Key Takeaways
- Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian advises pregnant women, elderly, and those with comorbidities to wear masks and maintain social distancing amid COVID-19 cases of mild intensity.
- The current Omicron variant symptoms include fever, throat pain, cold, and cough.
- Tamil Nadu has reported little over 200 COVID cases and four deaths, which were attributed to co-morbid conditions and heart problems.
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian has allayed the fears of the people over the spike in COVID-19 cases. The current COVID variant spread in Tamil Nadu is of mild intensity, he stated. Pregnant women, the elderly, and those with co-morbidities are advised to wear masks while moving in public places and maintain social distancing as a precautionary measure.
Talking to reporters in Perundurai last evening after a convocation ceremony at Government
Erode Medical College and inaugurating new buildings and laying foundation stones for new buildings, he said though no official advisory was issued on making wearing masks mandatory,
it was advised that pregnant women and elderly and those with comorbidities to wear it in public places.
Mr. Subramanian said that while the Union Health Ministry typically issues advisories to all the State governments during a spike in cases, no such advisory has been issued, so far in the State.
Stating that the symptoms of the current Omicron variant included fever, throat pain, cold and cough, he said those with such symptoms were advised to visit the nearest government hospital for treatment.
He also said the state government was all geared up tackle if there was any spike in cases by keeping ready 94,000 beds have been kept ready across the government hospitals in Tamil Nadu for treating COVID-19 patients, besides ensuring enough stock of oxygen.
Tamil Nadu has so far reported little over 200 covid cases and four deaths, which were attributed to cormorbid conditions and heart problems.
