Hyderabad: E. Rajender, Minister of Health of Telangana, acknowledged on Friday that there is a shortage of medical oxygen in the state and that the government has taken all steps to address the problem caused by the massive Coid-19 boom, at times.
He said the second wave was more intense than that seen last year, and called on people to be vigilant and take every precaution to prevent the spread of Covid. He advised people to venture out of their homes only if it is unavoidable.
However, the Minister has excluded, excluded closure or institution of Article 144 in the state.
In conversation with reporters after inaugurating a paddy sourcing center in Huzurabad in the Karimnagar district, he said the state administration led by Prime Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao was spreading the word. Covid. He said people should follow the suggestions and guidelines issued by the authorities from time to time to investigate the pandemic.
Telangana reported 3,840 cases on Friday, the highest one-day rise since the pandemic broke out last year. The minister said the numbers could rise further.
Warn private hospitals against more money Covid patients, he said nothing is more condemning than people making money from the helpless situation of patients approaching private hospitals during the pandemic. He urged the private hospitals to display a humane approach to patients.
Rajender said the number of people taking Covid vaccine in the state has increased, but noted that the supply of vaccine doses does not match demand.
He revealed that he had proposed to the Union’s health minister, Harsh Vardhan, to vaccinate everyone over the age of 25, and although the central minister responded positively, he gave no assurance.
Meanwhile, state health authorities announced on Friday that the state-run Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad has been transformed Covid only hospital. All non-Covid patients treated in the hospital will be relocated to other government hospitals in the city.
The health department has ordered Gandhi Hospital to suspend outpatient services from Saturday. The hospital was also told to stop all elective surgeries.
According to officials, a Covid patient approaches Gandhi Hospital every ten minutes. On Thursday 150 Covid patients were admitted. Currently there are more than 450 Covid patients are treated in the hospital.
Gandhi Hospital is the largest state-run tertiary care hospital in the state. Last year it served as a state Covid button center and as a Covid only facility. By the end of last year, other patients began treatment after the pandemic was under control.
Source: The Siasat Daily