With reports of boom in Chennai COVID-19 In cases, the Tamil Nadu government in collaboration with the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has revised its strategies and ramped up facilities to tackle the spread of the infection.
The GCC said that the Chennai Trade Center at Nandambakkam will be converted into a COVID care center with over 900 beds. On Tuesday night, Chief Minister MK Stalin along with GCC commissioner Gagandeep Singh Bedi and other officials inspected the facility.
The facility will have 11 kg of oxygen storage, and 504 of the 904 beds will be oxygenated.
Tamil Nadu reported 2,731 cases on Tuesday, taking its tally to 27,55,587. Nine more people succumbed to the infection, taking the death toll to 36,805.
five districts responsible for the majority of new cases, The fastest growth was reported from Chennai (1,489), followed by Chengalpet (290), Tiruvallur (147), Coimbatore (120) and Vellore (105).
Bedi said that the number of cases of Kovid-19 is increasing in the city. omicron Type. He said that in all commercial establishments, hostels, banks, restaurants, government and private offices and other places where there is crowd, samples should be collected for testing once in 15 days. Bedi also appealed to the public to wear face masks and follow the COVID-19 protocol.
“The number of cases is increasing rapidly. The Greater Chennai Corporation has taken this very seriously, and we are actively trying to anticipate what additional infrastructure will be required. The corporation has four or five strategies. We have installed home triaging system. People should not compromise on wearing masks. They should also go for vaccinations,” Bedi said.
Meanwhile, State Health Minister Ma Subramaniam said on Tuesday that screening centers with counseling services for COVID patients has been set up In 22 locations across Chennai. “At present there are sixteen screening centers running. A medical team has been appointed in each centre, which will counsel those who reach out to them through telephone,” he said.
The Covid care centers in the city have been informed to increase their bed capacity, the minister said, adding that two enforcement teams for each zone would strictly punish violators of the pandemic norms. Twenty more car ambulances will also be made available to transport COVID patients.
Earlier, the Chennai Corporation had engaged 1,000 volunteers to provide food and medicines to those under home quarantine, would set up telecounseling centers and increase the daily testing from 25,000 to 30,000.
“For each ward, there will be five volunteers. So there will be a total of 1,000 volunteers for 200 wards. Apart from providing services at their doorstep, they will also keep a watch on the violation of Covid-19 norms,” Subramanian said on Sunday after taking stock of the Omicron situation.
Latest Total Cases coronavirus The reported cases in the state are 121, out of which 20 are active, 98 people have been discharged in the last 24 hours.
With inputs from PTI
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