Telangana government hit back hard at the Centre and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alleging that the party was resorting to filthy politics in the name of coronavirus. He sought to know from the BJP leaders and the Centre as to why a testing machine ordered by Telangana was directed to other States. He mentioned that the Centre had given only ₹214 crore for fighting coronavirus. The Minister reminded the BJP leaders of the mistake committed by their government at the Centre by diverting COBAS 8800 machine having capacity of conducting 3,500 to 4,000 tests a day, first ordered by Telangana, to Kolkata. He also asked the officials to identify the symptoms of coronavirus at primary health centre level itself and get the tests done and ensure health services 24×7 in all secondary and tertiary care hospitals.

Source: The Hindu June 22, 2020 16:51 UTC