Around 130 Ventilators Sent By Centre "Faulty": Punjab Official

The department had also raised the issue of slow installation of ventilators with the Centre, the official said.

Around 130 ventilators out of the total 809 life saving machines sent by the Centre to Punjab for COVID-19 management are "faulty", said a senior official of the state health department on Wednesday. "Around 130 ventilators are non-functional even after their installation," the official said. He further said that the state government had been raising the issue of "faulty" ventilators with the Centre consistently. The department had also raised the issue of slow installation of ventilators with the Centre, the official said.