State done reasonably well in controlling pandemic, says official
The Hindu
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Andhra Pradesh has done reasonably well in controlling the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic through testing, treatment and creating awareness among the common people on the importance of adhering to COVID-19 protocols to check the spread of the virus, Principal Secretary, Health, Medical and Family Welfare, Muddada Ravi Chandra, has said.
In his opening remarks at a webinar on the “100th Continuing Medical Education (CME): Update on COVID-19”, organised by the Andhra Medical College(AMC) on Sunday evening, he said: “We crossed three crore tests, vaccinated 93% of the 5 crore people in the State with at least one dose and about 63% with both doses, which was among the highest in India. On the treatment side, 24,000 oxygen concentrators and 28,000 oxygen cylinders were available.”
In 2011, the Karnataka government announced that five botanical gardens will be developed on the lines of the Lalbagh Botanical Garden in Bengaluru across the State. But according to the latest developments, there will only be four such gardens as the Horticulture Department is most likely to drop the project that was supposed to come up in Chikkaballapura district.