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No HMPV cases, AP ready to fight virus
The New Indian Express Anantapur
|January 08, 2025
IN response to rising concerns about the spread of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) after the detection of a few cases in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat, the State government has geared up to fight the virus.
Though no HMPV cases have been reported in the State, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu convened a review meeting with officials of the Health, Medical and Family Welfare Department on Monday. He directed them to raise public awareness, and ensure preparedness for any eventuality.
Following the Chief Minister's directive, Health Minister Y Satya Kumar Yadav and Special Chief Secretary MT Krishna Babu have stepped efforts to combat HMPV. Health authorities have been instructed to procure symptomatic drugs, oxygen concentrators and oxygen cylinders as part of readiness measures.
This story is from the January 08, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Anantapur.
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