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The number of COVID-19 positive cases in the district has increased also because of testing and contact tracing, with even mild cases of infection being identified, said Collector Jayachandra Bhanu Reddy here on Saturday.
Addressing the media on the surge in cases and the intervention by the administration, the Collector said, “there needs to be precautionary protocols on part of the public such as physical distancing and masking. Social responsibility and cooperation will help control the pandemic,” Mr. Bhanu Reddy said.
He said there was stock of 8,000 vaccine doses, enough for two days. The vaccines were being added on a daily basis from Chennai as and when the quantity fell. At present, 300 vials of Covaxins were available and predominantly Covidshield was available in the district.
Hospitals in Krishnagiri have adequate oxygen stock, says Collector
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The govt. headquarters hospital is equipped with 13,000 litre capacity liquid oxygen tank’
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The govt. headquarters hospital is equipped with 13,000 litre capacity liquid oxygen tank’
Amid the growing demands of medical oxygen across the country, the district administration has assured that sufficient stocks of oxygen are available at the government and private facilities in the district.
According to Collector V. Jayachandra Bhanu Reddy, as of April 20, the government headquarters hospital is equipped with 13,000 litre capacity liquid oxygen tank and air vaporising column. Of the 512 beds at the government hospital, 450 beds are equipped for direct oxygen supply.
Containment measures in Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri
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KRISHNAGIRI/DHARMAPURI In compliance with the latest guidelines on containment of COVID-19 spread, the district administration under Collector V. Jayachandra Bhanu Reddy convened a consultative meeting on the containment measures to be put in place in the district.
Addressing the line departments, the Collector said, the restrictions vis-à-vis containment zones shall continue along the lines of a full lockdown. There shall be no religious gatherings and festivals in the district from Saturday. Private firms, industries, commercial establishments and eateries shall ensure masks, sanitisers, and physical distancing in their work places. No entry shall be permitted to those without masks.
Sealed EVMs sent to college in Krishnagiri
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AAA The EVMs were sealed and kept in the strong room at the Government Polytechnic College on Wednesday. Earlier, the District Election Officer and Collector V. Jayachandra Bhanu Reddy inspected the strong room and verified the EVMs before they were secured in the strong room locked and sealed in the presence of political party representatives.
The EVMs have been fortified with three-tier security, and monitored round the clock by cameras inside the strong rooms. The political parties may view the safety of the EVMs stored in the strong room through the monitors at the election control room at the Collectorate. The strong is guarded by armed policemen round the clock and the building premises is also secured by the police force.
Inadequate bus service leaves voters stranded
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Commuters waiting for buses at the Krishnagiri bus stand on Tuesday. While the district administration may have directed private firms and businesses to declare a holiday on Tuesday to ensure 100% voter participation, many people who headed out to their native districts to cast votes were left in the lurch without adequate bus services. This led to an irate public blocking a few private buses, forcing the police and the authorities to intervene.
People employed in companies in Hosur worked till Monday and were let off only on the polling day. Hundreds of commuters thronged the bus stand in Krishnagiri, from where they had to find connecting buses to their native districts. Even as the commuters had set out before the break of dawn to the bus stand, there were no buses even after 10 a.m.