Foundation Minister Velampalli Srinivasa Rao has instructed the district administration to expand COVID treatment facilities by providing 50% of hospital beds in the district for COVID patients.
At a review meeting with county government officials, Mr Srinivasa Rao said that half of the beds in each hospital should be made available for COVID treatment under the Aarogyasri program because the effects of the second wave were severe and more patients needed treatment .
He said officials should maintain details of all COVID patients being treated in hospitals and should be able to submit them until the next meeting.
Malladi Vishnu, chairman of the Central MLA and Brahmin Welfare Corporation, urged officials to set up COVID care centers for people who could not afford home isolation and private hospitals. He asked officials to put billboard treatment fees in all private hospitals.
District COVID Special Officer K. Sunitha, District Collector A.Md. Imtiaz, the joint collectors K. Madhavi Latha, L. Siva Shankar and others were present.