Sufficient Drug Stocks and Beds Available to Treat COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu Health Secretary J. Radhakrishnan said drugs to treat COVID-19 and other diseases were available in large quantities and 'people need not worry about that'.

In Tamil Nadu, there is a sufficient number of beds and stock of drugs to treat COVID-19, said Tamil Nadu Health Secretary J. Radhakrishnan.

He said the state has about Rs 120 crore worth of drugs which can comfortably last for three months.

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‘Tamil Nadu Health Secretary J. Radhakrishnan said drugs to treat COVID-19 and other diseases were available in large quantities and 'people need not worry about that'.’

He also urged the people not to panic over the increasing coronavirus cases in the state as the death rate was low at 1.35 per cent.

According to Radhakrishnan, in major cities like Chennai and Coimbatore people were getting admitted to hospitals and hence there was some difficulty in getting beds.

The bed occupancy across the state was about 10 per cent, and in Chennai it was about 20 per cent.

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He said 'the state government has introduced a screening system on the patients who are to be allotted a bed'.

According to him, the active Covid-19 cases in the state was about 50,000.

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"Teams are there to ensure uninterrupted supply of power, oxygen and others at hospitals", he said.

He also said all eligible persons aged 45 and above should be vaccinated and 'it is important to breach the transmission chain by wearing masks and precautions'.

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Radhakrishnan said a coronavirus infected person can spread it to 10 persons.

Source-IANS