Special teams told to speed up fever survey in Suryapet

District Collector said special measures were taken to extend treatment to the patients and they were being monitored on a daily basis.

Suryapet: Collector T Vinay Krishna Reddy on Tuesday instructed the medical and municipal staff to speed up door-to-door fever survey that has been taken up in the district to identify people suffering from Covid-19 symptoms.

Inspecting the door-to-door fever survey in Bhagath Singh Nagar of Suryapet, Vinay Krishna Reddy said that 88,761 houses in five municipalities in the district had been covered and 1,905 persons suffering from Covid symptoms had been identified by the teams. He said special measures were taken to extend treatment to the patients and they were being monitored on a daily basis.

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Stating that there was no shortage of medicines or oxygen in government hospitals, he said there was no need for Covid patients to panic as they would get treatment in government hospital, if they developed any complications even after using the medicines. “People should cooperate with ANMs, Asha and anganwadi workers, who visit their areas in the course of the fever survey,” he said, adding that patients should call Covid Help Desk on 6281492368 and 6300957120, if they need help.

Suryapet Municipal Commissioner P Ramanujulu Reddy also accompanied the Collector for the inspection.