CM Jagan Mohan Reddy urges people to stay indoors amid COVID-19 spread

Amaravati: Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy held a review meeting here on Monday with the officials of Health and Police departments on the implementation of lockdown across the State.

He instructed the officials to implement the lockdown strictly and appealed to the public to remain indoors as a precautionary measure.

In the view of COVID-19 pandemic, the Chief Minister instructed the officials to strictly monitor the lockdown and permit only one person in each family to step out for essential commodities within 3km radius from their houses.

The Chief Minister appealed to the public to stay in their respective homes until the situation gets better. "Despite the need to stay indoors for controlling the spread of the virus, a few people are not following the instructions and taking the risk. Strict action will be taken against those who defy the rules."

He further stated that almost 1300 beds have been made available for treating the cases in isolation at VIMS Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Tirupati and Anantapur. Also, the district hospitals are going to be equipped with 100-150 beds for treating COVID-19 cases. In all these hospitals ventilator facilities are equipped and 200 more ventilators will be arranged in ICU's. In addition to these, 450 ventilators in private hospitals across the State are going to be utilised.

The Chief Minister also instructed the officials not to permit any transport from other states except those carrying the essential commodities. He further stressed the public to remain isolated in their homes as over 80 per cent of the cases get cured through home quarantine and only 13.8 per cent get admitted in hospitals.

Special Chief Secretary of Health department K Jawahar Reddy, Additional Chief Secretary to Chief Minister PV Ramesh, APMSIDC Chairman Chandrasekhar Reddy, DGP Goutam Sawang, and other officials were present at the review meeting.