Telangana extends COVID-19 lockdown till May 30 as state continues reporting more recoveries than new cases
As the Ministers are busy monitoring COVID-19 pandemic curtailment measures and medical services at the field level, KCR cancelled the cabinet meeting, which is scheduled on May 20, it added.
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HYDERABAD: The Telangana government on Tuesday extended the lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19 till May 30, an official release said.
The ongoing lockdown which began on May 12 was supposed to end by May 22, according to an earlier official communication. Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has decided to extend the lockdown in the State up to May 30. The CM spoke with the Ministers over the phone and elicited their opinion. After receiving the opinion of the Cabinet Ministers, the CM has decided to extend the lockdown till May 30, it said.
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‘Case positivity, fatality rates and hospital admissions showing a downtrend’
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For the greater good: A deserted LB Nagar Crossroad on the second day of lockdown in the city on Thursday.
‘Case positivity, fatality rates and hospital admissions showing a downtrend’
Asserting that the incidence of coronavirus was showing a declining trend for the last few days, Director of Public Health G. Srinivasa Rao said that several parameters, including case positivity and fatality rates as well as admissions into hospitals, were showing a downtrend.
Of the 71,221 persons tested on Thursday, 4,693 were found positive and there were 33 deaths. “New infections, death rate and case positivity rate are all coming down,” he said.
Covid Care Centres In All GHMC Circles Soon: Somesh Kumar May 03, 2021, 11:57 IST
Somesh Kumar, the Chief Secretary, has directed the GHMC s Zonal Commissioners and Deputy Commissioners to open outpatient clinics at every government hospital, urban health centre, and Basthi Dawakhanas within the GHMC s jurisdiction to treat people with Covid-19 symptoms who are being treated at home. Adding, he said that each patient should be handed over a home treatment kit.
Somesh Kumar on a teleconference from BRKR Bhavan instructed the officials to form teams consisting of municipal staff, an ANM, and at least two ASHA on Sunday. The teams should visit every household in the respective area and hand over kits with medicines and advise the symptomatic persons.
Telangana to ramp up Covid testing in view of Maha surge
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Fri, Mar 12 2021 18:21 IST |
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Kerala reports 6,004 new Covid cases, 5,158 recoveries (Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS). Image Source: IANS News
Hyderabad, March 12 : The Telangana government on Friday decided to ramp up Covid-19 testing in the state in view of the surge in new infections in neighbouring Maharashtra and Karnataka.
Health Minister E. Rajender, who reviewed the Covid situation at a meeting on Friday, directed the health officials to increase the number of daily tests to 50,000.
The minister gave instructions to the officials in view of the mounting cases in neighbouring states and their likely impact on Telangana.
Telangana vaccinates 52,000 healthcare workers on day 3
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Tue, Jan 19 2021 22:57 IST |
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90% acceptance of vaccine among T gana healthcare workers . Image Source: IANS News
Hyderabad, Jan 19 : Nearly 52,000 public healthcare workers in Telangana were vaccinated for Covid-19 on Tuesday, the third day of vaccination drive.
Director of Public Health and Family Welfare G. Srinivas Rao said 51,997 healthcare workers working in Central and state government institutions were vaccinated at 894 session sites across the state.
The authorities had planned to cover 73,673 beneficiaries. He said 71 per cent of the targetted beneficiaries were vaccinated.
With this the cumulative number of beneficiaries vaccinated in the state rose to 69,625, the second highest number in the country after Karnataka, where 80,686 beneficiaries have been vaccinated in three days.