Control spread of seasonal diseases, says Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao

HYDERABAD: Chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday directed officials of medical and health, municipal administration and panchayat raj departments to be on high alert and take measures to control the spread of seasonal diseases.
Stating that rains have been lashing various parts of the state, the CM said the officials should conduct tests for fever and other diseases if people show symptoms of seasonal diseases. “It is crucial to conduct tests in view of the pandemic,” he said.
Instructions were given to the health department officials to make arrangements in hospitals to conduct tests and give treatment to the people.
The municipal administration and panchayat raj officials were told to take up sanitation activities and intensify fogging and anti-larval operations in the state.
“All the required medicines and other equipment should be made available to combat seasonal diseases,” the chief minister said.
He appealed to the people to ensure that water does not get stagnated in abandoned utensils in the house or on the terrace and to take anti-mosquito measures.