Chennai’s daily count drops below 5,000
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May 24, 2021 23:57 IST
34,867 people test positive in the State and 404 die; Coimbatore sees a surge as cases surpass 4,000
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34,867 people test positive in the State and 404 die; Coimbatore sees a surge as cases surpass 4,000
Chennai’s daily COVID-19 case count dropped below the 5,000-mark after 25 days, with 4,985 people testing positive on Monday. A total of 34,867 people tested positive for COVID-19 in the State, even as 404 succumbed to the infection.
While cases dipped below 5,000 in Chennai, Coimbatore saw a rise in infections as its daily count surpassed 4,000 for the first time. As many as 4,277 people tested positive for the infection in the district.
Public stay indoors as intensified lockdown comes into force
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Vehicular movement was more towards Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital
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Tiruchi People, by and large, remained indoors on day one of the week-long intensified lockdown that came into force on Monday even as law enforcers seized several vehicles of those who had ventured out without any valid reason. Roads in the city wore a deserted look as teams of police personnel deployed at vantage points mounted vigil to enforce the intensified lockdown clamped to curb the spread of COVID-19.
In addition to deploying police personnel at the border check posts falling within the city limits, the city police had 50 vehicle check points where those venturing out were intercepted and questioned, said police sources. Some of the vehicle check points included Head Post Office junction, Mannarpuram and Kohinoor Theatre junction.
Two women die as car overturns
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Two women died after the car in which they were travelling met with an accident on the Tiruchi - Pudukottai national highway at Mathur on Sunday. Police identified the victims as A. Arokia Malarvizhi (36) and M. Leena Paul Iniko Mary (38) both from Kadukkakaadu village near Alangudi. The women were travelling in the car along with four others from Kadukkakaadu to Tiruchi to attend a wedding when the accident occurred.
Police sources said Aruldas (40), the husband of Arokia Malarvizhi, who was driving the car noticed a light commercial vehicle coming in the opposite direction in a berserk manner after a rear tyre had got deflated causing wheel detachment.
Stalin hints at lockdown extension in Tamil Nadu
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More stringent measures in the offing
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More stringent measures in the offing
Citing the prediction of medical experts that the daily COVID-19 case count would reach its peak in the next few weeks, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin said on Friday that the lockdown might be extended further with more stringent measures.
Speaking to reporters here, he said it was with the aim of breaking the chain of transmission that his government imposed a total lockdown from May 10. The measure started showing results in Chennai and some other places. But fresh cases were increasing in 10 other districts, he said, adding that medical experts had warned of fresh cases increasing further.
Two auto drivers turn COVID warriors in Tamil Nadu s Tiruchy
While most people are afraid to come near positive patients, these two friends have decided to help those in need.
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Auto driver Karthi ferries patients from and to MGMGH and other hospitals. (Photo| MK Ashok Kumar, EPS)
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TIRUCHY: Nikhil (name changed) was all alone and dazed at Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital (MGMGH) on Thursday. He was to go back to Bengaluru but had to postpone it as he had symptoms of COVID.
When he visited MGMGH, they directed him to a COVID care centre as he had mild symptoms. With no vehicle on hand and no ambulance available, he spotted an auto inside the hospital. It had COVID Help Auto written on it. He approached the auto and was surprised that the driver was willing to take him to the centre, despite him being tested positive.