Complacency in adhering to norms may lead to surge in cases, says Health Secretary
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‘Public have become careless since Tamil Nadu has a positivity rate of 0.9%’
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‘Public have become careless since Tamil Nadu has a positivity rate of 0.9%’ Complacency in adhering to precautionary norms may lead to a surge in COVID-19 cases in Tamil Nadu, Health Secretary J. Radhakrishnan warned on Monday.
“COVID-19 cases are on the rise in various districts of Maharashtra. On Sunday, it recorded nearly 6,900 new cases. Neighbouring Kerala is also continuously reporting daily cases between the range of 4,000 and 6,000. The positivity rate is high in many States, such as Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. The public have become careless because Tamil Nadu has a positivity rate of 0.9%,” he told presspersons.
Tamil Nadu govt drops cases against anti-CAA protesters, lockdown violators: EPS
Palaniswami noted that about 10 lakh cases were registered by the police under the Tamil Nadu Public Health Act and Epidemic Diseases Act against the violators since the nationwide lockdown.
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TENKASI: Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami said that the State government had dropped the cases registered against the public for the violation of the lockdown rules announced by the Central following the COVID-19 outbreak.
Addressing the party cadres in the election campaign organised in Kadayanallur here on Friday, Palaniswami noted that about 10 lakh cases were registered by the police under the Tamil Nadu Public Health Act and Epidemic Diseases Act against the violators since the Central government declared the nationwide lockdown on March 25, 2020.
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December 20, 2020 10:13 IST
The IIT-Madras cluster of COVID-19 infections that was detected in early December created a flutter in Tamil Nadu, which is otherwise seeing a drop in the number of cases. A blitzkrieg operation by the Chennai Corporation, the State Health Department and IIT officials seems to have stemmed the transmission. As other institutes start reopening gradually, the harsh lessons learnt from this experience must not be overlooked.
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High risk: As many as 199 cases of COVID-19 were reported at IIT-Madras till Friday, sparking concerns about similar clusters emerging at other institutes as they gradually open. | Photo Credit:
Updated Dec 16, 2020 | 11:14 IST
Tamil Nadu Government has cancelled the half yearly examinations for all government and government aided schools in the state. No update shared on possible school reopening dates. Tamil Nadu Govt. cancels half yearly exams for schools | Photo Credit: iStock Images
Tamil Nadu Education Minister KA Sengottaiyan has announced that the half yearly examinations would be cancelled this year for the government and government aided schools. With schools still closed in the state following the lockdown, the Education Minister has announced the cancellation of the examinations.
As for the private schools, the Education Minister has left the decision with the school administration. Not allowing for the schools to reopen just yet, the minister has given the private schools the option to either cancel the half yearly examinations or conduct them online.