Rising cases forced govt. to announce curfew: Minister
The Hindu
While asking officials to strictly implement the restrictions put in place for day and night between April 21 and May 4, district in-charge Minister Kota Srinivas Poojary on Friday said that the spike
While asking officials to strictly implement the restrictions put in place for day and night between April 21 and May 4, district in-charge Minister Kota Srinivas Poojary on Friday said that the spike in the number of COVID-19 cases forced the State government to announce curfew during the period. During a meeting to review steps for prevention of the pandemic, Mr. Poojary said that people should avoid unnecessary movement and come out of their houses only if necessary. Stating that 4,816 beds are available for COVID-19 patients in 66 government and private hospitals, Mr. Poojary said that this included 3,035 general beds, 1,263 oxygen beds, 243 high pressure beds, 135 ICU beds and 140 ventilator ICU beds. He asked officials to ensure sufficient stock of oxygen and other medicine necessary for COVID-19 treatment.More Related News
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