CM KCR Rules Out Lockdown in Telangana to Contain Covid, Says it Cripples Public Life, Economy
3 years, 8 months ago

CM KCR Rules Out Lockdown in Telangana to Contain Covid, Says it Cripples Public Life, Economy

News 18  

Telangana has no plans to impose a lockdown in the state as it will cripple public life as well as the economy, Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao said on Thursday, adding that past experience reveals that lockdown is not effective in controlling COVID-19. Rao, who is also known as KCR, said Telangana is the most happening state, about 25 to 30 lakh migrant labourers are earning their livelihood in the state and their lives were ruined during the first spell of lockdown in 2020. Meanwhile, Rao spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over phone seeking the allotted quota of antiviral drug Remdesivir to be released to the state immediately. Similarly, Telangana uses 2 to 2.5 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses per day and the supply of the antidote needs to be maintained from the Centre accordingly, he said.

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State governments have liberty to impose lockdowns: Kishan Reddy
3 years ago

State governments have liberty to impose lockdowns: Kishan Reddy

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Union minister for culture and tourism G. Kishan Reddy brushed aside the possibility of the Centre imposing a lockdown to curb the latest Covid-19 surge, and said a meeting of Chief Ministers would be convened after the festival. However, if one or more states approached it on this issue, the Centre would certainly address the issue, Kishan Reddy said. …

Telangana to lift Covid lockdown completely
3 years, 6 months ago

Telangana to lift Covid lockdown completely

India TV News  

Telangana cabinet on Saturday decided to lift coronavirus lockdown completely in the state. At its meeting, the state cabinet discussed the matter and decided on total removal of the lockdown which was imposed to control the spread of Covid in the state. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation accounted for the most number of cases with 149, followed by Rangareddy and …

Telangana lifts lockdown completely, removes all Covid restrictions | Check details
3 years, 6 months ago

Telangana lifts lockdown completely, removes all Covid restrictions | Check details

India Today  

The Telangana government has decided to lift the Covid-19 lockdown in the state completely from June 19. The state cabinet said that the decision to lift the restrictions completely was taken in view of drop in coronavirus cases along with a significant decline in case positivity rate. The state government has also instructed the education department to prepare instructions and …

Will Telangana Lockdown be Extended or Relief in Sight for State? Decision at 2pm Today
3 years, 7 months ago

Will Telangana Lockdown be Extended or Relief in Sight for State? Decision at 2pm Today

News 18  

The Telangana Cabinet will meet on Tuesday at 2pm to take a decision on the extension of Covid-induced lockdown According to the Chief Minister’s Office, the state cabinet is likely to discuss the situation in the state amidst the Corona, medical and health, agriculture operations, the economic situation in the state due to lockdown etc. Telangana on Monday reported 1,933 …

Telangana HC Unhappy With KCR Govt Over Covid Measures, Vaccines, Treatment Costs at Pvt Hospitals
3 years, 7 months ago

Telangana HC Unhappy With KCR Govt Over Covid Measures, Vaccines, Treatment Costs at Pvt Hospitals

News 18  

The Telangana High Court on Tuesday came down heavily on the K Chandrashekhar Rao-led state government for failing to implement its previous orders over containing the spread of coronavirus, vaccination programme and stopping private hospitals from exploiting patients and their families. Chief Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Vijaysen Reddy expressed their discontent to Advocate General BS Prasad that the government …

Telangana's Covid-19 Task Force Takes Stock of Situation as Lockdown Restrictions Kick in
3 years, 8 months ago

Telangana's Covid-19 Task Force Takes Stock of Situation as Lockdown Restrictions Kick in

News 18  

A Task Force Committee on Corona met in Hyderabad urged the Centre to provide more stocks of vaccination, oxygen supply and Remdesivir injections to Telangana. Chairing the meeting, which favoured for completing the global tenders to get more stocks of injections, KTR said that the Centre should support and supply adequate Remdesivir injections, oxygen, Covaxin and Covishield to meet our …

Telangana restricts entry of ambulances carrying Covid-19 patients from Andhra
3 years, 8 months ago

Telangana restricts entry of ambulances carrying Covid-19 patients from Andhra

India Today  

The Suryapet Police has set up a checkpost at Ramapuram in Kodad mandal on the Telangana-Andhra Pradesh border to restrict the movement of ambulances carrying Covid-19 patients from the neighbouring state. Several people residing in border districts of Andhra Pradesh, which is witnessing a sharp surge in Covid-19 cases, are dependent on 10 hospitals of Telangana for medical care and …

Telangana: Lockdown will lead to economy collapse, says CM Chandrasekhar Rao
3 years, 8 months ago

Telangana: Lockdown will lead to economy collapse, says CM Chandrasekhar Rao

India TV News  

Making it clear again that lockdown will not be imposed in Telangana, Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Thursday said such a move would bring life to a standstill and would lead to total collapse of the economy. KCR, as Rao is popularly known, spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over phone and urged him to supply the required vaccines, …

COVID19-Concrete Steps Need To Be Taken By State To Protect People From Onslaught Of Pandemic: Uttarakhand High Court Issues Directions
3 years, 8 months ago

COVID19-Concrete Steps Need To Be Taken By State To Protect People From Onslaught Of Pandemic: Uttarakhand High Court Issues Directions

Live Law  

Hearing a batch of pleas filed in relation to critical condition prevailing in the State with regard to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Uttarakhand High Court on Wednesday issued the following directions to the State Government. The Bench of Chief Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan and Justice Alok Kumar Verma observed that the State was fighting a major war against the …

Amid Scarcity, Higher Demand, Centre Hikes Allocation of Remdesivir Injections to States
3 years, 8 months ago

Amid Scarcity, Higher Demand, Centre Hikes Allocation of Remdesivir Injections to States

News 18  

With the prevailing Covid-19 crisis in the country which has led to an acute shortage of oxygen and Remdesivir – a crucial antiviral drug used for the virus’s treatment – the Centre on Saturday increased the allocation of the injections to 19 States/UTs till April 30. Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister …

Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao Tests COVID Positive
3 years, 8 months ago

Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao Tests COVID Positive

The Quint  

Amid an unprecedented rise in COVID-19 cases, the Centre has announced that those above 18 years of age are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine from 1 May Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has announced a lockdown in the national capital beginning Monday, 19 April night till 5 AM on 26 April. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting on the …

Covid Crisis: Maharashtra Govt, BJP Now Trade Barbs Over Remdesivir Hoarding
3 years, 8 months ago

Covid Crisis: Maharashtra Govt, BJP Now Trade Barbs Over Remdesivir Hoarding

ABP News  

Mumbai: Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray- led Maha Vikas Aghadi government and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party in Maharashtra, which is the worst-affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, have now locked horns over hoarding of the anti-viral drug Remdesivir presently in short supply. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">OSD of 1 Minister calls official of Bruck Pharma in afternoon,asks how can he provide <a …

All possible support being extended to states to fight COVID-19: Harsh Vardhan
3 years, 8 months ago

All possible support being extended to states to fight COVID-19: Harsh Vardhan

India TV News  

Amid rising COVID-19 cases across the country, Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Sunday assured that "all possible support is being extended to states to fight COVID-19 by taking steps to - double Remdesivir production and supply, ensure uninterrupted supply of oxygen, continuously supply COVID-19 vaccines and enhance healthcare infrastructure." Informing about the measures that are …

MP government to rush Remdesivir to various districts by aircraft
3 years, 9 months ago

MP government to rush Remdesivir to various districts by aircraft

Hindustan Times  

The Madhya Pradesh government on Thursday roped in its aircraft to rush Remdesivir injections from Indore to various other districts in the state for the treatment of Covid-19 patients, an official said. In the wake of a rise in Covid-19 cases, the drug is in high demand as it is used especially in adult patients with severe complications. Two hundred …

Opinion | Keep Covid pandemic away from politics, let’s fight the challenge unitedly
3 years, 9 months ago

Opinion | Keep Covid pandemic away from politics, let’s fight the challenge unitedly

India TV News  

The number of fresh Covid-19 cases reached an all-time high on Friday, as India recorded 1,45,384 cases, the highest single-day surge till date, the Health Ministry said on Saturday. Among other states, Kerala reported 5,063 new cases, Karnataka 7,955, Rajasthan 3,970, Mumbai 9,200, Tamil Nadu 5,441, Gujarat 4,541, Bihar 2,174, Punjab 3,459, Haryana 2,994, and Madhya Pradesh 4,882 new cases …

Telangana CM opposes resumption of railways, expresses fear over COVID-19 spread
4 years, 8 months ago

Telangana CM opposes resumption of railways, expresses fear over COVID-19 spread

India TV News  

Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao On Monday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ministers not to resume train services, which were stopped as part of preventive measures to contain the spread of coronavirus in the country. The chief minister also said that he is that vaccine for COVID-19 would be available in the months of July-August; most probably …

Telangana CM KCR opposes resumption of train services
4 years, 8 months ago

Telangana CM KCR opposes resumption of train services

India Today  

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Monday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to restart the passenger train services, which were stopped as part of preventive measures to contain the spread of coronavirus in the country. KCR said allowing passenger train operations to resume would lead to movement of people and pose problems in testing them for Covid-19 and …

Extend national lockdown to check Covid-19 beyond April 14: Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao to PM Modi
4 years, 9 months ago

Extend national lockdown to check Covid-19 beyond April 14: Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao to PM Modi

India Today  

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to extend the 21-day national lockdown to check Covid-19 beyond April 14, saying it was essential to save the lives of people. The TRS supremo said it would be difficult to contain the spread of the virus in view of the country's "poor health infrastructure". "I …

COVID-19 | Narendra Modi reviews preparedness
4 years, 10 months ago

COVID-19 | Narendra Modi reviews preparedness

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that he held an extensive review on the preparedness for COVID-19. The Health Ministry on Tuesday said six cases with “high-viral load” were detected during sample testing in Agra and these people have been kept in isolation. Visas suspended Earlier in the day, the Union Health Ministry issued a travel advisory suspending all …

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