In one of its kind initiative in the country, the KCR gvernment on Saturday decided to provide corona test kits for the COVID-19 patients under home quarantine.<\/p>\n
A decision to this effect was taken at a high-level meeting headed by the health minister Eatala Rajender with the authorities of the health department<\/p>\n
The home isolation kit includes antibiotics, masks, sanitizers, Hydrochloroquine, paracetamol tablets will be delivered to Covid-19 patients at their residences. <\/p>\n
The kit will be home delivered along with a booklet that contains the measures to follow while under home isolation.<\/p>\n
Earlier, the Telangana government had set up a dedicated call centre to provide counselling and care instructions to Covid-19 patients, both asymptomatic\/ pre-symptomatic and isolation cases. <\/p>\n
The call centre is a 20-seater emergency care centre (1800 599 4455) working in three shifts with an enhanced capacity to handle up to 1,500 calls daily. The call centre will provide information about a balanced diet, precautions to be taken and offer timely advice and suggestions. <\/p>\n
The new meaures come in the wake of growing criticism from the Opposition parties against the government for its failure to handle the pandemic. <\/p>\n
Telangana Governor Dr Tamsai Soundarajan advised the government to unlock newer strategies to contain the spread of infections in the state which has witnessed an alarming rise in Covid-19 cases. <\/p>\n
Telangana has so far reported 30,946 Covid-19 cases including 331 deaths. Officials said 12,423 patients were undergoing treatment either in hospitals or at home. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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