TS CS held a high level meeting with senior officials and reviewed the prevailing Covid situation in the state

As per the directions of the Honourable Chief Minister Sri K Chandrashekar Rao, Chief Secretary Sri Somesh Kumar IAS held   a  high level meeting with senior officials and reviewed the prevailing Covid situation in the state, particularly in view of the rapidly spreading Omicron variant cases in several  states of the country.

During the meeting it was noted that the number of cases of Omicron and Covid 19 are on the rise in other states of India and countries and therefore it was felt that it is important to exercise utmost precaution and adequate preventive measures have to be taken to prevent its further spread.

Therefore, government has issued a G.O to control the spread of Covid 19 strictly prohibiting rallies, public meetings and mass gatherings of all types including religious, political and cultural events.  The managements of public transport, shops, malls, establishments, offices etc have been instructed to ensure mandatory earring of masks , maintaining physical distance, frequent sanitization of premises, provision for hand hygiene and screening at entry points with IR thermometer/thermal scanners.

The managements of schools and educational institutions have been asked to ensure that all staff and students wear masks and follow Covid appropriate behavior.  The order of imposition of fine of Rs 1000 for not wearing of mask by people in public places will be strictly enforced.  All persons have been asked to adhere to Covid appropriate behavior. Senior citizens and persons with comorbidities are specifically advised to exercise precautions against Covid 19.

DGP Sri Mahender Reddy, Secretary Education Sri Sandeep Kumar Sulthania, Secretary Health and Family Welfare Sri Rizvi, Director Public Health Sri Srinivas Rao, OSD to CM Dr Gangadhar, MD TSMDC Sri Chandrashekar Reddy and DME Sri Ramesh Reddy attended the meeting.

-Press note