The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) Government opened a Wuhan virus or COVID-19 ward for children. The Telangana Minister for Transport Puvvada Ajay Kumar inaugurated the first COVID-19 ward Khammam, Telangana.
The ward was opened in a government hospital on the evening of the 26th of May. During the inauguration event, the TRS Minister said, the decision to open a dedicated children’s COVID-19 ward was in the wake of the possibility of the third wave of the Novel Coronavirus. The new ward has 40 beds for COVID-19 infected children and is the first such ward in the State.
Puvvada Ajay Kumar also appreciated the medical staff and doctors of the hospital and assured good health services in the State. In addition, the State Government led by K. Chandrashekar Rao, sanctioned more funds for agency villages, a medical college for Kothagudem district and gave permission to 18 private hospitals to provide treatment for Covid patients in Khammam. The Minister informed that 300 beds with oxygen facility, 35 ventilators, five HFC,10 CPAPs, 30 multi parameters, 10 cardiology units,10 nephrology units,13Kl liquid plants and a central oxygen facility was set up in the Khammam Government hospital.
District Collector R.V. Karnan, Mayor P. Neeraja, Zila Parishad Chairman L. Kamalraj, Member of the Legislative Council (MLC) B. Lakshmi Narayana, State Urban Development Administration (SUDA) Chairman B. Vijay Kumar, Deputy Mayor Fathima, District Medical and Health Officer Dr. Malathi, Khammam Government Superintendent Hospital Dr. Vekateswarlu, Revenue Mandal Officer (RMO) Dr. B. Srinivas Rao and others were present on the occasion.
