Tamil Nadu Chennai Coronavirus Live Updates: Request Centre to fund 50% of PCR tests from PM CARES Fund: EPS – The Indian Express

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“Experts treating critically ill COVID patients have requested for a higher degree of ventilatory care,” EPS said and urged the Centre to “provide funds to Tamil Nadu for procuring high-end ventilators.”

Tamil Nadu Chennai Coronavirus News Live Updates: The Centre should fund 50 per cent of the cost of RT-PCR tests done for detecting COVID-19 and also finance the procurement of high-end ventilators, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami said on Tuesday.

Raising the demand with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a virtual meet Modi held with chief ministers of ten states on COVID-19, Palaniswami also said a proactive strategy has led to a slide in new positive cases in Chennai and the model was being replicated in other parts of the state.

Tamil Nadu received Rs 512.64 crore from Centre in two tranches under the Emergency Response and Health Systems Preparedness package out of an envelope of Rs 712.64 crore allotted to the state. EPS wanted this package to be stepped up to Rs 3,000 crore. “Both Central and State tax revenue will fall short of the budget estimates. To make up for the shortfall, Tamil Nadu may be allocated Rs 9,000 crore special grant to combat COVID-19 and its after effects on the states economy,” he said.

Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu recorded 5834 positive cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the state tally to 3,08,649. Among these, Chennai reported 986 positive cases, bringing the city’s total to 1,11,054. Chennai recorded less than 1000 cases for the fifth consecutive day.

Tamil Nadu recorded 118 deaths on Tuesday, putting the state toll at 5159. 107 of them had succumbed due to comorbidities.

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So far, 29 legislators in the state have tested positive for COVID-19. (PTI/File) (Representational)

Congress MP from Kanyakumari, Vasanthakumar tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday. The MP has been admitted to Apollo Hospital in Chennai for treatment. With this, a total of 29 legislators have tested positive in the state till now – 11 from AIADMK, 14 from DMK, two from AICC, one from CPI and one from Mukkulathor Pulipadai.

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While two legislators have recovered, one DMK MLA succumbed to the virus in May. Among the infected legislators, four of them are currently serving in the Tamil Nadu Cabinet.

Four students from Tamil Nadu pursuing medical education in Russia drowned in a river in that country and directions have been issued to bring back their remains back home at the earliest, Chief Minister K Palaniswami said on Monday.

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He said he has directed senior government officials to immediately get in touch with the External Affairs Ministry and the Indian embassy in Russia, and arrange for bringing back the bodies of the four who drowned in the Volga river.

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