Minister Gundu Rao Urges People to Wear Face Masks in Crowded Places: Read to Know

Health and Family Welfare Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao has asked people not to panic due to the gradual rise in the number of cases of the less severe variant of COVID-19. The minister has advised people to wear masks when they are in crowded places.

The State government is procuring PPE kits, masks, and other necessary materials for the government health care staff. Presently a target has been set to do 5,000 tests per day. Decisions on giving a third dose of vaccine and other changes in COVID-19 control measures will be taken in consultation with the technical advisory committee. Action is being taken to ensure all ventilators in the government hospitals are in working condition, he said.

Deputy Commissioner M.P. Mullai Muhilan said all the private medical hospitals and medical colleges have their own testing kits.