Telangana Chief Minister KCR courts the image of a tough taskmaster who brooks no dissent or incompetence. But Telangana clearly seems to be struggling with the COVID pandemic. He announced a Covid-19 lockdown two days before the central government, on 22 March. He described the move as being in “sarvajana hitam (public interest)”. Telangana had […]
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Despite Govt Earmarking ‘Graveyard Spaces For Covid Victims’, Stigma Remains In Hyderabad
A combination of stigma and fear has meant that this secluded graveyard, devoid of even a proper boundary wall, has ended up being the final resting place of a number of Covid-19 victims in Hyderabad and other parts of Telangana. The Faqeer Mullah Kabristan in Balapur, a Hyderabad suburb, has so far been the final […]
Telangana CM Office Sealed After Tested Positive To A Staffer For Covid-19
According to reliable sources, the person who tested positive was working as personal secretary to a senior bureaucrat in the Chief Minister’s Office in Hyderabad. An entire floor has been sealed off and sanitisation measures are underway at the Hyderabad Metro Rail Bhavan in the city’s Rasoolpura area after a staff member working in the […]
How Covid Pandemic Affected India’s Overcrowded Prisons?
Three remand prisoners in Kerala’s sub-jails tested positive for coronavirus. Their test results have jolted the state’s law enforcement machinery, which has shut down three police stations, sent 150 persons into quarantine, and is now scrambling to test new entrants to its correctional centers. A state government that was otherwise successful in tackling the pandemic, […]
Many Tolichowki Colonies Are Ready To ‘Protest With Arms’ Against ‘Official Apathy’ In Hyderabad
Residents of the various colonies in Tolichowki and Shaikpet have decided to wage a campaign against the official apathy towards resolving civic issues. According to residents, they have been facing a lot of problems like mosquito menace even during the peak of summer. They cited Balkapur nala as the breeding ground for the mosquitoes. Mahatma […]
Telangana Stares Level-3 #Covid Spread Wave From Return Of Migrants
Initially, it was foreign returnees, then came the second wave with the return of attendees of the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Delhi and now with the arrival of thousands of migrants, Telangana stares at the third wave of Covid-19 infections. With at least 35 migrants testing positive for Covid-19 during the last five days, the […]
Is #CoronaVirus ‘Community Transmission’ Started In Telugu States?
Despite the state governments evaluations and statements on deadly #CoronaVirus community transmission, the attack is already kicked off in Telugu States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. While Union health secretary Luv Agarwal has been saying every day that there was no community transmission of Covid-19 in the country, Telangana government’s bulletin too has bene saying […]
Why ‘Nurses’ In Hyderabad Given ‘Lowest Priority’ In #COVID Hospitals?
In Telangana government-run Gandhi Hospital, nurses who were asked to quarantine themselves for two weeks after treating Covid-19 patients have been provided accommodation in the same building that houses both infected patients as well as those displaying symptoms. Noting that the pandemic is seeing a “persisting and ever escalating spread” the United Nurses Association pointed […]
Why Govt ‘Pandemic Strategy’ Is Disaster Not Health Oriented?
Why is the Government of India so keenly escalating lockdown while not front-ending testing, mask availability, chemical and sanitizer availability, provisioning of beds and the availability of high-end equipment, ICU beds, and other such issues? What makes GOI strategy so different from that say of the US or many other countries? The key to understanding […]
‘Smart-Locking’ In Telangana Has Political Will, Resources For Shut Down To Combat ‘Coronavirus’ Spread
Currently, the cases and clusters in Telangana are simple spreaders which means an infected person with normal infectivity. But COVID 19 can also have a “super spreader”, which means an infected person with high infectivity who can infect hundreds in no time. Currently, Telangana has entered Stage 2 of the COVID 19 epidemic, but can […]