Curfew extended till May 31 in AP; officials on high alert
Updated May 18, 2021, 12:34 am IST
Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy reviews Covid situation in the state; directs officials to intensify tests
Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy reviewed the Covid-19 management and vaccination with minister for health Alla Kali Krishna Srinivas and a host of senior officials at his camp office on Monday. (Photo: Twitter @AndhraPradeshCM)
Vijayawada: The Andhra Pradesh government has extended the ongoing curfew up to May-end to curb the spread of the Coronavirus in the state.
Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy reviewed the Covid-19 management and vaccination with minister for health Alla Kali Krishna Srinivas and a host of senior officials at his camp office here on Monday.
Add 200 beds at VIMS, Health Minister tells Director
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‘An additional 5 KL oxygen should be supplied to the hospital’
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‘An additional 5 KL oxygen should be supplied to the hospital’
Deputy Chief Minister and Health Minister Alla Kali Krishna Srinivas (Alla Nani) directed the Visakha Institute of Medical Sciences (VIMS) Director K. Rambabu to initiate measures to increase the bed strength by an additional 200 at the VIMS.
The Health Minister reviewed the medical facilities, beds, oxygen supply, Remdesivir supply, food and sanitation at a meeting along with Minister Muttamsetti Srinivasa Rao, Mayor Golagani Venkata Hari Kumari, Joint Collectors M. Venugopal Reddy and P. Arun Babu, APEPDCL CMD Nagalakshmi and medical officers here on Saturday.
‘Doctors and nurses should boost the morale of patients’
Deputy Chief Minister and Health Minister Alla Kali Krishna Srinivas (Alla Nani) has directed doctors to work with dedication to provide better services to COVID-19 patients.
The Health Minister held a review meet along with district in-charge Minister K. Kannababu, Tourism Minister M. Srinivasa Rao, Special Officer G. Sai Prasad, Joint Collectors M. Venugopal Reddy and P. Arun Babu and medical officers at the KGH on Friday.
He said that a nodal officer each should be appointed for oxygen and bed management at the COVID hospitals. The doctors and nurses should keep a check on the health of patients and boost their morale. He directed KGH Superintendent Mythili to monitor the work of the doctors and staff through CC cameras. Measures should be taken to ensure that oxygen was not wasted, he said.
Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and Health Minister Alla Kali Krishna Srinivas speaking to media on Wednesday.
Monitoring committees being set up to check medical oxygen wastage in hospitals: Andhra Dy CM ANI | Updated: May 12, 2021 18:32 IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], may 12 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and state Health Minister Alla Kali Krishna Srinivas has said that around 30 per cent of medical oxygen are being wasted in hospitals and monitoring committees are being set up to see avoid its wastage.
Addressing the media after a meeting of Group of Ministers (GoM) on Wednesday, he also urged hospitals to monitor the oxygen supply and its utility so that the wastage can be minimised.