Hyderabad: Akbaruddin Owaisi pleads for extensive Covid tests

Hyderabad: Chandrayangutta MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi on Monday made a representation to Health Minister Eatala Rajender, seeking extensive Covid-19 testing in the city

"The State government had decided to conduct 50,000 Covid-19 tests in 24 Assembly Constituencies of GHMC, and in the last few days the number of cases has gone up substantially by 700 to 800 cases being reported every day. The cases are more in Charminar and Khairatabad Zones." Akbaruddin said.

He requested the Health Minister to make arrangements for the conduct of at least 20,000 tests in Hyderabad Parliament Constituency comprising seven assembly segments.

He also requested for conducting of 2,000 Covid -19 tests in Nampally assembly segment of Secunderabad Parliament constituency. The Health Minister responded positively to the suggestions put forth by the MLA.