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AAA Collector G. S. Sameeran has warned private medical practitioners against sending COVID-19 patients to Government hospitals in the eleventh hour after treating them without taking RT – PCR test to confirm the infection. Holding discussions with private medical practitioners of the district on Friday evening to explain to them about giving treatment to COVID-19 patients under the Chief Minister’s Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme, he said the private practitioners should inform the officials concerned whenever patients with symptoms of the viral infection come to their hospitals. Moreover, they should prescribe the patients to go in for RT – PCR test so as to confirm the nature of infection.
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Drawing officials from the Departments of Public Health, Revenue, Police and Local Administration, Collector G. S. Sameeran has formed 10 teams to monitor the execution of COVID-19 norms in areas under their jurisdiction and send reports to their higher-ups on a daily basis so as to take immediate corrective measures.
Chairing a review meeting held here on Saturday, he said the monitoring teams, which had been formed to ensure the scrupulous implementation of COVID-19 norms in the areas under their jurisdiction, should send their reports to the Revenue Divisional Officer concerned every day. The monitoring teams should ensure disinfection of the public buildings and other public places in their areas every day.
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Industries and business houses that violate COVID-19 norms will have to face serious action including closure, Anu George, Monitoring Officer for Tenkasi district, has said. Addressing a review meeting here on Monday, Ms. Anu said commercial establishments should entertain customers wearing masks and send out others. They should display an announcement in this connecion and also ensure physical distancing on their premises.
“Employers should take immediate steps to vaccinate their employees, as it would prevent spread of viral infection,” said Ms. Anu, who visited the check-post at Puliyarai on Tenkasi – Kerala border.
She also inspected Tenkasi Government Hospital, vaccination at a primary health centre at Paavoorchathram and COVID-19 care centre at Sardar Raja College of Engineering near Alangulam along with Collector G.S. Sameeran and Superintendent of Police Suguna Singh.