Hyderabad: Telangana Government Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar explained the measures to contain the Covid- 19 in the state on Saturday to the Union teams. Interacting with the visiting IMCT on Saturday, he said that apart from containing the progression of the Covid- 19 infection in the state.

The State Government has taken all steps to procure PPEs and Ventilators, he said. Jal Sakthi Ministry Additional Secretary Arun Baroka is the team leader of the IMCT team, and the members are G. Chandrasekhar, Dr. Hema Latha. S.S. Thakur and Sekhar Chaturvedi visited the Covid- 19 hospital at Gachibowli stadium and Annapurna Meals Kitchen and later met the Chief Secretary at B.R.K.R. Bhavan.

All the departments were working as a team for Covid- 19 management, said C.S. He was also given a presentation on treatment, maintaining containment zone, quarantine centres, hospital preparedness, surveillance, testing, help lines, procurement of equipment, supply of rice to white ration card holders, relief measures to migrant workers and Annapurna centres and shelter homes. He said that the Chief Minister KCR had issued clear guidelines that saving lives of people was of paramount importance.

Even during the sale essential commodities, officials are ensuring social distancing is maintained, he said. Over 11 lakh vehicles were seized and violating cases booked told a senior officer to the central team. The team will tour Hyderabad for two more days and interact with DGP on Sunday. They appreciated the initiative taken by the Government to contain Covid-19.