Siddipet,Dec 23:-(The South India Times Staff Reporter)
Finance and Health Minister Harish Rao asked the Central government to supply Corona booster doses to the state.He said that Kovaccine are 8 lakhs, Kovi Shield are 80 thousand, while Corbivax doses are zero. He appealed to supply the required vaccines to the state for speeding up the booster in the state.He said that in case of booster dose, if the national average is 23 percent, Telangana average is 48 percent.CM KCR said that this was possible due to regular monitoring, vigilance and raising awareness among the people. Minister Harish Rao along with senior officials of the Health Department participated in a video review held on Friday under the guidance of Union Health Minister Mansuk Mandaviya on the preparation of the states for Corona situation. The minister made several appeals on this occasion. In the context of increasing cases of Omicron sub-variant BF7 in the countries of the world, states should be informed about the symptoms of the virus, mode of spread, effect and treatment, and with this awareness, it will be possible to be more alert.In view of past experiences, early measures should be taken to ensure that there is no shortage of oxygen supply. As part of this, they want to bring a system of mapping to connect oxygen plants with nearby hospitals. Due to lack of annual maintenance contract ventilators and PSA plants from the center.
are not being repaired and steps should be taken to bring them into full use. As part of the pre-emptive action, ECRP-3 (Emergency Covid Response Package-3) should be considered to improve the necessary medical facilities in the states. Health Secretary Rizvi, Health Family Welfare Commissioner Swetha Mahanty, TSMSIDC Chairman Errolla Srinivas, MD Chandrasekhar Reddy, DME Ramesh Reddy, DH Srinivas Rao, TVVP Commissioner Ajay Kumar, CM OSD Gangadhar participated in the review.
