Since reopening, the total count of the employees contracting the virus till July 9 was 91. Between July 10 and August 9, the case count shot up seven times to 743.
When Rao and his family moved back to KV Palli after lockdown, his daughters suggested that he take up farming and cultivate crops in the 2.5 acre land they own.
As part of the operation, mandatory screening is done for the rescued children to help determine if anyone of them needs to be tested.
When the local government hospital in Peddapalli informed the doctor about the situation, Dr Pendyala Sriram decided to step in to drive the tractor himself.
Police said oxygen cylinders were being sold to desperate COVID-19 patients under home quarantine in the city with a single equipment fetching as high as Rs 1 lakh price.
Hyderabad is a major hotspot for the state. More than 50% of the cases recorded in the state are from the city limits.
The family members of over 50 people who were being treated in the state’s Covid-exclusive hospital refused to take them back even after they were ready to be discharged. Despite repeated calls from the hospital management, there was no response.
State Education Minister A Suresh said the government took the decision to safeguard the students' health in view of the rapid spread of coronavirus in the state.
As one enters Suryapet in Telangana- Babu's hometown, barricades were set up to avoid crowding as hundreds were waiting to salute the hero for one last time.
About 400 random samples, which include 200 samples of devotees and rest from employees, will be collected every day.
With patients coming from across districts in Telangana and inadequate staff, the doctors at the Gandhi Hospital said they are struggling to handle the crisis.
Doctors had attended to the deceased after 12 hours at the Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad, despite him repeatedly complaining of breathing difficulty, alleged his brother, adding that by the time his kin was taken to the ICU, his condition had worsened.
The woman narrated her ordeal on social media and soon after her tweet went viral on May 21, the state government clarified that her husband died while under treatment on May 1.
In the last 24 hours, the state reported 99 fresh cases- of which 12 migrant workers also tested positive, taking the total tally of the state to 2,891.
The move comes on the heels of the central government’s nod to reopen religious institutions across the nation from June 8 as part of its relaxations in its Unlock 1.0 plan.
