India, May 27 -- In wake of new cases of COVID-19 surfacing across the country, including the neighbouring states such as Haryana, the local health department has assured the residents that there was no reason to panic. The department said it was prepared and equipped with resources in the eventuality of a wider spread of the disease.

"So far there hasn't been any alert or advisory issued by the department. There is no concern for now. We are prepared to respond to any eventuality with adequate testing facilities, ear marked beds across health centres that can be used for isolation, which we ensure anyway even to prepare for diseases and conditions like dengue and heat stroke. We also have seven government oxygen plants in the district,"...