HYDERABAD: The Telangana High Court on Monday directed the state government to furnish information of its strategy to deal with the 3rd wave of Covid-19 infection that is being forecasted by experts, during which kids will be the most vulnerable.

This time, the government must not be captured sleeping, Chief Justice Hima Kohli cautioned.The court was also distressed over the increasing number black fungus infection cases and directed the federal government to make medications available to deal with the patients.

The court sought a report on the steps taken by the federal government to deal with the issue of black fungus infection.

A department bench consisting of Chief Justice Hima Kohli and Justice B.

Vijaysen Reddy was dealing with PILs related to the Covid-19 infection.The court commended the measures taken by the federal government and the authorities to implement the lockdown, more specifically throughout Id-ul-Fitr.

The court directed the authorities to guarantee that there must be no crowding in the markets during the relaxation of lockdown.

This came when senior counsel L.

Ravichander brought the concern of overcrowding in the markets.Reacting to an incident of a pregnant lady who died in an ambulance in Hyderabad on Friday, after being denied admission by a number of hospitals, the court said all the clients who concern hospitals must be confessed without demanding RT-PCR reports.

The court remembered the orders currently provided concerning not to insist on test reports.

Justice Hima Kohli said the court had done right in staying the circular issued by the state government limiting entry of individuals from other states to Telangana for Covid-19 treatment.

The difficulty faced by the Telangana state government for dealing with an extra 35 percent of Covid-19 clients in the state was acknowledged by the Centre, and has led to the direct intervention of the Prime Minister and modified allotment of oxygen and life-saving drugs to the state, Justice Kohli said, and thanked the Prime Minister.

She stated, counsel for the Centre had actually not sent information on how much the supply of oxygen and life-saving drugs had actually been increased.

Revealing regret over press reports highlighting the problem of non-payment of wages to agreement and outsourced health care workers, specifically in King Koti Hospital, the Chief Justice directed the government to instantly launch the dues.The court directed the government to deal with all police workers and teachers, who were deputed to the recently-held elections as 'covid warriors' and extend benefits to them.Poojitha, one of the counsels, informed the Bench that nearly 500 such authorities had been infected with Covid-19, out of which 15 instructors surrendered.

Taking cognizance of submissions by senior counsel Ravichander, who mentioned that the government website was fudging numbers on hospitals rendering Covid treatment and schedule of beds, the court directed the federal government to put real-time information about bed availability.Ravichander said around 350 medical facilities, which are polyclinics, dental health centers and others with 5,000 beds were shown as Covid-19 health centers in the website however were not rendering treatment on the ground.

The government was directed to think about the introduction of walk-in vaccination in coordination with NGOs.

The court sought details of vaccination to be administered to destitute, orphans, people from below poverty line and jail prisoners, apart from people above 45 years and those above 18 years.

The state was directed to ensure that every civil authority in each district tied up with the regional NGOs to establish community cooking areas for providing complimentary meals to the needy throughout the lockdown, as there were lots of circumstances where the whole household was down with Covid-19.

A government order on the matter must be provided on the matter in 48 hours.Rebuking the government for keeping the screening at an average of about 69,000 for 15 days and not enhancing the data, the court directed the federal government to increase the tests.The court said a state task force ought to be made up which should coordinate with the National Job Force with regard to allocation of oxygen and life-saving drugs.

The court also sought a cap on the price of PPE kits, CT scans and blood evaluates done at private labs for Covid-19.

While reacting to the contention of N.S.

Arjun Kumar, among the counsels, that earnings authorities of Siddipet district were dislodging people from their homes at Moglicheruvu tanda, Etigaddakistapur, as the location would be immersed by water from the Mallanasagar, the court directed that the choice be modified till the end of the lockdown.The court directed the government to consider the aspect of transforming neighborhood centres for screening and Covid care.

The court directed the government not to make steroids a part of the Covid-19 medical package which is being offered to patients.