The Tamilnadu government is planning to upgrade the 3,000-bedded DD Medical College Hospital in Thiruvallur district into an Emergency Care centre with additional 1,000 beds for treating coronavirus patients, State Health Secretary Dr J Radhakrishnan said.
Day: September 23, 2020
Vande Bharat Mission consists of special repatriation flights operated by Indian carriers and chartered flights operated by both Indian and foreign carriers.
The Indian and Chinese Senior Commanders held the sixth round of Military Commander-Level Meeting.
In a key step which indicates that vaccines for Covid-19 might arrive soon, the Director of Public Health (DPH) and Preventive Medicine has instructed all Deputy Directors of Health Services to prepare a micro plan, at the level of health sub-centres (HSC), primary health centres (PHC) and districts, for carrying out vaccination against Covid-19 in the near future.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet via video conferencing the Chief Ministers of seven States including Tamilnadu, which are majorly contributing to the country’s Covid-19 caseload.
Adding 5,337 new Covid-19 cases to the caseload, Tamilnadu’s coronavirus infections crossed the 5.5 lakh mark on Tuesday evening and stood at 5,52,674. The death toll mounted to 8,947 with an addition of 76 more fatalities.