#COVID19 curve in #AndhraPradesh is showing flattening tendency. There are more recoveries than the no. of active cases. The active cases graph is also downwards. Our #containment strategy is working. We will continue the same: Spl CS (health) KS Jawahar Reddy

New challenge now is the influx of migrant workers, foreign returnees, pilgrims, students etc. It is expected and not state-specific. All states facing same. We are testing everybody coming from high-incidence states MH, RJ, GJ: Spl CS (health) KS Jawahar Reddy

Abt 930 migrant workers from Kalyan of Maharashtra have come to #AndhraPradesh. We have quarantined those who tested +ve (37 of them from Kunrool). Expecting +ve cases in Anantapur also cos they belong to the same group: Spl CS (health) KS Jawahar Reddy

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#KoyambeduMarket returnees in Chittoor and Nellore districts are testing #COVID19 +ve. So far 30 such cases emerged: Spl CS (health) KS Jawahar Reddy

Btw 9 am Mon and 9 am Tues, we tested a record 10,730 samples -- highest in a day so far. #COVID19 positivity rate in #AndhraPradesh as of today is 1.07, while national avg is 4.02. Recovery rate: 51.49% and national avg is 32%: Spl CS (health) KS Jawahar Reddy

#COVID19 tests per mn in #AndhraPradesh: 3593 -- highest among all states. TN and RJ aft AP. AP has done more no. of tests per mn than 13 other countries in the world: : Spl CS (health) KS Jawahar Reddy

In terms of absolute no. of #COVID19 tests, #AndhraPradesh has done more tests than 27 other countries in the world. Indonesia as of May 10 did 1.13 lakh tests, AP as of May 11 did 1.91 lakh, Thailand did 97k n Qatar did 1.27 lakh, Bulgaria- 57K : Spl CS (health) KS Jawahar Reddy

Our #COVID19 testing focus now will be to test high-risk category cases (60+ age grp). Also, 50+ age grp with comorbidities. Early detection would bring down the mortality rate. These are our primary focus now: Spl CS (health) KS Jawahar Reddy #AndhraPradesh

Started collecting plasma frm recovered patients in 2 hosps. Ethical committee also cleared it. It is only for emergency cases. Collected plasma from 3 ppl in SVIMS today. Tmrw also it'll be collected. Kurnool GGH will also collect plasma: Spl CS (health) KS Jawahar Reddy

@mangalAiimsAP got in-principle approval for plasma therapy clinical trials. AIIMS will have to tie-up with a local hosp to do it. It is in process: Spl CS (health) KS Jawahar Reddy

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PM @narendramodi yes'day asked states to prepare exit policy. We constituted 6 committees for the same today. committees for industries, shops, agri/horti/rural dev, govt/pvt offices, public transport n construction activity: Spl CS (health) KS Jawahar Reddy

Asked these 6 committees to submit a report by tomorrow evening. GOI asked all the states to send these draft plans before May 15. We will send the reports after CM @ysjagan's approval: Spl CS (health) KS Jawahar Reddy

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#COVID19 testing will continue till the time a vaccine is found: Spl CS (health) KS Jawahar Reddy

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VRDL labs (at pvt hosps) in Vizianagaram and West Godavari districts may be ready in 1 week. Civil works done and equip installed. Will apply for @ICMRDELHI permission now. Expect to have the labs up and running in a week: Spl CS (health) KS Jawahar Reddy
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#COVID19 cases will increase due to interstate movement. But, we should not be worried about the no. of +ves. Our efforts now should be to test and treat high-risk +ve cases so that mortality rate wouldn't go up: Spl CS (health) KS Jawahar Reddy

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