Indore/Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The corona pandemic has begun to expose Madhya Pradeshs health infrastructure with daily cases crossing the 6000-mark. A gardener in the Sanchi Government Hospital has been assigned to collect samples NDTV has reported. "Im a gardener. Im not a permanent employee of the hospital either but Im collecting samples because all others at the hospital have been infected" said Halke Ram. Rajshiri Tidke the Block Medical Officer in charge of the hospital defended the move saying the gardener was trained for the task. "What can we do? The staff has got infected but work has go on and therefore as an emergency alternative we have trained several people including the gardener to collect samples" Mr Tidke said. Ironically Sanchi is represented by State Health Minister Dr Prabhuram Chaudhary who is busy in campaigning for bye-elections in Damoh. Dr Chaudhary a Jyotiraditya Scindia loyalist was previously a minister in the Congress government but shifted to the BJP when the Kamal Nath government was brought down. On Sunday he was reportedly seen addressing an almost venue during a Mahila Sammelan in Damoh. "I am looking for a person who can tell me if the Health Minister has in the past eight days visited a medical college held a review meeting and given a benefit. I want to give out a reward of Rs 11001 to such a person" Congress spokesperson Sayyed Zafar was mentioned saying this in NDTV report.

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