HC expresses concern over COVID spread Updated: Updated: ‘Display mobile numbers of nodal officers in COVID hospitals’ Share Article ‘Display mobile numbers of nodal officers in COVID hospitals’ A Division Bench of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, headed by Chief Justice Arup Kumar Goswami and comprising Justice C. Praveen Kumar, directed the State government to make up the shortfalls in tackling COVID with the urgency it deserves, and suggested that the related Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petitions not be considered as adversarial actions. During a hearing on PILs filed by AP Civil Liberties Association and Guntur-based social activist Thota Suresh Babu on the COVID containment measures on Wednesday, the court expressed concern on the hardships being faced by COVID patients, particularly the alleged inaction against their exploitation by private hospitals, and inquired about the vaccination drive and other steps taken by the government to control the pandemic.