TN ready to face third wave, says Ma Subramaniam

Anticipating the third wave of the pandemic, the Health Department was in the process of adding 70 oxygen concentrators and 600 beds at suburban hospitals across the State, said Health Minister Ma Subramanian on Monday. He was talking to the media after inspecting the ESI Hospital and suburban government hospital in KK Nagar.

The department has held a discussion with district Collectors on awareness programme ahead of the third wave, he said, adding that Chief Minister MK Stalin was likely to launch it soon. Subramanian added that COVID cases were not increasing overall, as there are only cluster cases.

Two oxygen concentrators and 100 beds were added at the suburban hospital in KK Nagar on Monday. The hospital has 6 KL oxygen cylinders, which had to be refilled twice a day during the second wave. So oxygen concentrators were set up to ensure that production was easy, he said.

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