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Hyderabad: All medical and health services in government and private hospitals, diagnostics and testing centres will function normally, and the lockdown will not affect health services anywhere in Telangana, Director of Public Health (DPH) Dr G Srinivasa Rao on Tuesday said. “The government vaccination centres delivering Covid-19 vaccination to people will also function normally. However, […]

Hyderabad: As part of Covid outpatient (OP) services in 1,245 government healthcare facilities across Telangana, health authorities have screened 1,41,714 individuals and identified 19,099 persons with Covid-like symptoms and initiated treatment and distributed special Covid kits. In the door-to-door fever survey, about 20,955 medical teams covered 11,22,369 households and identified persons with Covid symptoms and […]

HC panel directed the Centre to assist the State in meeting the increased demand for oxygen

A large number of healthy individuals with no symptoms were rushing to govt Covid testing centres for getting tested, as a result deserving persons were unable to avail the facility, officials said

Hyderabad: The State government on Friday constituted a committee of experts to oversee the allocation of Tocilizumab drug to Covid positive patients undergoing treatment at government and private hospitals across Telangana. The three-member committee includes Director of Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS), Dr.K Manohar, Director of Medical Education (DME), Dr.Ramesh Reddy and Director of […]

Hyderabad: A total of 44 lakh individuals have received the first and second dose of Covid vaccine and in the next few couple of months, Telangana must be able to complete the vaccination of all those who fall under the priority age groups category, Director of Public Health (DPH) Dr G Srinivasa Rao, said on […]

“The State Health department has not given any recommendations for lockdown, as claimed in social media posts. All such claims are fake," Dr G Srinivasa Rao said

There are clear signs of Covid cases dropping and reaching a plateau not only in Telangana but also in States like Maharashtra

India likely to witness peak in first or second week of May, say experts

Hyderabad: Director of Public Health (DPH) Dr G Srinivasa Rao on Friday said all returnees from the Kumbh Mela must undergo a quarantine of 14 days. Dr. Rao said all the Kumbh Mela returnees in Telangana must ensure they do not interact with their family members while they are undergoing the two-week quarantine. “I urge […]

Scant respect for Covid-19 precautions, new variants of SARs-CoV-2 push infections to a new high in the State

From additional hospital beds to increasing manpower, govt makes all arrangements to provide ample healthcare support to Covid-19 patients

"If Covid cases continue to rise, then govt’s attempts to add more hospital beds will not be enough," warned TS Director of Public Health

State records over one lakh Covid tests and one lakh vaccinations in 24 hours

Those who are eligible must get themselves vaccinated at the earliest, says DPH Dr G Srinivasa Rao

Focus on speeding up vaccination and ensuring Covid appropriate behaviour

Health officials say following Covid appropriate behaviour is only way to prevent spread of virus again

Almost all major urban hotspots witnessing fresh spike in infections; public urged to follow safety guidelines strictly

Senior health officials have urged the public to realise that the Covid-19 pandemic is not over yet and the community as a whole must follow Covid-appropriate behaviour

While confirming that there are no signs of a second wave, senior public health officials have urged people to show no signs of slackness, as the virus is very much still there in the community