Chennai, June 4(BPNS) The Greater Chennai Corporation has launched an initiative wherein the corporation would loan pulse oximeters to some of the people under home quarantine to measure oxygen saturation levels at regular intervals. The corporation would target those above 50 years of age with comorbidities and who are most vulnerable to Covid- 19. The […]

Chennai, June 4(BPNS) Founder leader of Pattali Makkal Katchi(PMK), Dr. S Ramdoss has called upon the Tamil Nadu government to mention Covid-19 in the death certificate if the patient dies by the pandemic. The PMK leader urged the government to rectify these mistakes before issuing the death certificate. In a statement issued on Friday, the PMK […]

Chennai, June 4(BPNS) Tamil Nadu Minister for Medical and Family Welfare Ma Subramanian has said that the state has more than enough oxygen at present. He was speaking to reporters after inspecting the oxygen bed facilities at Vellore, Ranipet, and Tirupathur districts. The minister said,” We have more than the required quantity of oxygen. When […]

Chennai, June 4(BPNS) Dr. Vijay Prabhakar, a product of Madras Medical College and a Public Health Expert in Chicago, United States, and  Global Ambassador of the Rainbow push foundation has said that it was the relentless effort of Rev Father Jesse Jackson(Sr) that paved the way for United States Vice President Kamala Harris calling Prime […]

Chennai, June 4(BPNS) Leader of opposition in Tamil Nadu assembly and former Chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami has said that there was no place for VK Sasikala and her family members in the AIADMK. Breaking his silence on Sasikala coming back to AIADMK and taking over its reins as reported in the media following leakage […]

Chennai, June 4(BPNS) Customs officers at Chennai airport seized heroin worth Rs 70 crore from two African women and arrested them . The customs seized 9.87 kg of heroin. According to a release from the Customs department high alert was maintained at the airport based on tips that narcotic substance was being smuggled to India. […]

Chennai, June 1(BPNS) Even as metro cities of Tamil Nadu like Chennai, Coimbatore and Madurai have shown a reducing trend of daily new Covid -19 cases, the public health department of the state and the Tamil Nadu health ministry is battling against the surge in fresh Covid-19 cases in rural Tamil Nadu. State health minister […]

Chennai, June 1 (BPNS) While the  suburban areas of Chennai like Chengalpattu,  Thiruvalur, and Kancheepuram are showing signs of a spike in Covid -19 cases the vaccination of youngsters in the age group of 18-44 in these areas have almost stopped  and people are rushing to private hospitals in Chennai to get a jab. The […]

Chennai, June 1(BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief minister MK Stalin has said that the only way to contain the spread of Covid-19 infection is lockdown. He was speaking at a video appeal to the people of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday. Stalin in the video appeal said,” The only method to break the spread of Coronavirus is […]

Chennai, June 1(BPNS) As the stock of vaccines are running low, the Tamil Nadu state government will halt the vaccination drive in the state from June 2 , Wednesday. The next batch of 42.58 lakh vaccine doses are expected to reach the state between June 6 and June 9. This was announced by the state […]