Chennai, Nov 2 (BPNS) The  Tamil Nadu health department has constituted medical teams to visit villages in the state to inoculate people who have yet to take a jab against Covid -19 pandemic.  The team will commence visiting villages from Tuesday onwards. A team comprising of a doctor, nurse, and other staff will travel to […]

Chennai, Oct 29 (BPNS) The health department of Union Territory of Puducherry in a statement said that the territory has not reported any Covid 19 related death since October 24. The territory reported 45 fresh cases at 10 am on Friday and the number of persons recovered from Covid 19 in the last twenty-four hours […]

Chennai, Oct 27 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu health department will be conducting a door-to-door campaign on vaccine awareness and if possible to inoculate those who have not taken the jab at their homes. The state health department in a statement said that this would reduce the vaccine hesitancy of several sections of the population especially […]

Chennai, Oct 15 ( BPNS) Tamil Nadu police and health department has stepped up the security at check-posts bordering Kerala as large number of people are reaching the state during Pooja holidays. The state health department has stepped up the security and checking at the check posts that border Kerala. With Tamil Nadu announcing the […]

Chennai, Oct 5 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu health department is to increase fogging and other methods to control the multiplication of mosquitos as dengue cases are on the rise in the state. The state health minister Ma Subramanian had on Monday met officials of the health department and directed officers to take measures for the […]

Chennai, Oct 5 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu health minister Ma Subramanian has said that the fifth mega vaccination drive against Covid -19 will be held on October 10. The minister was speaking to reporters here on Tuesday. He said that the mega vaccination camps across the state have been a major success and that in the […]

Chennai, Sept 23 (BPNS) The state of Tamil Nadu will be holding a mega vaccination camp on September 26, Sunday. This was announced by the state health minister, Ma Subramanian on Thursday. Buoyed by the success of the mega vaccination camps held on September 12 and September 19, the Tamil Nadu health department is going […]

Chennai, Sept 21 (2021) The first rehabilitation ward of South Tamil Nadu at the Government Rajaji Hospital (GRH) in Madurai for the destitute, opened in December 2020 is now deserted as no caregivers are present to take care of the abandoned. This is the second such centre in the state after the one in Chennai […]