Residents of Piduguralla in Andhra oppose COVID Care hospital in residential area

The people of Piduguralla in Andhra Pradesh's Guntur district gathered outside the Palnadu Hospital in opposition to its appointment as a COVID-19 dedicated hospital.

Prabhakar Rao, Circle Inspector, Piduguralla told that a huge number of people gathered outside the hospital on Wednesday evening saying they would not allow a COVID Care hospital to be set up in the residential area.

"We have dispersed the group as it is not safe in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic," he added.

As per data from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Andhra Pradesh has reported a total of 64,713 cases of COVID-19, including 31,763 active cases and 32,127 recoveries.

So far, 823 COVID-19 deaths have been reported from the state.

( With inputs from ANI )