May 14, 2021, 12:06 IST
CM reviews COVID
Amaravati, May 13: Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy held a review meeting on the prevailing COVID situation, oxygen supply, and vaccination, and directed the officials to set up an oxygen plant and take up the works on a war footing keeping the increasing requirements in view.
During the review meeting held at the camp office here on Thursday, the Chief Minister instructed the authorities to focus on setting up a dedicated oxygen plant with at least 300 MT capacity either in Krishnapatnam or Kadapa, as the current consumption has already exceeded 600 tonnes per day and to avoid oxygen shortages in near future. The officials have informed that the oxygen allocations from the Centre have increased to 590 tonnes from 360 tonnes, but the consumption has reached over 600 metric tonnes and to overcome the deficit, eight cryogenic storage tanks were sent to different districts.
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AMARAVATI: Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy held a review meeting on prevailing COVID situation and vaccination and said to strengthen 104 helpline number and directed the officials to make the maximum number of mock calls to monitor its services.
During the review meeting held at the camp office here on Monday, the Chief Minister said to increase the availability of beds in districts with more covid cases. He said to provide oxygen and arrange all infrastructure facilities in the hospitals. He said there should be immediate response once a call is received to 104 helpline number and bed should be allotted to the required person and added that patients who don t require hospitalisation should be sent to covid care centres.
Authorities told to set up care centres in all revenue divisions
Health Minister Alla Kali Krishna Srinivas on Saturday directed the East Godavari district authorities to set up a COVID Care Centre in all the revenue divisions on a war-footing basis.
In a review meeting held with the district officials and public representatives, Mr. Krishna Srinivas admitted that there is a shortage in supply of oxygen in the district and assured the officials that the required 72 kg of oxygen per day would be arranged soon. At present, the district authorities are able to get barely 45 kg per day.
Of the total cases reported in the district during the second wave, Rajamahendravaram revenue division alone accounts for 34.3%. In East Godavari, as many as 690 persons succumbed to COVID by April 30 and 12,234 cases are active.