MLA P. Karthikeyan, in his petition said people had to travel a long way in emergencies to Government Vellore Medical College, and the upgradation of Petland Hospital would help
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VELLORE: In a possible case of negligence at a Vellore hospital, a Covid-infected elderly man’s dead body was removed only after six hours from the Covid ward on Thursday. This reportedly led to the other Covid-19 patients stage a boycott by refusing to take their breakfast.
The 67-year-old man, a resident of Tamil Nadu Housing Board (TNHB) in Walajah in Ranipet district, died of the coronavirus at the Covid ward in Government Pentland Hospital, in the early hours of Thursday.
About 70 patients were admitted to the ward and the delay in removing his body had caused health concerns among them, sources said. When asked about the reason for delay, the hospital’s chief medical officer (CMO), Dr Anitha said, “Since the deceased was not from Vellore, we had to coordinate with the officials from the native district of the person, which is Ranipet in this case.
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VELLORE/TIRUVANNAMALAI: Even as the COVID-19 vaccination drive began on Saturday, the medical community in the Vellore region by and large remained hesitant to take the jab.
Tamil Nadu Minister for Commercial Taxes and Registration KC Veeramani launched the vaccination drive at the government hospital (GH) in Tirupathur while Minister for Labour and Employment Nilofer Kafeel launched it at the GH in Vaniyambadi.
Talking to reporters, Veeramani said, Tirupathur district has received 4,700 doses of vaccine and 4,184 healthcare workers have been registered for the jab.
The vaccine is being administered at GHs at Tirupathur, Ambur and Vaniyambadi and primary health centres in Kunichi.