Coimbatore district on Tuesday reported 3,332 cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, registering a decline in daily caseload. It had 3,488 cases on Monday. According to the Health Department, the district had
Contract workers demand job permanency
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Contract workers, who have been working at the Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College Hospital, on Tuesday appealed to the Collector seeking job permanency and other relief measures for undertaking COVID-19 duty.
In their petition, the workers under a private agency, who have been employed in various roles including lab technicians, said they had been involved in COVID-19 related works for over a year and several among them had contracted the disease.
The petitioners said they had not been provided with any recognition for doing the works or any relief. Two among them succumbed to the disease and their families had not been given any compensation. The workers requested the State government to take measures on this regard.
As many as 56 patients are undergoing treatment for black fungus disease at private and government hospitals in the district, officials said.According to health officials, 42 persons are undergoing tr