SCCL plans to vaccine all its staff, family members by July

A total of 12,308 positive cases reported in the Singareni areas so far and active cases are around 2,300

Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL) has taken up measures to contain the spread of novel coronavirus with tracing, testing and treatment by scaling up the medical facilities by allocating ₹ 71crore for the purpose. According to the company officials, the company has arranged 1,400 beds for COVID treatment in its hospitals and taken up vaccination of employees, retired employees, contract staff and their family members. As part of tracing and testing, over 1 lakh rapid antigen and TC-PCR tests were done in the Singareni areas after purchasing 1.27 lakh test kits with ₹ 3.16 crore. A total of 12,308 positive cases have been reported in the Singareni areas so far and the active cases now were around 2,300. The active cases were either in home isolation or in special wards set up for institutional isolation and some were undergoing treatment in the hospitals. The company has also tied up with several corporate hospitals in Hyderabad for the treatment of serious cases.