Ministers in Salem zero in on home districts

TNN | Mar 26, 2020, 04.01 AM IST

SALEM: Ministers from Salem region on Wednesday chaired a meeting with their home district administrations to take stock of preparedness to fight Covid-19 outbreak.

Talking to the media, School education minister K A Sengottaiyan said Erode district administration has made all the arrangements contain the pandemic. “The two Covid-19 positive patients are being provided treatment and four of their close contacts are being monitored , despite them being tested negative for the virus.”

Pointing out that 1,118 people from 295 families had come into contact with the Covid-19 patients, the minister said all of them were under home quarantine and being monitored by health officials thrice a day.He said the district was prepared to handle 363 Covid-19 patients at a time in its government and private hospitals.

Electricity minister Thangamani said the state government had allotted Rs 2.5 crore for Namakkal district to fight Covid-19. “The district administration had identified 293 people who have returned from abroad. Of them, 230 are under quarantine, while the remaining have completed the same.”

Higher education minister K P Anbalagan said in Dharmapuri 69 people had returned from abroad. “Of them, 19 were in China. A total 47 people are still under quarantine. The district GH has the facility to handle 370 Covid-19 patients,” he said.