HYDERABAD: After the Centre released a list of hotspots (red zones) and non-hotspots for Covid-19 cases, officials in Telangana pointed out that Centre did not talk about the districts which do not have a single case till now in Telangana. The Centre announced Suryapet, Adilabad, Mahbubnagar, Kamareddy, Vikarabad, Sangareddy, Medak, Khammam, Bhadradri-Kothagudem, Jagtial, Jangaon, Jayashankar-Bhupalpally, Kumarambheem-Asifabad, Mulugu, Peddapally, Nagarkurnool, Mahabubabad, Rajanana-Sircilla and Siddipet districts as non-hotspots.
“The containment exercise will be deemed over when there is no case reported in 28 days from an area after the last case tests negative. Hotspots (red zones) will be assumed to be undertaking effective containment if no case is reported in next 14 days (designated as orange zone) and deemed successful in containment if no case is reported for 28 days (designated as green zone),” secretary of the ministry of health and family welfare said in his order to the states.
Meanwhile, chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao declared that the government was ready to conduct tests on any number of people and offer treatment to Covid-19 patients. He made it clear that as per the Centre’s guidelines, strict lockdown would continue till April 20. “Later, based on the circumstances, changes will be brought about,” the CM said.
KCR held a high-level review meeting with health minister Eatala Rajender and other officials on Wednesday. “We have adequate kits to conduct tests. There is no scarcity of PPE kits in the state. We have 2.25 lakh PPE kits and the number will reach 10 lakh PPE kits soon,” he said.
“Besides this, ventilators, medical equipment and every paraphernalia are ready. Nearly 20,000 beds are kept ready and even if Covid-19 patients increase to one lakh, the government has made all arrangements for their treatment,” KCR said.
The CM said except health and municipal administration ministers, other ministers and MLAs should remain in their districts, constituencies and monitor the situation.
“The containment exercise will be deemed over when there is no case reported in 28 days from an area after the last case tests negative. Hotspots (red zones) will be assumed to be undertaking effective containment if no case is reported in next 14 days (designated as orange zone) and deemed successful in containment if no case is reported for 28 days (designated as green zone),” secretary of the ministry of health and family welfare said in his order to the states.
Meanwhile, chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao declared that the government was ready to conduct tests on any number of people and offer treatment to Covid-19 patients. He made it clear that as per the Centre’s guidelines, strict lockdown would continue till April 20. “Later, based on the circumstances, changes will be brought about,” the CM said.
KCR held a high-level review meeting with health minister Eatala Rajender and other officials on Wednesday. “We have adequate kits to conduct tests. There is no scarcity of PPE kits in the state. We have 2.25 lakh PPE kits and the number will reach 10 lakh PPE kits soon,” he said.
“Besides this, ventilators, medical equipment and every paraphernalia are ready. Nearly 20,000 beds are kept ready and even if Covid-19 patients increase to one lakh, the government has made all arrangements for their treatment,” KCR said.
The CM said except health and municipal administration ministers, other ministers and MLAs should remain in their districts, constituencies and monitor the situation.
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