Chennai: Tamilnadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit chaired a meeting of officials in the Raj Bhavan on Wednesday to review the steps being taken to contain the spread of Covid-19 in the State.
Purohit, who chaired the high-level meeting, insisted that top officials make effective use of the services of ex- servicemen wherever possible to control the virus.
‘It is informed that approximately 7,000 ex-servicemen will be roped in to control the coronavirus pandemic,’ a Raj Bhavan release, quoting him, said.
After appreciating all those involved in containing the pandemic, the Governor instructed the government to maintain adequate stocks and supply of oxygen and life-saving medicines in all government and private hospitals and it should be monitored regularly by the Health Department, it stated.
He also instructed the government to devise a proper strategy and arrange special camps to vaccinate all people above 18 years. The Governor also asked them to enhance RT-PCR testing and to increase the number of beds for corona patients.