Telangana to resume second dose vaccination from today PTI
Updated May 25, 2021, 10:52 am IST
On May 16, the government said it was suspending the second dose inoculation drive for persons above 45 years of age
A health worker administers a COVID-19 vaccine at Government Unaini Hospital in Charminar, Hyderabad. (Photo: PTI)
Hyderabad: The second dose of COVID-19 vaccination for people above 45 years of age will commence from Tuesday across Telangana.
According to an official release, Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has instructed officials to begin the second vaccination programme from today.
The CM has asked people who have taken the first dose of COVID vaccine and are eligible for the second one to walk into the government vaccination centre nearby and get it, the release issued on Monday night said.
Demand high for ICU beds in Hyderabad even as Covid spread sees fall in Telangana
Updated May 19, 2021, 7:39 am IST
Hospitals that have ventilators but no dialysis machines are not of use to Covid-19 patients in a serious condition
Experts say those who require ventilator support have been at treatment at home for six days and in small hospitals for at least four to seven days. (Representational Photo: AFP)
Hyderabad: Despite the fall in Covid cases, the demand for intensive care unit beds has not come down in the state. There are a minimum of 10 to 20 inquiries for ICU beds to private hospitals in Hyderabad. Small hospitals on the outskirts say they get between 50 and 100 calls a day from districts.
Stories of Hope | City app with all Covid resources at one place
Updated May 16, 2021, 11:28 am IST
The self-taught developers are also helping people from other states to develop something similar to help the needy in their cities
Vensy Krishna, Medha Kadri, and Abhishek Anirudhan - the masterminds behind the app. (Photo: Instagram)
With the rise in Covid infections, patients are facing acute problems in finding hospital beds, oxygen cylinders, medicines, and other resources in Hyderabad.
The hospitals are full, pharmacies do not have critical care drugs like remdesivir or Fabiflu tablets and oxygen cylinders are black-marketed and sold at 40 to 50 per cent higher than the normal market rate.