No water stagnation at a traditionally waterlogging prone stretch - Perambur Barracks Road
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serena josephine murray
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serena josephine murray
@serenasundar
journalist. writes on public health. North Chennaiite for life! RTs not endorsements. Views def mine!
Chennai
Joined May 2013
- The Kalaignar Centenary Super Speciality Hospital, Guindy was inaugurated on June 15. Nearly 3.5 months have gone by but super speciality doctors & staff members are yet to be paid their salaries [1/2] @THChennai
- Tamil Nadu to receive 1.99 lakh doses of Covishield today: Health department @THChennai
- Tamil Nadu has not only managed to achieve zero wastage of COVID-19 vaccines, but has also extracted as many as 5,88,243 extra doses of vaccines. But vaccine supply remains low for TN when compared to some of the other major States @THChennai
- Zero deaths due to COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu on Friday. This is the first time after April 30, 2020 : Health dept. @THChennai
- senior govt dr to me, "stay safe, get details over phone. Or journalists will b among worst affected. Reporters ask 100 questions for 1 COVID +ve person. If u dont take precautions, none of u will be around (will fall sick) when there r 1000 cases" friends on the field, take care
- Tamil Nadu records second positive case of #COVID-19. A person, who travelled from Delhi to Chennai, has tested positive. He is under observation in the isolation ward of Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital. Officials said he had reached Chennai in a train @THChennai
- "It is a historic moment for us," says Poorna Chandrika, director of the 225 yr old Institute of Mental Health, Chennai as 159 inmates cast their votes - many of them for the first time - at a booth on campus @the_hindu @THChennai
- Updates from TN: 28.3.20 Beds in Isolation Wards- 13,323 Ventilators : 3,044 Current Admissions- 277 Samples Tested - 1500 (Negative-1252, Positive- 40 (2 discharged), Under Process- 208) : Health Minister C. Vijayabaskar The samples have increased from 1243 @THChennai
- Family clusters are latest cause of worry. In past 2 weeks, 209 families with 480 cases reported. All had history of either attending family gatherings or travel, say health officials. For ex : Kodambakkam zone - 34 families - 80 cases Adyar - 37 families - 82 cases @THChennai
- 30-minute CPR, six shocks at intervals, angioplasty in 18 minutes & coordination between emergency & cardiac teams helped revive a 35-year-old man, who suffered 7 to 8 cardiac arrests, at Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital #GovtHospital @THChennai
- 30 private hospitals in Chennai will be linked, and details of beds and ventilators will be made available on a portal. Public can visit portal and get details of bed vacancy before visiting the hospital : Health Minister C. Vijayabaskar @THChennai
- Gujarat that has a population of 6.37 crore allocated 16.4% vaccines, while Tamil Nadu, which has a population of 8.38 crore, allocated just 6.4%. Gujarat got 10% more vaccines than TN : Ma. Subramanian, Minister for Medical & Family Welfare @THChennai
- Like in Govt Kilpauk Medical College Hospital, Chennai, Remdesivir will be sold in Madurai, Coimbatore, Salem, Tirunelveli and Tiruchi districts: Health Minister Ma.Subramanian @THChennai
