Allot beds to COVID patients in three hours, Jagan tells Collectors
The Hindu
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Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has asked the District Collectors to ensure that beds are allotted to coronavirus patient within three hours of making a call. He said that the Collectors should be vigilant on the spurt in the infections, with a focus on the measures to check the spread of the virus. During the weekly meeting on the grievance redressal programme ‘Spandana’ on Tuesday, Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy said that the lockdown had dealt a blow on the lives of commoners and that the battle against the pandemic could be won with a concerted action plan. “Lockdown had dealt a blow on the people and the economy of the State, resulting in a loss of ₹20,000 crore to the exchequer. But, people in the State had suffered a loss of ₹80,000 crore,” said Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy, adding that vaccination was a sure way of combating the pandemic.
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