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COIMBATORE: The swab collection centre for RT-PCR tests at Coimbatore Medical College Hospital was shifted to St Francis School located next door to the hospital on Monday to decongest the crowd on the hospital premises.
Parking of both four-wheelers and two-wheelers by visitors has also been shifted out to the Government Arts College located diagonally opposite to the hospital’s back gate. Officials felt that vehicle parking was taking up space that could otherwise be used by patients and attendants to socially distance themselves.
Corporation commissioner Kumaravel Pandian inspected CMCH premises on Monday to see if all Covid-19 precautions were being followed. Once he saw crowding at the RT-PCR swab collection centre and on the way to the Covid-19 ward, he came up with ways to decongest the campus. “There is crowding at the testing centre because there is not enough space for people to wait and distance themselves. The lack of space is because of too
Coimbatore: On the first day of the new Covid-19 containment restrictions came into force on Thursday, the busy Cross Cut Road, 100 Feet Road, Big Bazaar Road, Oppanakkara Street and other commercial areas in the city wore a deserted look with almost all shops closed by noon.
As many as 756 police personnel were deployed in the city to enforce the new restrictions.
Tasmac outlets were teeming with customers from early morning as they could remain open only from 8am to noon.
Though buses could operate with 50% passengers, most buses plied with less than 50% of passengers.
Only 50% of government employees came for work.
Coimbatore: For the first time since the virus outbreak, the caseload crossed the 2,000-mark in the district on Tuesday, when 2,029 people were tested positive for the infection. With this, the Covid-19 tally has soared to 86,261, of which 9,319 are active cases.
The day also saw 1,329 patients getting discharged from various treatment centres in the district, taking the number of recovered people to 76,206. The recovery rate has slightly dipped to 88.3%.
The toll rose to 736 on the day, with three more patients succumbing to the virus. Among the deceased was a 30-year-old man without any comorbidities who died five days after hospitalization on Monday. The remaining were a 54-year-old diabetic man who died three days after hospitalization and a 73-year-old woman with bronchial asthma who died five days after admission to the Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital.
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Tasmac outlets in Coimbatore district witness heavy rush, officials seal a bakery in Coonoor
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The busy Cross Cut Road in Coimbatore city wears a deserted look on Thursday. | Photo Credit: PERIASAMY M
Tasmac outlets in Coimbatore district witness heavy rush, officials seal a bakery in Coonoor
Retail outlets in Coimbatore downed shutters on Thursday in compliance with the new restrictions announced by the State government to control the spread of the pandemic.
Except for a few small eateries, push carts that sell food items, and workshops, almost all the shops were closed. Wholesale grocery shops on RG Street remained open till noon. With no major functions and educational institutions also closed, there was hardly any rush, says a shop owner on the street. Vegetable shops in TK Market also closed down at the specified time. There were very few customers too. The wholesalers w