Andhra Pradesh extends curfew till May end to arrest Covid-19 spread
Andhra Pradesh extends curfew till May end to arrest Covid-19 spread
Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy said the curfew is being extended in order to control the spread of coronavirus infections in Andhra Pradesh.
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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jaganmohan Reddy. (File photo)
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday extended the ongoing curfew in the state till the end of May. Chairing a review meeting on the prevailing Covid-19 situation and the vaccination drive, he said the curfew should be extended to control the situation.
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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has extended the curfew in the State up to end of the month to check the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.
At a review meeting on prevailing Covid situation and vaccination, the Chief Minister said “the curfew should be extended to minimum four weeks to contain the situation and it has been only 10 days since the State imposed the curfew.” It was decided to retain the same guidelines wherein the curfew would be in place from 12 pm to 6 am daily.
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During the review meeting held at the camp office here on Monday, the Chief Minister said to increase the availability of beds in districts with more covid cases. He said to provide oxygen and arrange all infrastructure facilities in the hospitals. He said there should be immediate response once a call is received to 104 helpline number and bed should be allotted to the required person and added that patients who don t require hospitalisation should be sent to covid care centres.