CHENNAI: The Special Nodal officer for Greater Chennai Corporation, J Radhakrishnan, on Sunday said that aggressive testing is the reason for exponential rise in number of Covid positive cases in the city.
The officer however appealed for more cooperation from public, especially in the containment zones.
Addressing mediapersons at the regional deputy commissioner (north) office, Radhakrishnan, who is the commissioner for revenue administration and disaster management, said that major challenge are five zones – Tondiarpet, Royapuram, Thiru Vi Ka Nagar, Teynampet and Kodambakkam (Zones 4, 5, 6, 9 and 10).
“Majority of the cases are from these zones. We have intensified containment in these zones,” he said. Of the 1,257 cases in the city, 938 are from these five zones.
There are 15 zones in the city corporation.
Radhakrishan appealed to people to cooperate in fight against Covid-19 and urged them to wear masks and follow guidelines.
“Even in containment zones, people are not wearing masks. Two layers of cloth is enough for mask. Even yesterday, while on rounds from Central to basin bridge, we noticed people were roaming without masks. There is a casualness. In Anna Nagar tower park, we see people walking without masks. When we ask, people say they don’t have symptoms. That should not be a reasom,” Radhakrishnan said.
He also appealed to the public to come forward if they show symptoms.
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