TN government to set up special post-Covid care clinics

Chennai, June 29(BPNS) The Tamil Nadu health department will open special Covid care centres and wards and upgrade existing clinics at medical college hospitals for people who have recovered from Covid-19. Even as 97% people who have tested positive for the infection are discharged from the state registry, many people are yet to recover fully […]

Nirmala Sitharaman announces relief package of Rs 6,28,993 crore to support Indian economy in COVID-19 pandemic

Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman here today announced a slew of measures to provide relief to diverse sectors affected by the 2nd wave of COVID-19 pandemic. The measures announced also aim to prepare the health systems for emergency response and provide impetus for growth and employment. Union Minister of State for Finance & […]

Vaccination drive-in Chennai suspended following shortage

Chennai, June 28(BPNS) The Greater Chennai Corporation( GCC) has suspended its vaccination drive for June 28 following a shortage of vaccines. The GCC website on June 27 mentioned that there would not be any vaccination from June 28 and that the drive would commence once the vaccine arrives. However, sources in the GCC told BPNS […]

Udayanidhi Stalin provides incentives for getting vaccinated

Chennai, June 28(BPNS) The rising scion of the DMK and son of Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin, Udayanidhi Stalin who is the MLA from Chepauk- Thiruvallikeni constituency is providing kits and other incentives for people of his constituency as well as from surrounding areas to get vaccinated. Already more than 90,000 people from the area have […]