Patients visiting government health institutions in Sirmaur district are facing inconvenience as free diagnostic services provided through Krsnaa Diagnostics have been disrupted due to the ongoing strike of the company’s employees that continued for the fifth day on Wednesday. The employees went on strike on August 29. The disruption in diagnostic services has affected free sample collection, laboratory testing and provision of test reports at government health institutions in the district. According to information, Krsnaa Diagnostics has not received the payment of dues from the government for around two months, affecting its operations and salary payment to around 200 employees working in Sirmaur.