Hyderabad: IT Minister IT Rama Rao today said that he is happy to announce good news to coronavirus cases. He said that 11 cases which were positive earlier are now reported negative. It is really good news and our government measures giving good results on corona positive cases.
We will make 350 beds in King Koti hospitals for corona positive cases and treat with modern facilities. In four hospitals the government offers treatment to corona cases he said. Free meals offered by GHMC in 50 Annapurna Canteens including g 30000 during lunch and 7500 during dinner.
Hyderabad: If you thought that the private sector in Telangana has not been chipping into the State government to fight the scary situation created by the coronavirus epidemic, you are only partially right.
The mega private sector companies are slowly waking up to the reality that the state government alone cannot fight and should not be left alone to fight the unexpected spread of the disease.
A small survey carried out by siasat.com showed that several firms have begun to loosen up their purse strings. For instance, Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Company Limited (MEIL) announced a donation of Rs 5 crore to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF). MEIL MD P.V. Krishna Reddy called on Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao and handed him over the cheque.
Similarly, Shantha Biotechnics’ promoter, K. E. Varaprasad Reddy, presented to CM a cheque of Rs 1,00,00,116 towards the CM Relief Fund.
Meanwhile, KNR Constructions chief K. Narasimha Reddy also presented Rs 1 crore cheque for CMRF on behalf of the company.
Medical Companies like Laurus Labs had also lent help by providing one lakh hydroxychloroquine tablets. This anti-malarial drug has been recommended by the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) as preventive medicine for those who face a high risk of coronavirus infection. CEO Dr. Satyanarayana and Executive Director Chandrakanth Chereddy had also handed over a cheque of Rs 50 lakh to CMO relief’s fund.
Meenakshi Group had also come forward to give Rs 1 crore to the CMRF. Meenakshi Group Chairman K.S. Rao and MD C. Sivaji handed over the cheque to Cabinet Minister K.T. Rama Rao.
Companies like GPK Exports and Imports owners Phani Kumar and Karnala Sailaja Reddy have donated 4,000 N95 masks for the use of Telangana state government doctors.
To counter the spread of COVID 19, Heritage Foods Limited has decided to contribute Rs. 1 crore in its major operating areas across the country for the fight against coronavirus.
Also, the Real Estate Developers Association of India (CREDAI) donated Rs 1 crore to the CM’s Relief Fund. CREDAI representatives handed over the cheque to Minister K.T. Rama
Superstar of the South Mahesh Babu has donated Rs 1 crore CMO’s Relief Fund and on the other hand, Pavan Kalyan gave away Rs. 50 lakh each to Relief Funds of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
In the meantime, Tollywood film Bombhaat actor Nithiin handed over a cheque of Rs 10 lakh to CMO’s relief fund.
According to the government sources what has been donated so far is just a drop to fight a monster that is growing by the day. “We hope that people with money would come forward to donate more and more. The cause is gigantic and human. We need assistance from every quarter,” they said.
Hyderabad: Municipal & IT Minister KT Rama Rao today said some 350 beds are ready at the King Koti Hospitals to treat coronavirus cases in the State. In addition to this, another four hospitals will be made available for treatment of corona cases, the minister said.
In twitter, the minister said since the cases are increasing and suspected cases too rising, the State government has focused on better services. As the Gandhi Hospital was offering services only to corona cases, the government has made available King Koti hospitals for the same. He made this statement when the positive cases for corona are increasing in the State. “The total number of corona positive cases were creased to 67 on Saturday.
A File Photo of District Hospital, King Koti Hyderabad
This is quite disturbing situation and the government was making all efforts to contain its spread among people. It has extended the lockdown till April 15 from March 31”, he added.
KTR also said Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has asserted that strict measures will be taken against the violators of lockdown. The night curfew and lockdown was for public safety and nobody should come out in the nights, he said.
Hyderabad: A body suit developed by India’s premier research and development organisation DRDO can protect doctors and other health workers attending on Covid-19 patients.
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) said the body suit can shield doctors, medical staff, sanitation workers and others.
DRDO statement
According to a DRDO statement, the body suit developed earlier for medical and paramedical staff to manage and evacuate the causalities in the event of radiological emergencies has now been converted into a full body suit to stop contamination.
“The suit is washable and has passed the ASTM International standards. The suit is widely tested by DRDO and other agencies and found suitable for the cause,” it said.
Each suit costs Rs 7,000. Frontier Protective Wear Pvt Ltd, Kolkata and Medikit Pvt Ltd, Mumbai are producing 10,000 suits per day.
The body suit is one of the four instruments developed by the DRDO and ready to be deployed in ‘War against Corona’.
Ventilators
Since COVID-19 affects pulmonary functions, it has developed critical care ventilators.
The Defence Bio-Engineering & Electro Medical Laboratory (DEBEL), Bengaluru, a DRDO lab, has identified a vendor (Scanray Tech Pvt Ltd, Mysore) to produce ventilators. “Innovation is on to create ‘Multi patient ventilator’ wherein several patients can be supported by a single ventilator. This innovation is expected to be available within a week,” the DRDO said.
Around 5,000 ventilators will be produced in the first month and 10,000 subsequently. Each ventilator unit will cost around Rs 4 lakh.
The third instrument developed by DRDO is five layer N99 masksAwith two layers of nano mesh. The production vendors of this advanced mask are Venus Industries Mumbai, and IMTEC Kolkata. The capacity is 10,000 masks per day. Material for these are is sourced from Ahmedabad Textile Industry’s Research Association, which is already having plenty of government orders for N95 masks. The mask costs Rs 70 per piece.
Hand sanitiser
The DRDO has also developed hand sanitiser, a basic instrument against spread of Covid-19 It has provided about 4,000 litres of hand sanitiser to the Indian Armed forces, Armed Forces Medical Corps, and the Defence Security Corps, 1,500 litres to Ministry of Defence, 300 litres to the Parliament, and 500 litres to various security establishments and high offices.
Initially a DRDO lab, Defence Research & Development Establishment (DRDE), Gwalior produced about 20,000 litres. DRDO identified vendor, Gwalior Alco Brew Pvt Ltd, Gwalior for production of sanitisers.A It has a capacity of is 20,000 to 30,000 litres. It is priced at Rs 20 per litre.
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Sunday said there are 70 coronavirus positive cases reported in the state while 11 have been cured and tested negative and they shall be discharged on Monday.
Speaking at a press conference, Rao said: “All the necessary diagnosis is done and the patients are being discharged after the formalities. 58 people are under treatment.”
Quarantine period
“25,937 people, who came from other countries, are under the government’s supervision. The quarantine period of these people will be completed by April 7,” he said.
“After April 7, there will be no coronavirus patients if no new cases are reported from now. Self-control is very important in this lockdown period,” he said.
Talking about farmers’ yield, the Chief Minister said: “All the grains will be bought from the villages. Rs 3,200 crore will be guaranteed for the market. The crop should be brought according to the given coupon date. If we maintain this discipline, we can control the spreading of coronavirus.”
“Farmers have to get their passbooks when they come to give their crops. The money will be sent online. I am observing that the villagers are putting fences at the borders of their village. It is appreciable that they are taking care of their village without allowing anyone,” he added.
The Chief Minister, however, said they should know who they have to allow and whom not to. He added that it is better if they arrange soaps and water so that the person from outside can sanitise himself and enter the village.
Centres for buying fruits
Five hundred centres are being arranged all over the state for buying fruits, he said.
“For COVID-19, all the concerned like doctors, nurses, medical graduates will form a pool. They are welcome to serve the State at any point of time. Anybody who is spreading false information will be strictly punished. No mercy to them. The government is monitoring it,” said Rao.
Hyderabad: Indonesians have played a key role in spreading Covid-19 in Telangana and Coronavirus has reached Telangana through Indonesian citizens said chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao.
He was speaking at a press conference here. He told that
first coronavirus death has been confirmed in Telangana but by the time he was
shifted to Global Hospital he was declared brought dead.
Chief Minister informed that no complaint of him affected
with coronavirus was received prior to that.
Hyderabad: Chicken prices in Hyderabad witnessed a sharp rise as people realized that consumption of chicken does not cause coronavirus. On Sunday, the price of chicken rose to Rs. 190 per kg.
Chicken price witnesses continuous rise
It may be mentioned that amid rumours, the price chicken had fallen to Rs. 50 per kg. However, when people realized that the rumours are fake, they started consuming it.
The surge in the demand of chicken has resulted in a continuous rise in price. The price of chicken on 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th and 29th March was Rs. Rs 135, Rs 152, Rs 168, Rs 177 and Rs. 190 per kg, respectively.
Attempts to allay fear
Earlier, many attempts were made to allay the fear of the people. A “chicken and egg mela” was also organized at the People”s Plaza on Necklace Road in the heart of the city. Hundreds relished the chicken and egg dishes served free of cost by the organisers.
K.T. Rama Rao, Minister for Industry, Information
Technology and Municipal Administration had joined Minister for Health E.
Rajender, Minister for Excise Srinivas Goud and MP Ranjit Reddy to taste the
chicken and egg dishes. They tried to convey the message that eating chicken
and egg was safe.
The ruling and the majority communities lived in harmony, the Razakar atrocities being treated as an aberration. Father’s best friends included a number of Urdu-speaking officials and non-officials. At the height of Razakar movement, these people posted a sentinel at our place with an assurance ‘You have nothing to fear, Rao saab, as long as we are around.’
March 26, 1942.
On that memorable Thursday, we (meaning parents and brothers, I was not born yet) arrived at Kacheguda railway station to a strange new world, new people, new culture and an unknown language. We travelled to Secunderabad by Naizam bandi (Nizam’s Train) and then shifted to Bolaram-Falaknuma suburban train.
Our maternal uncle, an engineer at the ordnance factory facing the station, received us, after customs clearance. Two tea stalls, existing side by side, offered ‘Hindu tea’ and ‘Muslim chai’- a sort of cordial polarization. Tongas were everywhere.
Soon we moved to what proved out to be our happy home for 16 long years, Anand Bhavan, skirting Barkatpura chaman (garden). We occupied two of the four flats, Marathi and Tamil families the other two while Kannadigas lived in the outhouse, giving it a cosmopolitan complexion.
Our neighbourhood was peopled by the elite and the reputed. They included Nawab Hoshiyar Jung, Burgula Ramakrishna Rao, Ali Yavar Jung, Shah Alam Khan, Olympian soccer player Lateef, ministers and bureaucrats.
Dasu Kesava Rao in his younger days
I was born in what is today Badruka College of Arts and Commerce near Kacheguda station. My schooling began at Stanley Girls High School. We kids played in the circular chaman and the chinthala thopu, where the APHB quarters stand today. Sherwani-pyjama was my favourite dress.
Barkatpura those days was a veritable Garden of Eden, dotted with avenue of flower bearing trees, palatial buildings and havelis. It was free of din and bustle. I remember seeing mule-drawn coaches at the havelis of the nawabs. I was told they carried food from the Nizam’s central kitchen. I do not know how true it was.
My brother used to commute to Osmania University by the rokke (stop) bus. The conductor would shout ‘rokke’ to help passengers board or alight at any point. The RTC buses came later.
We had two cars, Ford/ Chevrolet of the 30s and Chrysler convertible of the 40s vintage. The latter was a head-turner, a stunner and a black beauty. Once or twice, we were baffled to find policemen saluting as we drove by. We learnt later that they mistook it for an identical car from the royal stable of such luxury cars as Rolls Royce, Bentley, Daimler, MG etc.
We regularly enjoyed full moonlight or early morning drive to Osmania University to marvel at the majestic Arts College building or to feast on the landscape gardens. Few would believe that the campus roads were carpeted with marigold flowers and dry leaves shed by the avenue trees. The dot neat concrete road from Barkatpura to the University was laid in the forties in a record time for the visit of the Viceroy, Lord Wavell. Even Madras or Bombay did not have the kind of underground drainage system and road network like Hyderabad’s. Nizam College, where my maternal grandfather studied, was affiliated to Madras University.
My childhood remembrances: Jawaharlal Nehru passing in front of our house, Mysore Maharaja Sri Jayachamaraja Wodeyar declaring open Veerasaiva Vidyavardhak (VV) hostel building opposite the RBVR Women’s college and a dying elephant at in the Uttaradi Math in Lingampally.
Mother would often recall how as a child of four I had nearly endangered our lives. Sword wielding razakars roamed the place at night raising slogans. My mother watched the scene through the gaps in the window when, it seemed, I cried ‘amma em choosthunnavu?’ Her blood froze in panic.
The sprawling park in Bagh Lingampally was once a big pond for the nobility to splash about. It abounded with countless tamarind trees presenting an intimidating picture. Our house teemed with relatives from Andhra and my job was to take them to Charminar, High Court, Public Gardens (it had a zoo attached) and the Salar Jung Museum, now relocated on the banks of the Musi.
We had every year Urs, a mini-numaish where small time traders spread their wares on either side of the road stretch between the station and Kacheguda chowrasta. On display were toys, hairpins, clips, lanterns, kitchenware and a variety of fancy goods. Happy faces glowed in lantern light as they scanned the items. The show presented a dazzling nightly spectacle.
We, former Bezwadians, sadly missed idli-karapodi, upma, and dosas. Udupi-type hotels were few and far between, but the quality of food was very poor. Ambis Cafe, opposite Nampally station, was one of the oldest which had survived till the turn of the century.
Rickshaws, bicycles, pets and radio sets were required to have license. Radio licenses were renewed in post offices while Hyderabad Municipal Corporation issued them to cycle and rickshaw owners. This system continued till the early 70s. Kandil points existed all over the city where cyclists refilled their ‘kandils’ with kerosene.
Hyderabad had dual currency system – the British Rupee, also called BG or kaldaar, and the Nizam’s, known as Osmania sikka or haali. We reserved BG for use outside the Nizam’s dominions.
Government offices closed on Friday and the administration was generally free of corruption. It was said you could get your things done by buttering the man with a mere chai and zardawala paan.
The ruling and the majority communities lived in harmony, the Razakar atrocities being treated as an aberration. Father’s best friends included a number of Urdu-speaking officials and non-officials. At the height of Razakar movement, these people posted a sentinel at our place with an assurance ‘You have nothing to fear, Rao saab, as long as we are around.’ Mother would often recall how as a child of four I had nearly endangered our lives. Sword wielding razakars roamed the place at night raising slogans. My mother watched the scene through the gaps in the window when, it seemed, I cried ‘amma em choosthunnavu?’ Her blood froze in panic.
I could go on and on about the city I was born and grew up in. Once a Hyderabadi, always a Hyderabadi. That is its enchanting spell.
HYDERABAD: In a sad and shocking case, health workers in Hyderabad performed the funeral of a 74-year-old Khaja Hameeduddin, who became the first person in Telangana to die of the deadly coronavirus.
Soon after his death, blood samples were collected. He was tested positive with COVID-19 and his grieving family has been under quarantine at their resident in Khairiatabad.
Because of this, no family members was able to attend the funeral of their loved one and the mortal remains was laid to rest in the presence of health workers.
According to a media reports, the man was buried on March 28.
There is empathy, but it’s very complicated
According to the guidelines for the 21-day nationwide lockdown, not more than 20 persons are allowed to gather at a funeral or congregation.
In the video filming the funeral, one can see the attendees remained away from the burial site where the deceased was finally laid to rest.
The health workers took necessary protective measures before and after the burial so as to reduced the potential transmission of the virus after the patient’s death.
Looking at the current stats, Telangana Health Minister Etela Rajendra said that 53 positive coronavirus cases were reported in the state.
The highly contagious virus has infected more than 1,000 people and killed 29 across the country.
Hyderabad: It has been eight days since lockdown was imposed. The hard time began for the public since then, especially the daily wage workers and the homeless.
Their miseries are alarmingly rising since then.
“The white ration card holders would be given 12 kg of rice and Rs.1500,” said chief minister KCR as the lockdown began on March 23.
This announcement sounded to be a relief to all those who could claim it. But it is relief only belief, not reality.
A survey by siasat.com revealed that none of the ration shops are functioning.
The people in front of the closed doors of the shops are saying, “Sahab, humlog pichle sath din se intezaar karre, humlog roz kam ko jate aur ate ate sauda late aur udhar mangne gae bhi tu koi bhi nahi dere.” Stated women in Kishan Bagh, a locality in the Old City.
This roughly meant that they are waiting for the ration shops to open. Also, they do not have grains and the money to buy them.
Ration shop dealers said that the grains promised by the government have not been delivered yet. They also said they have no idea when the rice, wheat and other grains would be delivered.
The shops have replaced the biometric system with the tokens.
“I have six children and I am the only income-earning person in the family. I have received no money or help from any quarter for the past seven days moreover. My auto-rickshaw has been seized by the police and I cannot pay the penalty, said an auto driver in Azampura.
“My child is sick and his hospital expenses are very high. Moreover, this lockdown has made it very difficult for me to run the affairs. The house where I was working has removed me from service. Now I am jobless and in mounting debts,” stated Sri Laxmi.
“Aise hi ration ke intezaar mai marjate humlog. Wo virus nahi, bhuk mar deti humlog ko (We would die waiting for ration and hunger, not be the virus),” said a 60-year-old woman, who lived with her 4 little grandchildren. Her son and daughter-in-law have passed away recently in Shaikpet Nala.
However, people may opt for online Nikah taking cue from the Bihar and UP couples who chose to take the tech route for long-distance marriage via video-conferencing
Hyderabad: Almost all Muslim weddings scheduled during the next one month have been postponed, due to the 21-day complete lockdown getting stricter. Thousands of marriages were to be solemnized during the lunar month of Sha’ban and Christian month of April. But almost all have been postponed.
According to Qazi Habeeb Ahmed bin Salam Al’ataas, who solemnizes Nikah in and around Chandrayangutta, people are making him phone calls informing him about the postponement of marriages. Due to uncertainty, new dates are not being fixed right now.
A businessman from Alijah Kotla Shabbir Ahmed told that his brother’s marriage was scheduled in the second week of April. “Luckily we had not distributed invitation cards yet. We will fix a new date.” He said.
Mohammed Irfan who runs catering business revealed that several people have postponed marriages till Ramadan.
Because of the lockdown imposed to fight Coronavirus, traditional wedding ceremonies seem impossible as of now. However, people may opt for online Nikah taking a cue from the Bihar and UP couples who chose to take the tech route for long-distance marriage via video-conferencing.
Online Nikah
Sadiya Nasreen and Danish Raza were scheduled to have their Nikah (Muslim wedding vows) solemnised on March 23.
All arrangements for the wedding were made, including the booking of the community hall where the wedding function was scheduled to take place.
But just before their Big Day, the government announced measures to curb the spread of Covid-19. Travels were restricted, flights and trains suspended- making it difficult for the guests to get together for the wedding.
Invitation cards for the Nikah had already been sent out. Hence, the families decided to go ahead- via video conference on Monday.
They sat in front of computer screens and Qazi solemnised their wedding and their kin congratulated each other.
The bride and groom were seen sitting in their wedding dresses along with their family members, at their homes in Bihar and UP.
As reported by TOI, three such ‘Nikahs’ in the state this week. Besides Sadiya, two sisters Nagma and Rahat Parveen of Begusarai also chose to exchange their wedding vows through an online ceremony in the presence of a small group of family members and relatives.
Taking inspiration from Sadiya’s video-conferencing wedding, Naghma and Rahat had married in a similar online ceremony at their home in Begusarai’s Choti Baliya village on March 25 evening.
Hyderabad: As a result of taking precautions for granted, three residents in a 35 flat, five-story building of Dabeerpura tested positive for COVID-19.
Though the medical team, GHMC officials and police have been visiting the apartment building asking people to maintain social distancing. Yet many residents are taking such important instructions lightly. The lanes of the Dabeerpura bustle with activity with people from 6 am early in the morning till 6 pm.
Moreover, the GHMC officials informed the locals that mobile Rythu Bazars will be visiting their home to provide vegetables and even rations. Despite these conveniences being bought to these people, Dabeerpura residents were out and about on the streets.
When the medical the team came to know that five Coronavirus suspected cases were reported in Sultanpura area of Dabeerpura, those afflicted were immediately moved to the Gandhi Hospital.
The GHMC and medical team alerted the other residents to put themselves under ‘Home Quarantine’.
Later it was learnt that among five suspects from the same family, three were detected positive for COVID-19 and two were reported negative. They too were asked to be ‘Home Quarantined.’
Surprisingly, it has been observed that no health precautions are being followed by any of the apartment’s residents and neighbours. In fact, when a siasat.com reporter visited the area to enquire about the case, he saw that the residents are roaming on the streets and in the lanes of the area where the first three positive cases were found in the Old City.
Upon receiving this information on Sunday, a medical team and the police reached the same area saw that there is a suspect within 100 meters of the apartment.
The medical team stamping ‘Home Quarantine’ to a another state returnee at Dabeerpura on Sunday. Photo: Mohammed Hussain
Then the nodal officers asked the person about his travel histor. It was revealed that he had come from Rajasthan but didn’t have any of the COVID-19 symptoms. Due to his recent return from another state, he was directed to be ‘Home Quarantined’ for 14 days. The medical team left a stamp on his left hand that read ‘Self-Quarantine.’
When approached, the medical officer of Urban Primary Health Care (UPHC) mentioned that amongst five suspects, two were negative and were directed to not leave their homes. The remaining three were shifted to the Gandhi Hospital. We have been creating public awareness in the area to maintain social distancing and remain at home.
Even on Monday, a large number of footfalls were seen. A 74-year-old Khaja Hameeduddin was the first Telangana resident to succumb to the death via COVID-19. Day by day, the toll is increasing in the state.
“The Muslim community should heed these calls for social distancing, take all the necessary precautions and follow the instructions given by the Telangana Government,” said Hafez Ahsan Bin Mohammed Al-Hamoomi, Khateeb of the Shahi Masjid.
Hyderabad: The leading stars of Telugu Cinema have come together to create awareness about the deadly effects of coronavirus and ask people to remain indoors.
The mega stars include Chiranjeevi, Nagarjuna Akkineni, Sai Dharam Tej and Varun Tej Konidela. They have come out with a short music video. Music director Koti has teamed up with them and recorded a video on coronavirus. The video has gone viral.
Meanwhile, actress like Katrina Kaif and Deepika Padukone have also shared videos showing how their quarantine life is all turned out to be about washing utensils, cooking and house cleaning.
Contributing his share to the awareness campaign, bhai Salman Khan has focused his work how public is being negligent and how it would affect public health. In his video he speaks about the importance of social distancing in these troubled times and staying home.
Hyderabad: Animal Husbandry Minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav today said the prices and sale of mutton, chicken and fish will be streamlined in a few days. There was a shortage in supply of
these items due to corona crisis and lockdown effect. As a result, the traders involved in selling them at high prices.
The minister chaired a high-level meeting on the non-vegetarian items being sold on high prices as there was more consumption of mutton, fish and chicken in the city. He instructed the officials concerned to check the sale of mutton, chicken and fish at higher prices. He said as Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao had announced to help farmers and other communities to get all help, the traders were warned of severe action for selling mutton and chicken at high prices. The free fish seed was distributed to villagers and the yield was likely to come in seven to 10 days.
The department officials were instructed to ensure that non-vegetarian food items are sold at normal prices. As per KCR directions, the officials were striving to ensure availability of mutton, chicken and fish.
Hyderabad: The Directorate of Government Examinations on Monday postponed all the SSC Public Examinations scheduled to be held from March 31 to April 6 due to the lockdown extended till April 14 as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Earlier, as per the directions of the High Court, the SSC Public Examinations that were to be held from March 23 to 30 were postponed.
Director of Government Examinations A Satyanarayana Reddy said the rescheduled dates of SSC Public Exams and other exams would be intimated later.
Hyderabad: The non availability of liquor in the market due to the ongoing lock down in the city is causing so many problems including mental problems to regular boozers. The boozers are behaving in a strange manner due to the non consumption of liquor. Some have even tried to commit suicide in the state. According to a figure five people have attempted to commit the suicide in the state so far. On the other hand, the city based mental hospital is receiving more number of cases related to people suffering from mentally due to lack of alcohol.
The superintendent of Erragadda mental hospital Dr. Uma Shankar has said that they had received 100 cases of people suffering from the mental ailments due to lack of alcohol in the market on Monday alone. He said that the cases had gone up at their hospital since the last four days. He said that some patients were causing injuries to self as they could not the liquor in the City.
Hyderabad: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) President & Nalgonda MP N. Uttam Kumar Reddy appealed the Congress workers all across the State to help those affected due to lockdown in view of ongoing lockdown to prevent the spread of Corona virus.
Speaking to media persons after participating in food and vegetable distribution programme conducted by Congress leaders in Gudimalkapur, Tolichowki and other areas on Monday, Uttam Kumar Reddy said that many Congress leaders and workers were actively taking part in relief programmes by providing food, vegetables and other essential items among the needy persons. He appealed all the leaders and workers to identify the affected persons and extend all necessary help individually and collectively.
Uttam Kumar Reddy also announced that the Congress party would set up a Control Room at party headquarters Gandhi Bhavan to monitor the relief operations being carried out across the State. However, he instructed the party workers to take all precautions while distributing food and other items. He said social distancing and hygiene should be maintained all the time.
The TPCC Chief demanded that the State Government to supply promised free rice and financial assistance on immediate basis. He slammed the government for not extending any help to the poor even after one week of lockdown. He said lakhs of daily wage earners, migrant workers and other poorer sections have lost their livelihood due to lockdown and the authorities were yet to come to their rescue.
Reddy also urged the government to take immediate measures to control the sudden increase in prices of essential commodities. He said stern action should be taken against those selling essential commodities at exorbitant prices. He said measures should be taken to curb hoarding and black marketing of all products, especially under current emergency situation.
He urged the people to stay indoors and do not come out except for emergencies. He said any negligence or violation of lockdown rules might result in a big catastrophe. Therefore, he said everyone must practice the principles of social distance. They must wash their hands with soaps regularly and use santizers and masks whenever required.
Earlier, Uttam participated in distribution of essential commodities organised by Congress leader Feroz Khan in Vambay Colony, Navodaya Colony and Gudimalkapur areas in Nampally constituency. He was accompanied with TPCC Minorities Department Chairman Shaik Abdullah Sohail, TPCC Spokesperson Syed Nizamuddin and other leaders.
Later, he visited Tolichowki to check the preparations for distribution of food and vegetables being arranged by Hyderabad Minorities Department.
Hyderabad: The lockdown and curfew in Hyderabad have resulted in a number of citizens being not allowed to venture outside their homes for the essential services. In some cases, they have been beaten up by the police for simply doing something that the government explicitly granted permission for.
In the video below, Habeeb Nagar police officers are not allowing the citizens to avail the essential services despite the state government announcing that it is permissible for people to commute outside their homes for essential services like purchasing groceries and visiting the hospital from 6 am to 6 pm.
Habeeb Nagar police in action at Mallepally on Monday.
Many have said that police officers stopped them, fined them and towed as well as impounded their vehicles in spite of a legitimate explanation regarding why they were out.
A boy who was out purchasing vegetables was halted by the cops and questioned by them. After questioning him, he was pushed into the police patrolling car and was taken to the Habeeb Nagar Police Station.
This has lead to many complaints as to whether law enforcement officials understand what constitutes essential services. That too, despite the government’s explicit instructions as to which services people can step out of their homes for.
Hyderabad: Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) sanitized Khairtabad. Eight teams were formed for spraying of disinfections and screening of the citizens.
On the Twitter handle, Mayor of Hyderabad, Bonthu Rammohan wrote, “in view of a death due to Corona, deployed 8 dedicated teams for spraying disinfectants and screening of citizens in Khairatabad area. Inspected along with MLA @DNRTRS , @pvijayareddy1 @ZC_Khairatabad , DC and others. We are taking every possible care. Please stay home. @KTRTRS”.
in view of a death due to Corona, deployed 8 dedicated teams for spraying disinfectants and screening of citizens in Khairatabad area. Inspected along with MLA @DNRTRS, @pvijayareddy1@ZC_Khairatabad, DC and others. We are taking every possible care. Please stay home. @KTRTRS. pic.twitter.com/Pr5cJfmzo9
Hyderabad: The country’s total corona-affected patient count, including those who have been cured, has crossed 1000 in India.
People are more curious to know whether flu vaccine have an effect on the COVID-29?
Dr. P Vinay Kumar, a
surgical Gastroenterologist and Laproscopic Surgeon said:
Corona is a new virus which modifies itself, brought in change itself and in its properties. There is no concrete knowledge about this virus.
Dr. P Vinay Kumar
“There is no a specific
vaccine or treatment for COVID-19,” he added.
Continuing further he said, experiments are going on for vaccination and it may take approximately 1 year to develop the drug for this COVID-19.
Dr. Vinay said that although the influenza vaccine does not have any effect against the virus, it can be beneficial to take and there is no harm in taking the influenza vaccine.
