Stalin said in the initial phase a total of 1,264 women health volunteers, physiotherapists are to be deployed to identify non-communicable diseases and provide treatment at the doorstep.
Tamil Nadu Chennai News Live Updates: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin Thursday launched ‘Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam’(healthcare services at people’s doorstep) scheme in Krishnagiri. The scheme is aimed at eliminating the need for patients to visit hospitals for treating non-communicable diseases.
Five kg of Pseudoephedrine, bound for Australia, has been recovered from a courier shipment in Chennai and two persons arrested in this connection, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) said on Tuesday. Pseudoephedrine is a controlled Substance under NDPS Act, 1985. The seizure was made on Tuesday based on specific intelligence inputs and NCB officials recovered the drug from a courier office in Chennai, an official release said.
The Tamil Nadu government has made mandatory a negative RT-PCR test report and a Covid-19 vaccination (two doses) certificate for people coming to the State from neighbouring Kerala in order to keep the pandemic in check.
Tamil Nadu recorded 1949 positive cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday, bringing the state tally to 25,67,401. Among these, Chennai reported 189 positive cases, bringing the city’s total to 5,38,908. The state recorded 38 deaths on Wednesday, putting the state toll at 34,197. 32 of them had succumbed due to comorbidities. A total of 2011 patients were discharged following treatment, taking the total number of recoveries to 25,13,087.
As of Wednesday, the number of active Covid-19 cases in Tamil Nadu is 20,117. Till date, 14,99,777 males, 10,67,586 females and 38 transgenders have tested positive for the virus in the state.
A day after the Madras High Court struck down a recent amendment made to the Tamil Nadu Gaming Act, passed in 1930, which imposed a ban on online games with stakes like rummy and poker, the Tamil Nadu Law Minister S Ragupathy said a new legislation will be passed to ban the games in the state.
READ | Legislation to ban online games like rummy, poker soon: Tamil Nadu law minister
In a step towards inclusivity, the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) in Chennai’s Kilpauk has for the first time employed members from the transgender community. While Manisha (28) has been offered the job of a telephone operator at the institute, Vaishnavi (26) has been employed as a housekeeping worker.
READ | In a first, mental health institute in Chennai employs two transpersons
For assistance on COVID-19-related queries and mental health support in Chennai, citizens can contact the Greater Chennai Corporation’s (GCC) COVID-19 helpline 044 46122300 or 044 25384520 | Citizens can also contact the general helpline 104, the 24-hour helplines 044 29510400 or 29510500 and the 24 x 7 mobile helplines 8754448477 or 9444340496 | Citizens can find the nearest GCC-facilitated COVID-19 fever clinic here | Find the nearest GCC vaccine centre here and book your slot here | For lodging rain-related complaints and assistance during the monsoon, citizens can contact the GCC’s monsoon helplines 044 25384530 or 044 25384540 or the control room 1913 (available 24×7)
Tamil Nadu Chennai News August 2, 3 Highlights
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