24/7 control centre set up for Covid-19
Etala says if situation warrants, top health department officials will stay put at the command control centre for as long as it is required
In what appears to be clear preparation for possible worsening of the situation with respect to potential increase in Covid-19 cases and controlling the spread of the disease in the state, the Telangana Government on Wednesday announced that it was setting up a
Covid-19 Command and Control Centre (C19CCC) that will work round-theclock.
The C19CCC will function from the Directorate of Medical Services office in Koti and will begin functioning from Thursday.
With the state already recording one positive
Covid-19 case, the government is learnt to be fearing the worst with respect to samples from two more patients – both described as “carrying heavy viral load” by Government of India on Wednesday – that were sent to the National Institute of Virology in Pune for confirmation tests. “The results of tests on these samples are expected on Thursday. The final results will be announced by Government of India,” Health Minister Etala Rajender told a news conference.
The awaited test results pertain to possible Covid-19 disease-carrying individuals, a woman housekeeping staff member of Apollo Hospital in Secunderabad, and the other a software company employee who recently returned from Italy.
Mr Rajendar said if the situation warrants, he, along with top Health Department officials will stay put at the
C19CCC for as long as required from where he and others will monitor the Covid-19 situation in the state, and coordinate with hospitals and officials from various departments on the field.