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Two COVID-19 patients in home isolation cast their vote in Tiruverumbur constituency on Tuesday.
Only a handful of COVID-19 patients who were in home isolation availed the facility to cast their votes on Tuesday.
Authorities said that while many registered with the Health Department to vote earlier, only a few turned up to vote.
Speaking to
The Hindu, S. Ram Ganesh, Deputy Director of Health Services, said 13 vehicles, including nine ‘108’ ambulances, were deployed to ferry the patients from their residences to the polling booths. Health workers alsowent door-to-door and distributed 250 PPE kits to eligible voters. The last hour of polling from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. was earmarked for them.