Medical and Family Welfare Minister Ma Subramaniam on Sunday said Tamil Nadu has taken steps in nine border districts to monitor people coming from Kerala who have died due to Nipah virus infection in the neighboring state. The minister directed the health officials of nine districts to conduct thermal screening of passengers, test their saturation levels, besides conducting fever camps at entry points in the border districts.
Tamil Nadu Medical and Family Welfare Minister Ma Subramaniam on Sunday said the government plans to organize 10,000 vaccination camps across Tamil Nadu, aiming to vaccinate 20 lakh people in a day. Talking to reporters, he said, “Chief Minister MK Stalin has advised to organize 10,000 vaccination camps targeting 20 lakh people in a day in all 38 districts. Tomorrow or day after tomorrow we will discuss the program with the district collectors.”
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