Vijayawada, May 26 : Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy said that the State had received 3,000 injections from the Centre and another 2,000 injections would be sent soon to treat Black Fungus patients.

The Chief Minister discussed with district Collectors and SPs on the Covid situation and a wide range of other issues during the Spandana video conference, here Today.

Interacting with the officials the Chief Minister said that the number of cases had been decreasing from the past few days, which is a good sign and congratulated the entire staff that is offering services in fighting against Covid-19.

“As on date, 23,69,164 people have been vaccinated with two doses, while 33,11,697 people have received single dose of vaccine”, the Chief Minister stated, adding that the vaccine production in the country is very low, where the entire country needs 172 crore doses and the State requires seven crore doses.

The Chief Minister said that the government is giving Remdesivir Injections to both Government and Private Hospitals, where almost 50,000 injections a week were being given to government hospitals, and about 60,000 were sent to private hospitals, ensuring no shortage. He said that strict action should be taken on those selling these medicines in black market, as it is a heinous crime to trade life-saving drugs.

The Chief Minister appreciated the officials for showing efficiency and progress in oxygen supply to the State, which was increased to over 600 tonnes from earlier supply of 330 tonnes. As of now the State had kept enough oxygen to last two days even during the cyclone.

Mr.Jagan Mohan Reddy said that the government had already imposed a curfew, permitting people to do their chores from 6am to 12 noon. He also directed officials to ensure strict curfew is imposed right after 12 noon. He urged people to take precautionary measures by wearing masks, staying indoors and maintaining social distance.

Ministers Alla Krishna Srinivas, Ministers Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy, Botsa Satyanarayana and DGP Goutam Sawang were among those who were present.(uni)