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The Tamil Nadu government is readying 12,500 beds with oxygen lines on a war-footing to meet the escalating demand for such beds for the Coronavirus infected in government hospitals, Minister for Medical and Family Welfare Ma Subramanian said on Saturday. In order to ensure that Remdesivir is freely available in other parts of Tamil Nadu, the government would make available the anti-viral drug at Madurai, Tiruchirappalli, Salem, Coimbatore and Tirunelveli for sale over the counter as is being done at the Kilpauk Government Medical College Hospital here, the minister said. Maintaining that the creation of additional infrastructure will help doctors cope with the increasing demand for hospital beds with oxygen supply in all the government hospitals in the state, the minister said these beds will be ready by May 15. ....
Oxygen beds at trade centre from Monday Updated: Updated: The facility will have over 800 beds by May 22 Share Article The facility will have over 800 beds by May 22 The Greater Chennai Corporation will launch oxygen beds at the Chennai Trade Centre on Monday. The civic body has started exploring options for increasing the number of oxygen beds in COVID care facilities. Chief Minister M.K. Stalin had instructed the Corporation to set up oxygen beds at the COVID Care Centres run by it. He inspected the Chennai Trade Centre on Friday. A senior Corporation official said a COVID care facility with 300 oxygen beds in hall 1 of Chennai Trade Centre would start operations on Monday. ....
Nine new screening centres for testing Covid patients The city corporation has added nine new triage/screening centres to the existing 12 centres that are functioning across city corporation limits at present. Share Via Email | A+A A- The Anna Statue junction on Mount Road wears a deserted look during the lockdown, in Chennai on Sunday. The police said not many violations were reported in the city | P Jawahar By Express News Service CHENNAI: The city corporation has added nine new triage/screening centres to the existing 12 centres that are functioning across city corporation limits at present. This will ensure that residents who test positive for Covid will not have to travel far to be screened, said MA Siddique, secretary of Commercial Taxes, who has been nominated as special coordinator for Greater Chennai Corporation reporters, on Thursday. He was addressing reporters along with Corporation Commissioner G Prakash. ....
Chennai Corporation doctors to check on those in home quarantine Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA The Greater Chennai Corporation will start sending teams of doctors and nurses to the residences of COVID-19 patients under home quarantine to provide quality healthcare at their doorsteps, Corporation Commissioner G. Prakash said on Friday. Mr. Prakash told journalists that the civic body had hired 120 additional doctors and 100 nurses. “Over 320 doctors will go to the field. They will visit the homes of patients to check up on their health and well-being. More than 70% of the 33,500 active cases are in home quarantine,” he said. Referring to the data about 13% of active cases needing high-grade treatment, he said the number of persons who need such treatment would increase. ....
COVID-19 second wave: Chennai to get 1,500 more oxygen beds in 15 days Currently, the city has 33,500 active cases of which nearly 15 per cent are critical cases, where the patient requires oxygen support Share Via Email | A+A A- By Express News Service CHENNAI: The Greater Chennai Corporation is taking steps to equip the city with 1500 more oxygen beds in 15 days. This is to cater to the rising demand being experienced currently. Corporation Commissioner G Prakash said the Chennai Trade Centre in Nandanam will be equipped with 1,000 beds of which 860 will be oxygen beds and 140 will be normal beds. At least 300 oxygen beds here will be ready within the next three days. ....