preparations and awareness among the masses there is no need to panic no case has been reported positive so far the instructions have been passed to all the private hospital the isolation wards have been set up and all the preparations for quarantine and ventilators are also being donenotably the health department also held a meeting with the indian medical association in patiala on friday while on thursday they had held a meeting with the restaurant owners creating awareness among them and urged them to avoid visitors from foreign countries that have been witnessing cases of coronavirus the health officials also held a meeting separately with its entire staff to create awareness among themso far five cases that were tested for the coronavirus have reported negative the health authorities have also received some complaints about the shortage of masks and its price being inflated by the chemists patiala civil surgeon dr harish malhotra said he had held a meeting with the chemists and also instructed his staff to keep a tab on them he said chemists had refuted the allegations and assured to extend all the help in the times of crisis dr malhotra said people should not panic as there was no urgent need of the masks and sanitisers he said washing hands with soap and water at homes will also be sufficient