TN steps up checking of passengers arriving from Kerala
Chennai, August 6(BPNS) Tamil Nadu has stepped up measures to check passengers arriving from Kerala through road, rail or air. At the Kerala, Tamil Nadu border, heavy police force is deployed with a DySp in charge of each check post. Tamil Nadu has announced that it would allow passengers from Kerala only if they had […]
Tamil Nadu health department to focus on complete vaccinating of frontline workers
Chennai, August 5( BPNS) The Tamil Nadu health department is actively focusing on complete vaccination of the frontline Covid warriors of the state including health workers, policemen, taxi, auto drivers, volunteers. According to the state health department, while 80% of the frontline workers were inoculated with the first dose of vaccine, only 37% have taken […]
Coimbatore , Tirupur districts impose new curbs after spike in Covid -19 cases
Chennai, August 5(BPNS) The districts of Coimbatore and Tirupur started imposing new curbs after a slight spike in Covid- 19 cases. Coimbatore on Wednesday reported 226 cases while it was only 208 cases on Tuesday. Tamil Nadu health officials are keenly watching the sudden increase in the number of fresh Covid -19 cases. The number […]
Tamil Nadu receives 79 lakh doses of Covid -19 vaccine for August, Minister
Chennai, August 4( BPNS) Tamil Nadu health minister, Ma Subramanian has said that the state has received 79 lakh doses of Covid 19 vaccines for the month of August. He said that of these 17 lakh doses would go to the private sector and the balance would be used by the state government. In a […]
Delta variant predominant in Covid -19 cases of Tamil Nadu
Chennai, August 3(BPNS) With the Covid -19 cases in Tamil Nadu showing fluctuations with the increase in some days and fall in other days, a study on the samples of Covid-19 positive patients has found that the Delta variant is dominant in the majority of samples. Dr. Selvavinayagam, Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, […]
Madurai administration bans retail sale of flowers, vegetables
Chennai, August 3(BPNS) The Madurai district collector has banned the retail sale of flowers and vegetables and fruits taking into account the possibility of a Covid -19 spread following the festival season . Madurai district administration has already banned entry to temples including the famous Madurai Meenakshi Temple till August 8 in view of the […]
2 Crore people vaccinated against Covid -19 in Tamil Nadu, Health minister
Chennai, July 23(BPNS) Tamil Nadu health minister, Ma Subramanian has said that 2 crore people were administered vaccines against Covid -19 in Tamil Nadu as on Thursday. The minister in a statement said that the list comprises of pregnant women, lactating mothers and differently-abled persons. Ma Subramanian while speaking to BPNS said, “As on Thursday, […]
TN health department to seal shops that sell gutka and paan
Chennai, July 23(BPNS) Tamil Nadu health department will take stringent action against those shops that sell ‘Gutka’ and ‘ Paan’ which are banned in the state. A study by the health department revealed that around 30 crores of these items were sold in the state in the past eight years. TN health minister, Ma Subramanian […]
Puducherry to conduct third vaccination festival on July 23 and July 24
Puducherry, July 22(BPNS) The Union Territory of Puducherry will conduct its third vaccination festival on July 23rd and July 24th.The festival, according to the health officials of the territory is to protect the people from Covid-19 and to create a vaccination awareness and inoculation of maximum population of the Union Territory. Corona vaccination centres would be […]