"private-hospitals"

Reiterating that lockdown or curfew in the State was ruled out, Rajender said self-restriction was the only solution to check the spread of the virus

The Minister is expected to meet representatives of super-speciality hospitals, private teaching hospitals and nursing homes.

In 171 State-run vaccination centres, the authorities targeted 9,378 individuals out of which 8,986 were inoculated while in 162 vaccine centres in private hospitals.

The order was passed on the plea filed by former Union minister and senior advocate Ashwani Kumar, who has sought directions with regard to elderly people.

The Covid-19 vaccine will be given free of cost at government hospitals, while people will need to pay for it at private facilities.

In the upcoming round, citizens above 60 years of age, and people above 45 years of age with co-morbidities will be eligible for the vaccination.

"If more vaccines are produced and supplied to private hospitals and nursing homes, more people can be given the shot through mass vaccination in less time," Premji said.

At Care Hospitals, Banjara Hills, Dr Pavan Kumar Reddy, Head of the Department of Critical Care, received the first dose of vaccination

As many as 40 patients of kidney-related ailments could have the medical services at the dialysis centre every day for free, informed the Minister

According to UNICEF’s statistics, more than 92.8 per cent of deliveries in the district were through C-section

The price cap of Rs. 850 for a single RT-PCR test in Telangana could be the lowest in the country followed by Maharashtra,

"Treating COVID-19 patients is expected to provide an additional revenue stream and may contribute 15-20 per cent to revenue this fiscal."