Heartbroken Seetha knew that her mother died due to shortage of oxygen. It is at this point Seetha decided that the only way to commemorate her mother's memory would be to provide some assistance to Covid-19 patients, who require oxygen support.
They will be deployed in govt. medical college hospitals and attached institutions for 6 months
The Directorate of Medical Education (DME) will recruit 2,100 medical officers on contract for six months for managing patients with COVID-19 in government medical college hospitals and attached institutions in the State. The doctors will be appointed on a consolidated pay of ₹60,000 a month.
The State government has sanctioned ₹75.6 crore for appointing the doctors, temporarily, to handle the COVID-19 exigency in medical college hospitals and attached institutions. The recruitment is subject to the condition that candidates be made aware that the appointment is purely temporary as per the recent direction of the Madras High Court.
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CHENNAI: For the second consecutive day, the number of new Covid-19 cases and deaths in the state has dipped. On Sunday, 35,483 people tested positive for Covid-19 in the state.
With 422 deaths in the last 24 hours, the state’s Covid toll increased to 20,468 the fourth highest in the country. Among them, 114 (27%) had no comorbidities such as diabetes or hypertension.
However, the daily recovery count continues to hover around the 25,000-mark. Hence the number of active cases has been on the rise. Currently, 2,94,193 patients are undergoing treatment in health centres or homes.
As a result, finding an oxygen-supported or ICU bed remains difficult in Tamil Nadu. Of the 52,030 such beds in Tamil Nadu, only 4.3% were vacant on Sunday evening.
‘The western State, however, has a lower population’
Gujarat, whose population is lower than Tamil Nadu’s, has received 10% more vaccines, Minister for Medical and Family Welfare Ma. Subramanian said on Monday.
“We have been emphasising that this is not the appropriate time for a blame game. And yet, there is an element of truth in it. Gujarat that has a population of 6.37 crore has been allocated 16.4% vaccines, while Tamil Nadu, which has a population of 8.38 crore, has been allocated just 6.4%. This is the difference in vaccine allocation between the two States, with Gujarat getting 10% more vaccines than Tamil Nadu,” he said, answering a question whether the Centre’s vaccine allocation was biased.