NE NEWS SERVICE
COIMBATORE, JULY 21
The Tamil Nadu government has ordered 60,000 more vials of anti-viral drug Remdesivir, which shows the ability to save lives of critical COVID-19 patients, said the State Health and Family Welfare Minister C. Vijayabhaskar here on Tuesday.
Inspected Govt.Medical College & ESI Hospital, #Coimbatore with Hon’ble @SPVelumanicbe. Discussed about ramping up facilities for #Covid from the current 500 bed capacity. Dean, PWD & Health Officials were present. #Vijayabaskar #COVID19 #TNGovt pic.twitter.com/gLEifo1CHO
— Dr C Vijayabaskar – Say No To Drugs & DMK (@Vijayabaskarofl) July 21, 2020
Addressing reporters along with the Minister for Municipal Administration and Rural Development S.P. Velumani here, the Health Minister said “The State government has ordered 60,000 more vials of Remdesivir, which would reach soon’’. He also said other anti-viral drugs such as Tocilizumab would also be made available.
The minister said steps were being taken to provide plasma treatment to COVID-19 patients in government hospitals here.
Stating that the successful efforts of Oxford University to find the medicine for the virus would increase confidence in the health sector, he said vaccine or drugs to combat COVID-19 should come soon.
Visited the Regional Cancer Center @gmccbe w/ state of the art facilities for Cancer diagnosis & treatment at a building cost 3.92 Crores & equipment LinearAccelarator cost 25 Cr, will cater to needs of western TN
@SPVelumanicbe
#TNGovt #Vijayabaskar
#Coimbatore #CMCH @TNDME1 pic.twitter.com/sgxLpI5pqO— Dr C Vijayabaskar – Say No To Drugs & DMK (@Vijayabaskarofl) July 21, 2020
The Minister said even the Siddha system of medicine was also giving effective treatment to the patients.
“Coronavirus is our enemy and not the patients,” he said, adding that more medical camps will be conducted to identify the infected persons and it was possible to test more than 4,000 people daily in the district.
To a question on the increasing numbers of death, the minister attributed it to diseases other than COVID-19.
With 4,650 beds being available to treat patients in Coimbatore, steps were being taken to add another 500, he said.
Local Administration minister, S P Velumani who was also present, said government hospitals were providing quality treatment.
Earlier, the two ministers reviewed the facilities at the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital.
