NE NEWS SERVICE
COIMBATORE, MAY 30
Clad in a PPE suit, CM MK Stalin went around the Covid wards and ICUs in ESI hospital in Coimbatore on Sunday against all advice to boost the morale of the frontline workers.
#Covid19 வார்டுக்குள் செல்ல வேண்டாம் என்று அக்கறை மிகுந்த அறிவுரைகள் சொல்லப்பட்டாலும் தம் உயிரையும் பணயம் வைத்துப் போராடும் மருத்துவர்கள் உள்ளிட்ட முன்களப்பணியாளர்கள், பாதிக்கப்பட்டவர்கள், அவர்தம் குடும்பத்தினருக்கு நம்பிக்கை ஊட்டவே உள்ளே சென்றேன்!
இப்பெருந்தொற்றை நாம் வெல்வோம்! pic.twitter.com/bs2TeyhtxX
— M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) May 30, 2021
Taking to Twitter, the DMK chief tweeted photographs of his visit and said, “I entered the Covid ward against advise to reassure doctors and frontline workers who risk their lives besides patients and their families.”
The CM added that his move will help infuse confidence among the doctors and patients to fight the deadly virus and hoped that the comfort and consolation that others provide will cure the disease.
On Saturday, Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang too wore a PPE and went to Covid care centres to instill confidence among health workers and patients.
Stalin Flags off 50 car ambulances
Earlier, Stalin also flagged off 50 car ambulances for use in five zones of the Coimbatore city corporation for transporting Covid-19 patients to hospitals. Ten ambulances were dedicated to each zone.
Stalin, who is on a visit to three western districts of Erode, Tirupur, and Coimbatore, arrived here after reviewing the situation and facilities at Perundurai IRT Hospital in Erode and a centre set up at Kumaran College in Tirupur, in view of the increasing Covid-19 positive cases.
State Medical and Family Welfare Minister Ma Subramanian and his Cabinet colleagues K Ramachandran and R Sakkarapani were also present.
The chief minister also held discussions with senior officials in the three districts about the situation and steps to be taken to control the pandemic spread.
No partiality against any district in fight against COVID: Stalin
ஈரோடு – திருப்பூரில் #COVID19 சிகிச்சைக்கான கூடுதல் படுக்கை வசதிகளைத் திறந்து வைத்து, தற்காலிக பணியாளர் நியமனத்திற்கான ஆணைகளையும் வழங்கினேன்.
கார் ஆம்புலன்ஸ் சேவை வசதியும் தொடங்கி வைக்கப்பட்டது.
தொற்று எண்ணிக்கை அதிகரிக்கும் மாவட்டங்களில் அரசு தனிக்கவனம் செலுத்துகிறது. pic.twitter.com/pw5C84X4HO
— M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) May 30, 2021
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Sunday said his government will not neglect any district including Coimbatore in the fight against Covid-19 and said the state has adequate availability of oxygen and bed facility.
Stalin was here to hold discussions with Collectors of five districts in the western belt about the steps taken and being taken to contain the spread of COVID-19.
He denied any partiality against Coimbatore district, with regard to treatment and facilities provided to combat coronavirus.
There have been allegations that Coimbatore district was being ignored as the DMK had not fared well in last month’s assembly elections.
“Some people had complained that Coimbatore district was neglected and I do not want to reply politically. Those who complained can see the infrastructure developed by the government and will not complain after that,” Stalin told reporters.
“All district are ours and there is no partiality,” he added.
After Chennai, Coimbatore is the district where more number of people have been vaccinated, he said.
Stalin further said the main goal was to protect Tamil Nadu.
He was visiting Coimbatore and the other districts in the wake of the rising COVID-19 cases.
If necessary, the chief minister said he would visit the district again.
Stating that the number of positive cases in the state had come down after strict lockdown measures, he said the cases in Coimbatore district, which went past Chennai, have also come down in the last two days.
Covid war rooms and special monitoring committees were set up in all the districts, including Coimbatore, both in urban and rural areas, he said.
There was also no scarcity of oxygen and beds in the entire state and three lakh people were being vaccinated daily and 1.07 lakh people were being tested using RT-PCR method, Stalin said.
To a question on the HLL factory in Chengalpet, he said he had sent a proposal to the Centre after visiting it to either allow the state to run it or the Central government could run it.
With regard to wearing PPE kit during his visit to the ESI hospital here, Stalin said wearing such kits was a very difficult task.
“Actually I wanted to instill confidence and motivate doctors and nurses, whose services are laudable,” he said.
