DW BUREAU / PATIALA On an appeal made by the Punjab Bureau of Investment Promotion to industrial and business houses to donate generously for the fight against COVID-19, Bunge India Pvt Limited, Rajpura, today handed over 3000 pulse oximeters to Deputy Commissioner Kumar Amit. Deputy Commissioner Kumar Amit while acknowledging the contribution of the Bunge India Pvt Limited as a kind gesture towards the better care of COVID affected patients, said that it would also strengthen the strenuous efforts being done by the administration and health teams to contain the spread of the pandemic. While handing over a letter to Factory Manager Sunil Vadhera and Assistant Manager Sandeep Sharma, DC Kumar Amit, extending his gratitude to the management for standing in solidarity with the government's multipronged efforts to combat the pandemic, he said that in this unprecedented time of crisis, this contribution will go a long way in providing better care to the infected patients and towards strengthening coordinated response towards people affected by the pandemic. The Deputy Commissioner said, "As the health department needs much and more such support, these pulse oximeters would prove more beneficial for the health teams coping with pandemics in the field to save precious lives." The district administration will take stringent action against the hospitals which are taking advantage of the COVID-19 patients by overcharging them for treatment. Deputy Commissioner Kumar Amit said that if a hospital or a doctor exploits any patient of Coronavirus, the district administration will be forced to take very stringent action against them under Epidemic Diseases Act. The government is empowered to shut the hospital, or take control over the hospital. (editor@dailyworld.in)