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A physician of Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital being administered vaccine in Tiruchi on Saturday.
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Vaccination against COVID-19 got off to a slow start in the central region with frontline healthcare workers administered the vaccines on Saturday.
The first phase of the vaccine roll-out seeks to cover doctors, nurses and paramedical and support staff. In Tiruchi, the vaccination drive started with only four doctors receiving the validation message from CoWin (application developed to manage the drive) at Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital (MGMGH). Doctors at the GH attributed the glitches to server overload and said it would be rectified soon.
Woman, baby die during attempted child birth at home
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As per preliminary enquiries, the woman’s husband had attempted to perform normal delivery at his residence. A detailed enquiry was underway
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As per preliminary enquiries, the woman’s husband had attempted to perform normal delivery at his residence. A detailed enquiry was underway Officials of the Health Department have begun an enquiry into the death of a nurse and her still born baby, reportedly due to the complications developed while attempting delivery at her home under the supervision of her husband, an acupuncture practitioner.
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Collector S. Malarvizhi inspects the COVID 19 vaccination storage facility at Kasthuribhai Maternity Centre in Karur on Thursday
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Five locations in Tiruchi district have been earmarked by the district administration for the dry run of the COVID-19 vaccination to be held on Friday.
A private hospital in Ariyamangalam, urban health centre at Ramalinga Nagar, Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital, Manapparai Government Hospital and the Inamkulathur Primary Health Centre have been identified, where 100 frontline workers, including doctors, nurses, paramedical staff and sanitary workers have been asked to visit between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. to rehearse and check various aspects including the protocols to be followed, the time taken for the vaccination and the facilities such as the waiting areas, entry and exit points
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A health worker taking swab sample at Government Hospital in Tiruchi on Thursday.
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TIRUCHI The central districts recorded less than 100 fresh cases of COVID-19 for the second consecutive day with 97 patients tested positive for the virus on Saturday. Ariyalur and Perambalur districts recorded no fresh cases for the viral infection on Saturday. Three deaths, all from Nagapattinam district, were reported in the region, according to the Health Department bulletin.
A 47-year-old woman with a history of haematological malignancy and acute kidney injury, a 70-year-old man who suffered from renal sepsis and a 71-year-old man with a history of chronic kidney disease all died of COVID-19 in Nagapattinam.
Farmers observe fast
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Farmers under the banner Tamil Nadu Vivasaya Sangankalin Kootamaippu observed a fast here on Tuesday demanding withdrawal of the farm laws and to express their support to the farmers protesting near Delhi opposing the same laws. Around 400 farmers belonging to different associations participated in the fast organised at Melachinthamani and led by its state president Cauvery Dhanapalan.
The fast was organised in an open place as permission was not granted by the police to erect ‘pandal.’ Five farmers swooned during the course of the fast apparently due to heat and were rushed to the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital for treatment, said S. R. Kannan, the district coordinator of the forum.