Corporation begins telemedicine services
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135 doctors have been recruited for the purpose
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135 doctors have been recruited for the purpose
The Greater Chennai Corporation on Saturday launched telemedicine services for COVID-19 patients on home quarantine in all zones of the city.
The civic body recruited 135 doctors for the purpose on Friday.
Corporation Commissioner Gagandeep Singh Bedi visited the call centre at Teynampet zone on Saturday and inspected the facility. Chepauk Thiruvallikeni MLA Udhayanidhi Stalin called a patient in his constituency in the presence of Member of Parliament Dayanidhi Maran and Thousand Lights MLA N. Ezhilan.
According to the data compiled by the Corporation, around 4% of the patients on home quarantine required treatment at hospitals. At least 14% of the patients were not isolated from their family in many wards.
To ease the burden on the services of ‘108’ ambulances, the Greater Chennai Corporation converted 250 taxis to mini-ambulance. All those who need to go to Covid care centres or screening centres but don’t need oxygen support can avail services of these taxis.
Chennai Corporation denies abnormal rise in Covid deaths
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New Delhi: Health worker and relative carries the body of covid-19 affected victims for last rites at Ghazipur ghat in new Delhi on Thursday, 29 April, 2021.(Photo:Qamar Sibtain/IANS). Image Source: IANS News
Chennai, April 29 : The Greater Chennai Corporation on Thursday denied that there are abnormal numbers of Covid deaths in its jurisdiction.
Talking to IANS, its Commissioner G. Prakash said: There are no abnormal Covid-19 deaths in the city. We are monitoring the situation closely and the fatality rate is 1.4 per cent.
The Chennai corporation has appointed M.A. Siddique, Secretary, Commercial taxes as the Covid monitoring officer of the Greater Chennai Corporation.
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