Vijayawada: The Andhra Pradesh federal government has extended the ongoing curfew up to May-end to suppress the spread of the Coronavirus in the state.Chief Minister Y.S.
Jagan Mohan Reddy evaluated 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.The Chief Minister laid stress on extending the curfew up to May 31 from 12 twelve noon to 6 am the next day, stating that it would need imposition of curfew a minimum of for 4 weeks to understand the wanted results of breaking the chain of Coronavirus infection.
He said just more than 10 days were over considering that they imposed the curfew and wanted it to be continued with the very same timings and procedure.
Previously, the state government announced imposition of partial lockdown from May 5 with relaxation from 6 am to 12 noon, for a duration of 2 weeks.The Chief Minister directed the officials to provide medical treatment to individuals contaminated with black fungi illness free of expense under Arogyasri scheme and advised them to develop a procedure to recognize the contaminated individuals and to obtain compulsory consents to treat them under the Arogyasri scheme.He called for recognition of notified healthcare facilities for providing treatment for such disease.
The officials informed him that there was a possibility of developing such illness amongst diabetics and those who utilize high doses of steroids and additional informed him that 9 cases of such disease were identified in the state so far.
Reacting to them, the Chief Minister felt the need to be on high alert to keep watch on the disease and supply instant medical treatment.
Jagan Mohan Reddy even more directed the officials to conduct Covid-19 tests on those who were found to be experiencing fever throughout the survey and offer them medical treatment in case they were infected with the Coronavirus.
He asked the authorities to supply all requisite facilities at Covid Care Centres.Expressing issue over the deaths of parents of 2 kids due to Coronavirus infection leaving them orphans, the Chief Minister directed the authorities to come up with a strategy to deposit some quantity in the names of the children in banks so that they could get monthly interest on it to satisfy their day-to-day expenditures without facing financial hardships.
He called for availing the services of volunteers and Asha workers and strengthening the secretariat system to suppress the spread of Coronavirus in rural areas in the state.
Later on, the officials notified the Chief Minister that out of 47,825 beds provided at 625 Covid Care Centres, 38,492 were occupied and of them, 25,539 were taking treatment under Arogyasri scheme.
With regard to medical oxygen, the authorities stated that out of 590 metric tonnes of it allocated to the state, they were finding need for 610 MT each day.
On Covid-19 vaccination, the officials stated out of 75.99 lakh doses allocated to the state by the Centre, they had received 62.60 lakh dosages of Covishield and 13.39 lakh doses of Covaxin till Might 15.
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