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EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Vijayawada Noting that handloom was the ‘second- most dependent’ sector after agriculture AIMED at widening the market for han- in the state, APCO managing director BR dloom weavers, the Ambedkar, on Friday, said the society State Handloom Weavers Cooperative would adopt digital marketing strategies Society Ltd (APCO) has decided to use to sell handloom products to improve the social media platforms to promote the living standards of handloom weavers in handmade products. the State and to protect the sector. The society, which has already tied up “The aim of the campaign is to make with e-commerce giants such as Ama- everyone a partner and an associate of zon, is now adopting strategies to use Fa- the handloom society. All APCO gar- A road to railway station wears a deserted look on Friday, as the temple town is under partial lockdown | MADHAV K cebook, Twitter, YouTube, WhatsApp, ments will be available to the public on Instagram, Telegram and others ‘to in- all the e-commerce sites in the days to Overall recoveries cross three lakh stantly reach’ customers. come,” he added. 10,526 new cases emerge even as 8,463 patients were discharged from hospitals in a day

@ Vijayawada thousand cases in the 24 hours. EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE TRACKING STATE’S The least new infections of 414 COVID CURVE ANDHRA Pradesh on Friday went were reported from Krishna Total 10,526 35,41,321 past the mark of four lakh Cov- district. DISTRICT New cases Total cases New deaths deaths id-19 cases as over 10,000 were add- East Godavari, which account- New cases Total samples ed afresh for the third straight day. ed for 55,834 infections of the state Anantapur 833 38,596 5 310 tested The number of people cured of tally, continued to top the list of Chittoor 819 33,952 10 379 the infection increased to over overall cases; Kurnool (42,457), East Godavari 1,178 55,834 6 370 8,463 New three lakh with the discharge of Anantapur (38,596), Visakhapat- deaths another 8,463 patients from hospi- nam (34,205), West Godavari Guntur 801 34,035 4 359 Recoveries 81 tals, according to the latest bulle- (34,122), Guntur (34,035) and Chit- Kadapa 501 23,756 9 201 tin released by the State Com- toor (33,952) followed. While seven Krishna 414 15,380 5 269 11.40% Positivity rate mand Control Room. districts have reported over 30,000 Kurnool 757 42,457 6 361 Recovery rate The Covid toll rose to 3,714 with infections so far, Krishna district 75.25% Nellore 1,151 27528 8 257 81 people dying in the 24 hours has the least caseload (15,380). 0.92% Mortality rate ending Friday 9 am. Among the 81 casualties report- Prakasam 874 20,555 8 266 According to the bulletin, a total ed in the 24 hours, Chittoor ac- Srikakulam 764 21,714 5 229 of 61,331 samples, including 28,153 counted for 10; Kadapa nine; Nel- Visakhapatnam 896 34,206 6 274 through Rapid Antigen tests, were lore, Prakasam and West Godavari 3,714 66,317 tested in the same time period, eight each; East Godavari, Kur- Vizianagaram 552 18586 1 154 Total deaths Tests per mn taking the total number of tests nool and Visakhapatnam districts West Godavari 986 34,122 8 285 conducted to 35,41,321. six each; Anantapur, Krishna and Other States 0 2,461 0 0 Samples tested Two districts--East Godavari Srikakulam five each; Guntur Other countries 0 434 0 0 in 24 hours and Nellore--reported more than a four; and Vizianagaram one. 61,331 Permission revoked for 4 more care centres

EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Vijayawada “As per the rules, it is manda- tered allowed private hospitals to tory for each care centre to put on set up their Covid care centres, DISTRICT medical and health of- display the rates for per day treat- the doctor reiterated: “Only 50 per ficer (DM&HO) I Ramesh revoked ment on the premises. Also, none cent of beds at government gen- permission given to four more are allowed to charge `3,500 per eral hospital, Siddhartha medical Covid care centres in Vijayawada day as all patients there are either college and NIMRA are occupied on Friday, two days after licences asymptomatic or have mild symp- currently. The reason is lack of of five such institutions were toms. Along with these two, a few human resource. When we ap- cancelled. other minor were being flouted, proached the Indian Medical As- The care centres running from which is which permission to sociation seeking help in recruit- Indraprastha Hotel (taken on these four facilities were can- ment, they bluntly denied help. lease by Elite Advanced Covid-19 celled,” the DM&HO explained. They said the doctors weren’t Centre), Sai Madhavai Hospital at On why the district adminis- ready to work at government hos- Ramvarapadu, Anil Neuro and pitals. Also, when we conducted Trauma Centre at Chuttugunta walk-in interviews for 157 vacant and Sasi Paradise (taken on lease BANKS TO WORK IN REGULAR HOURS posts, a few came forward and, as by BN Sriram Hospital) at Bandar Krishna collector A Md Imtiaz on Friday directed all banks to resume working such, only 22 posts could be filled. Road have been asked to stop as per their regular timings from September 1. As as few employees and So we had to issue permission to treating coronavirus patients as bankers tested positive for the coronavirus, the banks were asked to operate private players because the coro- they were found to be flouting from 10 am to 2 pm respectively. “The coronavirus spread is reducing. navirus cases were surging rap- rules mentioned in the GO 77, Positivity rate in Krishna has decreased to four per cent in Krishna, whereas it idly in the district until sometime Ramesh said. is 10 per cent in the state,” said Imtiaz. ago.”