CHENNAI: A little more than 1/5 or 21% of the city’s population has been infected with SARS-COV2 or Covid-19, a seroprevalence survey conducted by the National Institute of Epidemiology (NIE) for Greater Chennai Corporation found . About 80% of the population is still susceptible to the virus, warned the survey …
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Tamil Nadu Prime Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami CHENNAI: Tamil nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami Monday placed the responsibility in the Center to “borrow” to make up for the GST deficit of the states. In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister said that the Center has …
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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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CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu added the highest number of new Covid-19 cases, 6,352, and the fewest deaths, 87, in a month on Saturday. On July 29, the state reported 6,426 new cases and the previous day it had reported 88 deaths. While the daily burden of cases steadily decreased, the number …
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CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government on Sunday, while extending the general lockdown until September 30, introduced large-scale relaxations for the public movement, in an attempt to stimulate economic activity and growth. Since Tuesday, September 1, public transportation (bus) operations were allowed within the district across the state, including in Chennai. …
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[ad_1] CHENNAI: Three patients died in the state of Tamil Nadu, on Tuesday, while the number of Covid-19 cases in the state reached 12,488. As many as 87 of 688 cool cases came from other states or countries, according to the bulletin published by the Directorate of Public Health. Number …
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[ad_1] CHENNAI: With the state continuing to see a rise in Covid-19 cases, the Tamil Nadu government is likely to announce a lockdown extension up to May 31, but with some more easing of norms. On Thursday, the state government-appointed health expert team recommended to chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami …
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[ad_1] Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami CHENNAI: In the backdrop of a huge spike in Covid-19 positive cases in the state, Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Monday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to begin regular air and train services to the state until May …
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[ad_1] Representative image CHENNAI J Radhakrishnanwho is the special officer for COVID-19 Operations in Chennai said Sunday that the number of positive cases in the city is expected to increase in the next five to six days, but that need not be a cause for concern. “Since the number of …
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[ad_1] Amidst the prevailing chaos and uncertainty about access to services and commodities during the shutdown, we bring you the latest updates from Chennai. Update at 10.15 p.m.: The Tamil Nadu government specifically named on Sunday the type of independent outlets that could resume work from Monday, making it clear …
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