Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami, on Monday, held a meeting with senior government officials about the increase in COVID-19 infection in the state and the possible ways to contain its spread.
After the meeting, the Chief Minister’s office issued a statement that listed a few measures and requests from the government to the people of Tamil Nadu.
In the statement, the Chief Minister said that officials have been instructed to conduct RT-PCR tests on at least 90,000 samples per day in Tamil Nadu, and tighten the tracing and testing protocol if someone is tested positive for the coronavirus.
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The Chief Minister also urged all those who are eligible to get themselves vaccinated soon.
The government also said about 25-30 persons who were in contact with the infected person should be traced and tested.
The meeting also decided to declare streets/residential apartments as micro-containment zones, if three persons were infected with the coronavirus.
The other decisions were that a person should be admitted to a COVID Care Centre or in a hospital, based on the severity of the infection, levying penalties by officials of Health/Police/Revenue Departments or local bodies on those who do not follow the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), and all those who are eligible for Covid-19 vaccination to be vaccinated.
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It was also decided that all government and private hospitals must follow the government announced SOPs to reduce the mortality rate, while arrangements have been made to vaccinate all frontline workers employed in Health/Revenue/Police departments and local bodies.
The state government has also asked those who work in theatres, fruits and vegetable markets, and commercial complexes to get vaccinated.
People should wear masks while coming out of their homes, and maintain social distance, it stressed.
(With inputs from IANS)
