NE NEWS SERVICE
AMARAVATI, APRIL 5
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has convened a high level review meeting on COVID-19 and discussed among other things the preventive measures, preparedness and testing of primary contacts here on Sunday.
The Chief Minister has asked the officials for screening in clusters in red zones and complete the testing of people who were in contact with those who returned from Delhi meet. Concentrate on screening the primary contacts of those Delhi returnees, he said.
Tests should also be done based on the door to door survey, he told the officials. In Vizag, random tests are being done in red zones which were divided into eight clusters each and 20 samples were taken from each cluster and they turned out to be negative, the officials informed the Chief Minister.
All government and private hospitals should have isolation wards, the Chief Minister said adding that the government is taking setting up testing labs in every district and upgrade the existing ones.
The lockdown guidelines should be followed in hotspots and red zones even after the lockdown period, he said.
Chief Secretary Neelam Sawhney, DGP Goutam Sawang, Special Chief Secretary Medical and Health Jawahar Reddy and officials were present at the review meet
