INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
HYDERABAD: Chief Minister K
Chandrashekar Rao on Monday appealed to Covid-19 patients to undergo treatment in government hospitals free of cost
They would get free food and medicines, he said.The Chief Minister urged the people to take advantage of the facilities in government
hospitals including oxygen, beds and medicines for free instead of going to private hospitals and spending huge amounts
vacant in government hospitals in the state
Of these, 2,252 were oxygen beds, 533 ICU beds and 4,140 general beds.The CM's appeal comes in the wake of increasing demand from various
quarters to include Covid treatment under Aarogyasri to enable patientsfrom poorer sections avail treatment at private hospitals free of
cost.The CM also announced the setting up of oxygen production plants of 324 metric tonnes capacity in 48 government hospitals across the
at a review meeting held by the CM on the Coronavirus situation attended by senior officials at Pragathi Bhavan
It was decided to set up an additional 100 metric tonne capacity liquid oxygen plant in Hyderabad.Accordingly, six plants of 16 metric
tonnes, 15 plants of eight metric tonnes, 27 plants of four metric tonnes will be set up in government hospitals in Hyderabad and in
district hospitals and area hospitals in all districts.The CM asked oxygen manufacturers to provide 11 oxygen tankers of 20-tonne capacity
each in the next ten days
up at Sangareddy, Jagtial, Kothagudem, Wanaparthy, Mancherial and Mahbubabad
Nursing colleges will also be set up.The CM asked officials to make arrangements for the equipment and the required medicines in ENT
Hospital in Koti, Gandhi Hospital in Secunderabad, medical college hospitals in the districts to treat the black fungus disease among
Covid-19 patients.The CM said, if need be, 25 Microdebrider machines and HD endoscopic cameras will be purchased
He also instructed the officials to immediately invite global tenders for the supply of the vaccines
informed the CM that the state received 57,30,220 doses of vaccine and had a stock of 1,86,780 doses
Of this, 58,230 are Covaxin and 1,28,550 are Covishield vaccines.To give medical treatment facilities and medicines to the poor in
government hospitals, 12 regional sub centers should be formed at Siddipet, Wanaparthy, Mahbubabad, Kothagudem, Nagarkurnool, Suryapet,
Bhongir, Jagtial, Mancherial, Bhupalpally, Vikarabad, and Gadwal
The CM said the 200-bed hospitals in Anantagiri in Vikarabad, Singareni, RTC, CISF, Railways, Army and ESI hospitals should be brought in
