Chennai: Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Sunday apprised Prime Minister Narendra Modi of the steps being taken by the State government against the spread of Covid-19.
Modi called Palaniswami to discuss the preventive measures taken by the State to contain the spread of Covid-19 and also aspects related to treatment amid a continued surge in new infections in the State.
According to an official statement from the State government, the Chief Minister briefed the Prime Minister on the prevention measures, treatment procedure and facility for Covid positive patients while highlighting that the state was miles ahead of others on the front of testing.
Palaniswami informed Modi that an average of 48,000 samples were being tested for the infection daily, the highest in the country.