NE NEWS SERVICE
KURNOOL, APRIL 24
Andhra Pradesh government has declared Kurnool district Government General Hospital as the special COVID-19 hospital.
In the wake of spurt in COVID-19 cases in Kurnool district, a Group of Ministers (GoM) visited the district headquarters and emphasized that the situation is under control and all the necessary measures were being taken to tackle the situation. The GoM has inspected the newly set up triage in the government eye hospital in the GGH premises.
Speaking to media after inspecting the hospital, Health Minister Alla Nani said 235 samples have been tested positive for COVID-19 in Kurnool making it the district with the highest recorded cases in the state. With concern to this Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has instructed the Ministers and officials to monitor the situation closely. So far 3,534 samples were tested and 3,299 reported negative in Kurnool district. COVID-19 preventive measures are being intensified besides conducting special review meetings on the situation, Minister said.
A special survey will be conducted in the 37 red zones identified in Kurnool to detect the positive cases. Mini-COVID centres will be set up at these areas using the PHCs and village secretariats in the local area and a special medical officer will be appointed for these hospitals.
Moreover, a separate test centre will be set up in the Kurnool district. For the same, instructions have been issued to the officials, Minister said.
GoM asserted that there is no need to panic as the government is taking all the necessary COVID-19 preventive measures and the Chief Minister has appointed GoM to take special care of the district. They requested the public to follow lockdown strictly.
GoM includes Health Minister Alla Nani, Finance Minister Buggana Rajendranath, and Labour Minister Gummanuru. Jayaram, a release from CMO said.
