NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, JULY 10
The Centre on Friday advised the Tamil Nadu government to ramp up COVID-19 testing besides taking up other containment strategies. Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, in a tweet, said the spurt in the number of COVID-19 positive cases in rural areas remains a point of concern.
#TN focus on lowering death rate thro early diagnosis. Deployed 350 mobile fever clinics on wheels & screening 35-40,000 persons daily in #Chennai
Advised increased testing & other containment strategies.
Rural areas with sudden spurt remains a point of concern@Vijayabaskarofl pic.twitter.com/ZM60kCz5GL— Dr Harsh Vardhan (Modi Ka Pariwar) (@drharshvardhan) July 10, 2020
The Minister, during his telephonic conversation with his Tamil Nadu counterpart C Vijaya Baskar, also assured any necessary support from the Central government. “Had detailed telecon with Tamil Nadu health minister C Vijaya Baskar on COVID-19 situation,” Vardhan said in a series of tweets.
Union Health Minister Dr.Harsh Vardhan spoke today over phone, we discussed about the prevailing #Covid situation in the state.
He appreciated the aggressive #testingstrategy and prevention measures & assured any necessary support from Govt of India #vijayabaskar @drharshvardhan— Dr C Vijayabaskar – Say No To Drugs & DMK (@Vijayabaskarofl) July 10, 2020
While stating that Chennai was still a hotspot due to the number of positive cases, the Union Minister, in another tweet, he said, “The mortality rate low at 1.39 per cent…TN focus on lowering death rate through early diagnosis. Deployed 350 mobile fever clinics on wheels and screening of 35,000-40,000 people daily.” “Advised increased testing and other containment strategies. Rural areas with sudden spurt remain a point of concern,” he said.
Vijaya Baskar said the Union Minister has appreciated the aggressive testing strategy and prevention measures taken up by the state government.
