggers coronavirus scare

By IANS | Updated: March 24, 2020 13:35 IST

The landing of no less than 90,000 NRIs in Punjab in just about a month have left the health authorities apprehensive about coronavirus takeoff in the state.

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Chandigarh, March 24 The landing of no less than 90,000 NRIs in Punjab in just about a month have left the health authorities apprehensive about coronavirus takeoff in the state.

Sensing pandemic-like situation could trigger, state Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu has alerted his counterpart and Union minister Harsh Vardhan, categorically by writing a letter that said "many of them

( With inputs from IANS )

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