Focus on border areas as Chittoor logs 740 new cases
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Officials inspect vaccination programme at PHCs and CHCs
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COVID-19 Task Force team inspecting a vaccination centre at the Government Hospital at Puttur in Chittoor district on Saturday.
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Officials inspect vaccination programme at PHCs and CHCs
The unprecedented spike in the COVID-19 cases in Chittoor district during the last one month, with 740 cases on Saturday, has kept the district administration on heels.
Deputy District Medical and Health Officer P. Ravi Raju, along with COVID-19 Task Force officials, has inspected the ongoing vaccination drive at the community health centres at Nagari and Puttur, and the primary health centres in Nagari assembly constituency limits. “As per instructions from the District Collector, we have been focussing on the border areas in eastern mandals,” the official said. Saturday’s tally was the highest the district h
Enough water available in Chittoor
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Rising COVID-19 cases, however, are a cause for concern
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Rising COVID-19 cases, however, are a cause for concern
Thanks to the heavy rains between July and December 2020, Chittoor district is comfortably placed as far as drinking water and irrigation are concerned this summer. The groundwater levels have also increased all over the district, but for a few habitations.
“We have an excellent water table available now. Even if the situation worsens in summer, the number of habitations likely to be affected might increase by a couple of hundred. This will not pose any problem to us,” says Superintending Engineer (Rural Water Works) Ehsan Basha.
Wait for ‘imported vaccines’ slows down drive in Chittoor
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Officials take up awareness campaign to dispel wrong notions
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Officials take up awareness campaign to dispel wrong notions
Medical officers in Chittoor district are a puzzled lot after realising that not many are coming forward to take indigenous COVID-19 vaccines under the impression that they are of lesser efficacy compared to their foreign counterparts.
Many senior citizens and those with comorbid conditions seem to prefer to wait for a couple of months so that they could take ‘imported vaccines’ for a foolproof protection against COVID-19. It is observed that this erroneous belief is prevalent not only among the general public, but also among the educated, and even the medical and paramedical fraternity.
‘Pink bus’ to perform cancer test in rural areas
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Residents of 50 villages will be benefited, say organisers
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A.P. Governemnt Doctors’ Association members felicitating SVIMS Director B. Vengamma at mega health camp near Piler in Chittoor district on Sunday.
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Residents of 50 villages will be benefited, say organisers
Andhra Pradesh Government Doctors’ Association (Chittoor district) unit on Sunday organised its first mega health camp at Mudupula Vemula panchayat in Piler mandal, catering to a population from over 50 villages.
Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences (SVIMS) extended its support to the camp by sending a ‘pink bus’ to conduct free cancer detection tests for the rural women.
Arrangements being made for vaccine dry run at 150 institutions in Chittoor
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25 medical and health staff take part in the dry run
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25 medical and health staff take part in the dry run
Joint Collector (Development) Veerabrahmam on Friday launched the second dry run of COVID-19 vaccination at Government Area Hospital at Puttur and Primary Health Centre at Narayanavanam.
Inspecting the dry run, he expressed happiness that foolproof arrangements were under way at about 150 health institutions in the district, including PHCs, community health centres, area and teaching hospitals.
Mr. Veerabadram said in each centre, at least 25 personnel of the medical and health wing had taken part in the dry run.