“Everyone should get a double dose of vaccination against COVID-19,” said the minister
Chennai:
About 80-85 per cent of the reported COVID-19 cases in Tamil Nadu were people who had an ‘S’ gene drop in their samples, indicating contraction of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus while the remaining 15-20 per cent The delta version was Tamil Nadu. Health Minister Ma Subramaniam said this on Sunday.
Appealing to the people to get themselves vaccinated against the virus, the Minister said that it was gratifying to know that there were no deaths among those who were detected with the ‘S’ gene drop, indicating that they had taken Omicron. version will be contracted.
Amid a complete lockdown imposed by the Tamil Nadu government on Sunday following a spurt in new cases, Mr Subramanian said that about 90 per cent of those affected by Omicron have received both doses of vaccination and were asymptomatic.
“Everyone should get a double dose of vaccination against COVID-19. People should follow the COVID-19 protocol such as wearing a face mask,” he told reporters.
Stating that the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) officials are taking various steps to contain the spread of COVID-19, he said the civic body penalized the organizers of 13 weddings that took place in the city on Saturday, In which more than 100 people participated. The venue against a government-mandated cap of 100 attendees.
Mr Subramaniam said that the GCC has also advised private health care facilities to inform about patients who have been admitted after the ‘S’ gene drop was detected in their samples, indicating that they had taken Ommicron. version will be contracted.
“Though patients receive treatment in private health care facilities, it is the duty of the health department to collect the details of that person. The GCC yesterday informed six private hospitals about the detection of ‘S’ gene drop by such hospitals. punished for not informing the body”, he said.
Subramaniam said that initially the civic body would collect fines from such private hospitals and warned that such hospitals would be closed if it continued to do so in future.
Stating that Chief Minister MK Stalin would inaugurate the launch of booster doses to frontline workers and people above 60 years, who are eligible to receive their doses, on Monday, he said, “Around four lakh people will be able to receive the dose tomorrow. are eligible…this includes health care workers, frontline workers and people above 60 with co-morbidities…” “These people have received double doses before April 14, 2021 (mandated by the government),” he said.
On the vaccination given to people in the age group of 15-18 years, the health minister said there were 33.46 lakh people who were eligible to receive the dose and by Saturday it has crossed 22.50 lakh beneficiaries. “We are hopeful that soon we will be able to complete 100 per cent vaccination for 15-18 year olds,” he said. Tamil Nadu started giving vaccines to the adolescent age group on 3 January.
Mr Subramaniam said new COVID-19 cases were rising in Tamil Nadu adding over 2,000 infections every day and appealed to everyone to wear masks to protect themselves from the virus. “Yesterday, Tamil Nadu reported over 2,000 cases with 10,978 cases. Even today, we expect the new cases to exceed 2,000,” he said.
GCC commissioner Gagandeep Singh said over 2,000 people were penalized for not wearing masks and advised people to strictly wear masks while stepping out of the house.
“Those who are offering food or caring for a COVID-19 patient who is in home isolation should wear a mask because it is an airborne illness… The member should not use the same toilet or toilet which has been used by the COVID-19 patient. We should not use any other family member after coming in close contact with the COVID-19 affected person. There are many new cases of members or relatives getting affected”, he said.
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