Khammam: A 25-bed Covid department equipped with a mobile X-ray machine and oxygen cylinders set up at the Community Health Center (CHC), Penuballi, in the district. Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar, along with Sathupalli MLA S Venkata Veeraiah and RV Collector RV Karnan inaugurated the facility on Monday.
All public health facilities at mandal level are equipped with the necessary equipment and medicine to ensure quality Covid care, the minister said while proposing to appoint the vacancies on outsourcing to the CHC and provide an ambulance for that.
Earlier, Ajay Kumar chaired the high-level meeting of committee in Khammam at district level and he oversaw the Covid situation, availability of oxygen, beds, medicines and Remdesivir injections in private hospitals in the district.
He wanted the committee to work effectively with great power in the wake of the increase in the country Covid positive cases. Each primary health center must hold 100 Covid diagnosis tests and door-to-door fever admission should continue until further orders.
Source: Telangana Today