People stand n a queue at a liquor shop after the 10 days lockdown imposed by the Telangana government amid the rise in Covid-19 cases, in Hyderabad. (ANI)
HYDERABAD: Milk and mutton sales might have taken a hit, but whiskey bottles continued to fly off the shelves of Telangana’s liquor stores all through May this year, the 20-day lockdown notwithstanding.
A quick look at the month’s sales figures show that despite limited access stores were open only during the odd 6 am to 10 am period guzzlers remained in high spirits, with the sector ringing in revenues worth Rs 2,129 crore during this period. This is only 6% lower than Telangana’s May 2020 sales of Rs 2,270 crore, when liquor shops reopened after 44 days of lockdown.
May 25, 2021, 12:31 IST
HYDERABAD: Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) directed officials to continue the distribution of medical kits while conducting the Fever Survey while implementing a two-pronged strategy to curb the Coronavirus crisis in the State.
He claimed that the programme of providing medical kits via house-to-house fever surveys for corona was being carried out in a way that was unique to the region.
For corona testing, the number of rapid antigen test kits should be increased immediately. It was proposed that, starting tomorrow, the number of kits distributed in all medical centres be increased, and that the manufacturers be contacted to increase the supply as required.
KCR Reassures COVID Patients at Warangal MGM Hospital May 21, 2021, 15:43 IST
Warangal: As part of his Warangal visit, Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Friday reached MGM Hospital in Warangal at 12.45 PM and went straight to the ICU ward where Covid patients were being treated to check on their well-being.
He inquired about the treatment being given to them and spoke to the patients there and asked them not to worry or entertain any fear about Covid.
A patient named Venkatachari from Matte Wada told KCR that he was getting good medical treatment. The emotionally charged man after seeing KCR in-person raised slogans hailing the CM saying, KCR Zindabad and KCR is my life. The CM went to each bed and spoke to the patients there and asked them about the treatment and enquired about their welfare. Later, he visited the General ward and interacted with the patients there as well. He also went around the MGM Hospital and inspected the facilities available there.
Updated Apr 16, 2021 | 10:13 IST
The woman s husband was reportedly indifferent to her suffering while her two sons feared that they would contract the virus from her. Telangana woman shunned by family after testing positive for coronavirus dies [Representative image] | Photo Credit: iStock Images
Key Highlights
The woman tested positive for coronavirus infection on April 8, following which her landlord did not let her enter the house.
She spent two days outside her rented house and then moved to an agriculture market.
She died at a COVID-19 isolation facility on Wednesday.
Hyderabad: Is the virus fear killing the essence of being human? In an apathetic incident in Telangana’s Karimnagar district, a 50-year-old woman was shunned by her family after her COVID-19 test report came in positive a week ago. On Wednesday, she breathed her last at a COVID-19 isolation centre, where civic body officials had admitted her for treatment.