Health Secretary Radhakrishnan has said that the COVID-19 4th wave should not be overlooked as we have crossed the third wave and the public should be vigilant in COVID-19 issue.
Coimbatore: Tamil Nadu Health Secretary J. Radhakrishnan conducted research at Tirupur, Avinashi, Coimbatore Government Medical College Hospital and Mettupalayam Government Hospital.
He then visited the new building being constructed under the Tamil Nadu Urban Health Scheme at the Coimbatore Government Medical College Hospital and inquired from the authorities and gave advice.
Following this, he conducted research in the emergency department, including the state-of-the-art pediatric ward, corona ICU unit and cardiology unit.
He told reporters that the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu has issued various announcements on 17 topics. Announced 208 wellness centers to upgrade urban primary health care centers. The lesson is that the medical structure must continue to improve, even if controlled to some extent during the Govt period. Under the JICA project, the Coimbatore Government Hospital is being set up with 12 operating theaters with various facilities such as burns unit, intestinal department, neurology department and orthopedic department.
Coimbatore Government Hospital is nearing completion of 32 hybrid ICU beds. We visited it today. In Tamil Nadu, Kovit is reported to be below 100. We crossed three waves that were like sea turbulence. Do not be careless when stranding. We have crossed the third wave and should not get caught in the fourth wave. The third wave was blocked by various awareness. But the impact abroad is not over yet. More than a thousand cases have been reported in Delhi.
The sudden spurt of cases in IITs and Satya Sai University was brought under control. We need to be careful. In Tamil Nadu, 94 per cent of those over 18 years of age are vaccinated. There are 1.29 crore people who have to take the 2nd dose. There are those who did not take the first installment of Rs 45 lakh. There are 10 lakh people who do not take booster dose. Continuing research will be conducted to strengthen the clinical structure.
Shavarma - no well-cooked food can be banned in TN. The general public should be careful when buying fruits. We are taking steps to prevent the fruits from ripening improperly. We spoke to the Secretary of State today about tomato fever in Kerala. Have given an explanation for this. This is a normal disease. No need to panic like this COVID-19. Tamil Nadu has said that there is no such impact. There is a monitoring program for 13 border districts. The reason for the easy release of the third wave is the vaccine.
Ooty tribal students teach vaccination lesson. The tribes have been 100 percent vaccinated. On the question of whether the SC, ST Commission has issued a notice for payment of minimum wage to the cleaning staff at Coimbatore Government Hospital, the minimum wage will be rectified if it is given incorrectly. This is up to the collector to decide. He said action would be taken.
District Collector Sameeran was accompanied by several officials, including Nirmala, the hospital's chief, during the inspection at the Coimbatore government hospital.