Telangana Government is worried about the increasing cases of the Novel Coronavirus or COVID-19.
Ensuring the safety of the citizens of Telangana and the COVID- 19 patients, the officials concerned to control the spread of the virus asked people to stay indoors if necessary.
Due to the lack of the quarantine beds, medical staff and increasing number of cases, patients with mild symptoms of the Novel Coronavirus were asked to stay under home quarantine.
The situation is said to be worst for people residing in Hyderabad, one of the containment zones with highest number of the Novel Coronavirus infection.
There are over 12,000 Covid-19 positive patients across the State who are either under home isolation or quarantine during the ongoing pandemic.
More than 80 % of these positive cases are from areas under GHMC, Rangareddy and Medchal districts.
Health care workers concerned of the situation said, “After 17 days, the viral load decreases and such persons carry no risk of infecting others in the community. However, we have come across numerous instances where positive persons hesitate to share their status in the colony or apartment and keep mingling with the community.”
In addition, people with symptoms of cold, cough, loss of taste, smell and other typical symptoms of COVID-19 are strictly asked to stay indoors and take care assuming it to be Coronavirus, until they undergo a test.
Dr. G. Srinivasa Rao, the Director of Public Health in Telangana, said, “It is the responsibility of individuals to get tested if they have cough, sore throat running nose, fever, breathing difficulty, body pains, headache etc. We are providing free of cost testing facility at nearest primary health centres. Nobody should venture out without wearing masks.”
Meanwhile, Telangana reported a total of 42,496 cases of the Novel Coronavirus, of the total 13,388 are active cases, 28,705 cases are recovered/discharged and 403 are deceased.
