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The Hindu
The Hindu
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Special Correspondent

More than 1 lakh COVID-19 tests done in Telangana daily, says Chief Secretary

People wait in a queue to register their names at a free COVID-19 testing facility in Hyderabad’s Kondapur Area Hospital on January 21, 2022. (Source: The Hindu)

Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar on Friday informed that more than one lakh COVID tests were being done daily and one crore medical kits are available with the government to tackle the Omicron-induced third wave of the pandemic in Telangana.

The government has also made available more than 56,000 beds, both in public and private hospitals, equipped with oxygen facilities. He appealed to people to participate in the household fever survey taken up to identify COVID patients and provide necessary medicare.

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