The first positive case of coronavirus was a member of the hotel staff, whose results came in on December 15. A new COVID-19 cluster was found in Chennai after 85 people, including employees and guests, tested positive for the virus at the ITC Grand Chola Hotel in Guindy. The Greater …
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However, it remains to be confirmed if any of those found positive have contracted the new variant of the coronavirus. A total of 40 people, half of them returnees from the UK, and the rest their contacts, tested positive for the coronavirus in Tamil Nadu and are being treated in …
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The returnee from the UK is being treated in a separate wing of the Kings Institute in Guindy. One person tested positive for the British variant of the coronavirus in Chennai and the patient is currently receiving treatment at the King’s Institute in Guindy. Speaking to the media on Tuesday, …
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The test report of the first UK returnee to test positive for COVID-19 is expected from the National Institute of Virology in two days. Four passengers who returned to Tamil Nadu from the UK tested positive for the new coronavirus on Friday. Among the four members, one patient is from …
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With the emergence of a new mutant coronavirus strain in the UK, passenger samples have now been sent to NIV Pune to identify the virus strain. A passenger, who arrived at Chennai Domestic Airport from the UK via Delhi, tested positive for the new coronavirus on Tuesday. Tamil Nadu Health …
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CHENNAI: With memories of the damage caused by Cyclone ‘Vardah’ in the city and neighboring districts still renovated, government departments are preparing contingency plans to face cyclone ‘Nivar’. The meteorological department has said that Nivar could make landfall on Wednesday. The Regional Meteorological Center has forecast wind speeds in the …
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A health worker collects a swab sample for the Covid-19 test on Anna Pillai Street in Chennai (file photo) CHENNAI: As a series of unblocking measures have been taken, Covid-19 cases in Tamil Nadu have started to rise again. On Sunday, Tamil Nadu saw 6,495 cases and 94 deaths. Recent …
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