Vijayawada, June 28 :Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy has described as baseless reports published by a section of media and said that they were written with jealousy, as the State is being applauded for effectively controlling Covid-19.

During a review meeting on Covid here on Monday, the Chief Minister said that the stories were written in such a way to create panic among the people and stated that legal action must be taken on the two media houses. He said that a publication had highlighted that patients died due to lack of oxygen in Ashram Hospital, but in reality medical oxygen is abundant in the state.

“The articles are completely baseless, written with a mischievous mind-set, without any humanity. The people would have believed it if this was written during peak situations, but now the cases are declining, registering an average positivity rate of less than five per cent. In the current scenario, over 70 per cent oxygen beds and ventilators are available in the state”, the Chief Minister made it clear.

Officials informed the Chief Minister that legal action would be taken against the two media houses for defaming the government. The officials apprised him that 750 tonnes of medical oxygen was used when Covid was at its peak and now the daily usage has come down to just 180 tonnes.

The Chief Minister said that the state had a good reputation in dealing with Covid, by successfully controlling it, which was possible only because of the efforts put by all the officers and staff by working together relentlessly. Starting from the village level to State level, it was made possible by the ANM, volunteers, collectors, district and zonal officers, and medical staff.(UNI)