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Chennai Tamil Nadu Prime Minister K Palaniswami said on Tuesday that a greater number of tests led to a higher number of Covid-19 cases in the state, claiming that the high population density, narrow lanes and the use of toilets Publics made Chennai a challenge in cluster containment. The prime minister’s comments came a day after the state saw its highest jump yet with 527 positive cases.
Palaniswami had been under pressure recently amid mounting concerns of conglomerate outbreaks in the southern state’s capital metropolis after Chennai recorded a steady increase in positive cases for the past week.
The prime minister held a high-level meeting to review efforts to contain the virus in the city, especially in areas like Royapuram, Anna Nagar, Thiru. Saw. Ka Nagar and Kodambakkam.
On Tuesday, the state recorded two deaths and 508 new cases, most of them linked to the Koyamedu market group. The total number of cases in the state increased to 4,058 and 76 people have recovered from the infection so far. The total number of active cases in the state was 2,537.
Chennai itself recorded 279 new cases on Tuesday and the count rose to more than 2,000.
In the last 24 hours, 11,858 samples were analyzed, bringing the total number of tests performed to 1.74 lakh so far.
Tamil Nadu is struggling to contain its second emerging group from its main wholesale market in Koyambedu. Previously, he had ducked down to stop the spread of the Tablighi Jamaat returnees, who attended the conference at Nizamuddin in Delhi.
The Markaz meeting presented a challenge to the state to locate 1,500 people in the state; by comparison, the Koyambedu group is easily five times as large, according to bureaucrats and police directly involved in containing the group.
Efforts are underway to move the main wholesale vegetable market from Koyambedu to Thirumazhisai, on the outskirts of the capital.
At Tuesday’s press conference, Palaniswami listed steps taken on the administrative front to contain the virus, such as committees led by bureaucrats on locating contacts, treatment policy, free food grain, and item distribution. essential for ration card holders through May and June and other wellness activities.
Disinfectants were sprayed three times a day in containment areas and essential items were provided to people every day. In Chennai, there is an infrastructure of more than 4,000 beds for Covid-19 patients, he said.
Palaniswami also issued a heartfelt plea to the people of the state to physically distance themselves while on the streets, wearing masks and washing their hands without fail. “I plead with people with their hands together: wear masks, wash their hands, and observe physical distance,” he said.
In addition to the increase in the total number of positive cases, Tamil Nadu has also experienced minor disruption from migrants who remain in their respective places since the beginning of the closure in late March. Late Monday, a group of migrants near Tambaram staged a protest seeking travel arrangements.
Palaniswami assured the 50,000 migrant workers in the state that their transportation will take place over a week on a staggered basis.
The state altered its previous decision to resume liquor sales amid strong opposition to allow retail sale in Chennai. Public interest litigation was brought in the Madras Superior Court against liquor sales throughout the state on the grounds that it would lead to abandonment of social distancing outside of stores. On Tuesday, the state government announced that it would market liquor in all districts except Chennai.
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