Extend lockdown by 14 days: experts
T.N. records 77 fresh cases, taking the total to 911; one patient dies
11/04/2020 , Special Correspondent, CHENNAI
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On a day when a team of medical experts recommended that Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami extend the lockdown by 14 days beyond April 14, the State recorded a further 77 cases of COVID-19.
Briefing reporters after a meeting with the Chief Minister, Dr. Prabhdeep Kaur of ICMR National Institute of Epidemiology said: “Despite all the efforts taken by the government, cases have been increasing... All the experts feel that it will be good if the lockdown is extended for 14 more days. This is the recommendation of the committee.”
The Cabinet, which is meeting on Saturday, may take a call on the issue.
On Friday, Tamil Nadu’s tally of COVID-19 cases surged to 911, with the addition of 77 cases. A woman, who had tested positive for COVID-19 and was undergoing treatment at Thoothukudi, died, taking the total number of deaths to nine. Till date, 44 persons who tested positive have been discharged.
Chief Secretary K. Shanmugam told reporters that five of the 77 patients had a history of travel, and the remaining were contacts of those with a travel history. All 77 were from areas that were already under containment. Of the fresh cases, 70 were connected to a “single source event” (Delhi conference), according to the Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine’s bulletin.
Coimbatore reported the highest number of cases with 26 persons — 21 women and five men — testing positive.
Twelve persons, including nine women, from Chengalpattu, nine persons each in Chennai and Ranipet, eight from Dindigul, three each from the Nilgiris and Villupuram, two each from Erode and Tuticorin, and one each from Cuddalore, Kanniyakumari and Tiruvannamalai tested positive.
“Our main aim is to control the spread of COVID-19. We are taking steps to ensure that new cases do not occur outside quarantine or containment zones,” he said.
On a day when a team of medical experts recommended that Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami extend the lockdown by 14 days beyond April 14, the State recorded a further 77 cases of COVID-19.
Briefing reporters after a meeting with the Chief Minister, Dr. Prabhdeep Kaur of ICMR National Institute of Epidemiology said: “Despite all the efforts taken by the government, cases have been increasing... All the experts feel that it will be good if the lockdown is extended for 14 more days. This is the recommendation of the committee.”
The Cabinet, which is meeting on Saturday, may take a call on the issue.
On Friday, Tamil Nadu’s tally of COVID-19 cases surged to 911, with the addition of 77 cases. A woman, who had tested positive for COVID-19 and was undergoing treatment at Thoothukudi, died, taking the total number of deaths to nine. Till date, 44 persons who tested positive have been discharged.
Chief Secretary K. Shanmugam told reporters that five of the 77 patients had a history of travel, and the remaining were contacts of those with a travel history. All 77 were from areas that were already under containment. Of the fresh cases, 70 were connected to a “single source event” (Delhi conference), according to the Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine’s bulletin.
Coimbatore reported the highest number of cases with 26 persons — 21 women and five men — testing positive.
Twelve persons, including nine women, from Chengalpattu, nine persons each in Chennai and Ranipet, eight from Dindigul, three each from the Nilgiris and Villupuram, two each from Erode and Tuticorin, and one each from Cuddalore, Kanniyakumari and Tiruvannamalai tested positive.
“Our main aim is to control the spread of COVID-19. We are taking steps to ensure that new cases do not occur outside quarantine or containment zones,” he said.
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