Hyderabad: Schools and educational institutions in Telangana will remain closed from January 8 to January 16, the office of the minister’s chairman gets information on Monday.
“Telangana CM K Chandrashekar Rao has directed all educational institutions in the state to declare a vacation from January 8 to January 16,” CMO said.
This decision was taken at a meeting organized by the chairman of Minister K Chandrashekar Rao to review the situation of the pandemic considering the Covid-19 case rose sharply in Telangana.
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The minister’s chairman of the meeting directs the Minister of Health Harish Rao and medical officers to strengthen all types of infrastructure in government hospitals in the state and equip existing beds, oxygen beds, drugs and testing kits as required after the increase in Covid-19 case .
The minister’s chairman also told people not to panic about the Omicron Covid-19 variant and urged them to be constantly vigilant and take control steps.
He asked people to remain vigilant at work and use masks and obey the rules of Covid-19 issued by the government, CMO said.
Meanwhile, Telangana on Monday reported 482 new Covid-19 cases, thus taking the total calculation of infection in the country to 6.82,971.
The death toll in the state rose to 4,031 with another new fatality.