The rapid rise in CoronaVirus infections in Telangana especially in areas under Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), is quite frightening.
Telangana Health Minister, Eatala Rajender along with senior health officials made a visit to various hospitals of Hyderabad including Kamineni Hospital in LB Nagar, Owaisi Hospital and Research Centre in Santoshnagar, ESI Hospital in Nacharam, Mallareddy Medical College and Mamata Medical College to inspect the facilities and check out necessary availability of infrastructure so to make it a CoronaVirus treatment center.
There are 22 hospitals that are attached to private medical colleges in the State with a capacity of more than one thousand beds for coronavirus patients.
The health officials will provide all necessary safety equipment including PPE kits, N-95 masks, and drugs to the health care workers at these private hospitals.
Meanwhile, Health Minister Mr. Eatala, in a bid to motivate people to undergo tests, tweeted a list of centers where free tests are being conducted.
The list includes King Koti Hopspital, Fever Hospital in Nallakunta, Chest Hospital in Erragadda, Nature Cure Hospital in Ameerpet, Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital in Mehdipatnam, Ayurveda Hospital in Erragadda, Homeopathy Hospital in Ramanthapur, Nizamiya TB Hospital in Charminar, Area Hospital in Kondapur, Area Hospital in Vanasthalipuram and ESI Hospital in Nacharam.