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Chennai: The phone rang in Chennai’s oxygen ‘war room’, instantly putting everyone on alert. A hospital in Thoothukudi, a Tamil Nadu town, was running low on the life-saving gas. A truck carrying oxygen cylinders to the hospital had been delayed.
A quick meeting took place between in-charge Anusuiya S, drug inspector Sharmila and others present, and a course of action was decided upon. Sharmila made a call to a police control room near the hospital, which saw the police immediately swing into action and escort the oxygen-carrying truck to the hospital.
The oxygen control room set up in the Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation building in Chennai was made operational on 6 May. The aim: Create a smooth access chain for oxygen for hospitals treating Covid patients in the state, so that a “Delhi-like situation can be averted”, state health officials said.
COVID: 1,500 more beds in Chennai GHs to tackle increasing case load
Keeping in mind the rapidly increasing cases, the health department has decided to add 1,500 more beds in government hospitals, in Chennai.
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A Covid-19 patient being taken inside Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital in Chennai, on Sunday. (Photo | Debadatta MAallick, EPS)
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CHENNAI: Keeping in mind the rapidly increasing cases, the health department has decided to add 1,500 more beds in government hospitals, in Chennai. There are already 4,368 Covid beds in five government medical college hospitals, including the Corona Hospital in King Institute.
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CHENNAI: As Chennai continues to report daily cases in the average of 140 to 170, the Health Department has started cluster testing in places from where the cases are being reported. Fever surveillance has also been increased.
Speaking to the press on Monday after participating in the 7th anniversary of the Government Multi Super Specialty Hospital, Omandurar Estate, Health Secretary J Radhakrishnan said that Chennai continues to report daily cases in the average of 140 to 170 and in districts like Coimbatore and Chengalpattu also the number of cases remains constant for long. In such places, cluster testing is being done.