Hyderabad, March 13 -- Telangana government has sounded a high alert due to a spike in Covid-19 cases in neighbouring states, Maharashtra and Karnataka.

State Health Minister Eatala Rajender has asked officials to immediately increase testing.

During meetings and a teleconference with officials and hospital superintendents, he said that at least 50,000 samples should be tested every day and the policy of 'testing, tracing and treating' should be strictly followed.

The minister issued special instructions to district medical and health officers of Nizamabad, Kamareddy, Adilabad, Asifabad, Mancherial, Jayashankar Bhupalapally, and Jagtial districts bordering Maharashtra.

The Minister also urged citizens to follow the COVID-19 safety pro...