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Udhagamandalam: An exclusive Covid test-cum-care centre will be set up at Thorapalli in Gudalur for tribals, said forest minister K Ramachandran, who held a Covid review meeting at Thamizhagam in Ooty on Friday.
Compared to other districts, the number of daily cases reported in the Nilgiris is less, the minister told reporters. “However, given the size of the hill district, the numbers are alarming. The government has taken initiatives to increase the number of daily Covid tests. Presently, it is around 2,000,” he said.
“Tribals in the district are hesitant to come forward for tests if they develop symptoms. Hence, an exclusive centre for them for Covid test as well as for Covid care will be set up at Thorapalli,” said Ramachandran. “As many as 4,31,601 people have been tested for the virus in the Nilgiris. Of the 955 beds, including oxygen support and ICUs in government hospitals, Covid health centres and Covid care centres, only 477 are occupied.”