Chennai, Jan 25 (BPNS) The industrial and commercial city of Tamil Nadu, Coimbatore is turning into the Covid hotspot of the state with the Test Positivity Rate (TPR) on Monday recording 26.6%. Coimbatore district collector G.S. Sameeran in a statement on Monday called upon the people of the district to strictly follow Covid appropriate behaviour […]

Chennai, Jan 23 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu public health department on Saturday inoculated 14,29,736 people as part of the 19th mega vaccine drive conducted across the state. Health department officials said that a majority of those who were inoculated on Saturday had taken the second dose of the vaccine.  The health and family welfare department in a […]

Chennai, Jan 21 (BPNS) Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) working in the disability sector have demanded the government of Tamil Nadu to withdraw circular issued by the Commissionerate for the Welfare of Person with Disabilities asking all persons with the NGOs in the sector to get a police verification report. The circular was issued on January […]

Chennai, Jan 20 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu health minister Ma Subramanian has said that after the Pongal festival and movement of people from cities to villages, the possibilities of Covid -19 spread is on a high. He also called upon the people to wear masks, to ensure physical distancing, and to sanitize and wash hands regularly […]

Puducherry, Jan 18 (BPNS) With the hike in the number of Covid -19 cases, the Puducherry education department has declared closure of physical classes in all schools and colleges of the territory till January 31. It may be noted that Puducherry reported 2093 fresh Covid cases and 3 deaths on Tuesday with the Test Positivity […]

Chennai, Jan 12 (BPNS) After 58 students of Rajah Muthiah Medical College at Annamalai university campus tested Covid -19 positive, the campus has turned into a cluster. According to information available, 22 boys and 33 girls of three hostels of the college were tested positive. The students, according to state health department are admitted to […]

Chennai, Jan 12 (BPNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday virtually inaugurates 11 new medical colleges in Tamil Nadu. The new colleges in Ariyalur, Dindigul, Kallakurichi, Krishnagiri ,Nagapattinam, Namakkal, Ramanathapuram, the Nilgiris, Tiruppur, Tiruvallur, and Virudhunagar. The 11 new medical colleges in the state inaugurated by the Prime Minister will have 1450 MBBS seats annually. […]

New Delhi, Jan 11 India logged 1,68,063?new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,58,75,790?which includes 4,461 cases of the Omicron variant,?according to the?Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday The?active cases rose to 8,21,446,?the highest in 208 days, while the death toll climbed to?4,84,213?with 277 fresh fatalities, the data?updated?at 8 am […]

Chennai, Jan 11 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu government announced on Monday that the general public will not be allowed entry to places of worship in the state from January 14th to 18th in view of the mounting Covid -19 cases. The state will have a complete lockdown on January 16th (Sunday). However essential services will be exempted from the […]

Chennai, Jan 11 (BPNS) With the number of Covid -19 cases increasing in the state, the Medical doctors of Tamil Nadu have requested the state government to put a ban on gatherings including social gatherings. While the state government has already barred the entry of devotees to the worship places of the state between January […]