New Delhi: Amid a sharp spurt in COVID-19 cases in the state, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Saturday (June 11) said steps should be taken to prevent the transmission of coronavirus, and facilities should be kept ready for patients. . , In view of the emergence of Covid-19 clusters in Chennai and neighboring districts, Stalin directed health department officials to test the contacts of those who have tested positive for coronavirus. Further, the Tamil Nadu CM in a press release underlined the need to follow the COVID-19 protocols such as wearing masks and maintaining social distancing for conducting awareness campaigns.
Stalin also mentioned that vaccination is the ‘only weapon’ to combat the coronavirus, adding that his government was strict about forcibly giving it to every person in the state. The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu said that 93.82 percent people have been given the first dose while 82.94 percent people have been given the second dose.
Spike in Covid-19 cases in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is seeing a rise in fresh coronavirus infections. On Friday, the southern state reported 219 cases, taking the caseload to 34,56,916, while the death toll remained unchanged at 38,025.
on June 5, Tamil Nadu has launched Omicron variants BA.4 and BA.5. 12 cases of, Tamil Nadu Medical and Family Welfare Minister Ma Subramaniam said that out of 150 samples collected from the state, 12 had tested positive for Omicron variants- ba.4 (4 cases) and ba.5 (8 cases). Whereas a case of BA.4 variant detected earlier in May in Navalur, Chennai was completely cured.
Meanwhile, J Radhakrishnan, Principal Secretary, Health Department, said on Friday that the increase in new cases was due to the ba.4 and ba.5 sub-variants of Omicron. “We used to have BA1, BA2, BA 3 variants, but now we have BA4 and BA5 variants. These have the potential to spread. The positive news about the variants is people who get cured in two or three days. Symptoms. Mild sore throat, pain and fever for two days… First this variant spread in educational institutions and later in family gatherings”, he quoted PTI.
(with agency input)