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Patients with very mild, mild and moderate COVID-19 need not be tested prior to discharge, according to the Directorate of Public Health (DPH) and Preventive Medicine.
In an official communication to the directors of Medical Education, Medical and Rural Health Services and president of Indian Medical Association, Tamil Nadu, T.S. Selvavinayagam, Director of Public Health, said that as per the comprehensive guidelines for management of COVID-19 issued by the State government, there was no need for testing prior to discharge of patients.
However, the directorate received reports that despite the clear order, certain hospitals and authorities were carrying out RT-PCR tests for deciding the discharge of patients with COVID-19.
The committee, which comprises 12 members including medical experts drawn from a number of specialities from government and private hospitals, would advise the government on prevention and treatment of the fungal disease
They will be deployed in govt. medical college hospitals and attached institutions for 6 months
The Directorate of Medical Education (DME) will recruit 2,100 medical officers on contract for six months for managing patients with COVID-19 in government medical college hospitals and attached institutions in the State. The doctors will be appointed on a consolidated pay of ₹60,000 a month.
The State government has sanctioned ₹75.6 crore for appointing the doctors, temporarily, to handle the COVID-19 exigency in medical college hospitals and attached institutions. The recruitment is subject to the condition that candidates be made aware that the appointment is purely temporary as per the recent direction of the Madras High Court.
387 service PGs attend counselling
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Another 198 doctors will attend counselling today
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Another 198 doctors will attend counselling today
A total of 387 service postgraduates attended the first two days of the three-day virtual counselling for filling speciality vacancies in the Directorate of Medical Education (DME) and the Directorate of Medical and Rural Health Services (DMS) institutions. Another 198 doctors will attend the last day of counselling on Thursday.
The posting counselling for service PGs degree/diploma candidates completing their courses during May 2021 is being held virtually. “We are conducting online counselling for service PGs for the first time in the State. There are a total of 570 doctors appearing for the counselling. There are a total of 1,200 posts – 550 posts in DME and 650 posts in DMS institutions,” R. Narayana Babu, Director of Medical Education, said.
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AAA District Collector K. Megraj has set up a seven-member task force committee to provide support to children orphaned after the death of their parents due to COVID-19 disease.
Mr. Megraj said in a release that the members include District Child Protection Officer, Joint Director, Medical and Rural Health Services, Additional Superintendent of Police, District Social Welfare Officer, Chairman or member of Child Welfare Committee and an operator of children home recommended by Collector.
He said the committee would provide necessary assistance for these children. The district administration requested the public to inform the committee if there are any such children.