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Minister said that the number of isolation centres should be increased since there was a spike in the Covid cases in Mahabubabad district.

Hyderabad: As a part of its ongoing fever survey, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) covered 41,192 households in its limits on Sunday. A total of 704 teams comprising field-level workers from the GHMC and Health Department have been engaged with the survey. The teams deployed by the State government to contain the spread of […]

A total of 704 teams comprising field-level workers from GHMC and the Health Department have been engaged with the survey

On Friday, 720 teams covered 53,002 houses and survey teams referred 18,772 people with fever symptoms to Basthi Dawakhanas and Urban Primary Health Centres (UPHCs) to undergo Covid tests, a press release said.

The team conducted door to door survey to identify those suffering from fever and other Covid-19 symptoms. District Collector Dr Sharath inspected the survey in Devunipally village.

Inspecting the fever survey in 28th ward in the town, Annapurnamma said the State government took up the fever survey as part of the measures to control spread of COVID-19.

“People with fever symptoms should get themselves tested in the nearest hospital and use the free medicines provided to them,” Somesh Kumar said.

A total of 641 teams, comprising field-level workers from the GHMC and the Health Department, covered 40,000 households.

“Based on the survey, an assessment is made and in case of symptoms, we ensure the individual gets tested,” said a GHMC official monitoring the fever survey.