Chennai: There is no stopping coronavirus cases despite best efforts put by all stakeholders, from the government to the public. Today, six more fresh cases of Covid-19 were reported in Tamilnadu, taking the count to 35. Two each from Chennai, Madurai and Erode were found affected by the pandemic.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Tamilnadu Chief Minister Edppadi K Palaniswami over the phone this morning and assessed the present situation of coronavirus prevention in the State.
During the conversation, Palaniswami explained the various measures taken by the State government to prevent the spreading of the virus. Modi asked Palaniswami to implement the lockdown vigorously. He also asked to ensure that people stay in quarantine and that all the essentials are made available without any hindrance. Palaniswami said that all these are being done effectively in the State.
Around noon, Palaniswami chaired a high level meeting with Health Minister Dr C Vijayabaskar and other top officials, and discussed measures to check the spread of virus.
“Till now 1,039 samples have been taken from the passengers. The samples of 962 passengers are processed of which 933 samples are negative, 29 samples are positive for COVID-19 infection and 77 samples are under process,” an update from the Health Department said.
Meanwhile, the government has asked private hospitals to keep isolation wards ready, to handle any situation. Health Minister C Vijayabaskar however said community spread has not started in Tamilnadu.