Hyderabad: Prime Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Thursday instructed health officials to step up Covid-19 tests across the state following the drastic increase in the number of positive cases.
‘The vaccine must be given to all front-runners in different departments. The whole exercise must be completed within a week, ‘the prime minister said at a high-level review meeting after the video conference that Prime Minister Narendra Modi held with all the prime ministers.
The minister, who instructed officials to set up RTPCR testing centers in the districts, said arrangements should be made immediately to get the necessary RTPCR testing kits. The RTPCR testing centers should be set up immediately in Gadwal, Wanaparthy, Khammam, Kothagudem, Mahabubabad, Nirmal, Mancherial, Kamareddy, Sangareddy, Medak, Jagtial, Peddapalli, Ramagundem, Bhuavanagiri, Jangaon and Vikarabad.
Chandrashekhar Rao spoke with the DGP Mahender Reddy, the Panchayat Raj secretary, Sandeep Kumar Sultania, the general secretary of the municipal administration, Arvind Kumar, the general secretary of the transport department, Sunil Sharma, and the commissioner of the GHMC, DS Lokies Kumar chatted and instructed them to complete the vaccination of leading warriors in their respective departments. within a week. The vaccination details need to be updated daily at the prime minister’s office, he said.
To ensure 100 percent vaccination of staff in the police, Panchayat Raj, municipal, RTC and revenue departments, a video conference with district collectors and other senior officials should be held, and a special ride started, he said.
The Prime Minister notes the increase Covid-19 cases in the country, called on the people in the state to strictly follow Covid guidelines and wearing masks, keep physical distance and be careful at all times to limit the spread of the virus.
People in densely populated places like Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy and Medchal and those in municipalities and municipal enterprises need to be extra careful, he said, adding that the instructions to wear masks should be strictly enforced. The government has already issued orders to lift fines of Rs.000 for those who do not wear masks. In the interest of public safety, these orders must be strictly enforced, he told the DGP.
Everyone over the age of 45 should be vaccinated immediately, he said. Health Minister E Rajender, Health Minister Satyavathi Rathod and senior health department officials attended the meeting.
Source: Telangana Today