The Andhra Pradesh government has turned its attention to the four districts -Kurnool, Guntur, Krishna and Nellore, which are emerging as the hotspots of COVID-19. With number of cases touching to 757, the government has swung in action to tackle the menace where maximum number has emerged from the hotspots. Till Tuesday, Kurnool district had reported 180 cases, followed by Guntur (156 cases), Krishna (83 cases) and Nellore (67 cases).
Meanwhile, Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy at the review meeting on Tuesday called for increasing the number of Covid-19 tests. Deputy Chief Minister Alla Nani, Chief Secretary Neelam Sawhney, DGP Gautam Sawang and Special Chief Secretary (Medical and Health) Jawahar Reedy were among those present at the review meeting.The government has taken a decision to convert the GGH in Kurnool into a Covid-19 hospital. The non-Covid-19 patients in the hospital would be shifted to other hospitals.
Permission has also been sought to conduct plasma therapy at the hospital besides demands being raised for adequate number of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) kits and masks.
