Collectors in the district should raise awareness among people about the need to visit hospitals within 24 hours of symptoms such as fever, dyspnea, fatigue and loss of taste, he said. (Proceedings)
Collectors in the district should step up efforts to further reduce the death rate from COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu, the CM said on Tuesday. Addressing a district collector review meeting on COVID-19 via a virtual link from the Secretariat, Palaniswami noted the need for increased awareness.
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Collectors in the district should raise awareness among people about the need to visit hospitals within 24 hours of symptoms such as fever, dyspnea, fatigue and loss of taste, he said. “Priority should be given to samples from the elderly and people with comorbidities while performing RT-PCR tests for COVID. Test results must be declared quickly, ”he added.
In a sign that the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) leadership struggle is going to continue, the party did not nominate a CM candidate for the upcoming 2021 Assembly elections at its executive meeting on Monday.
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Addressing reporters after the meeting, AIADMK deputy coordinator KP Munusamy said that Panneerselvam party coordinator and joint coordinator Palaniswami would announce the CM candidate together on October 7.
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However, there was no information on the 11-member steering committee, which has been the main demand of the OPS faction since its merger with the party in 2017.
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