Gear up, TN CM tells officials amid concerns over yet another Covid wave

April 25, 2022 19:28

People wearing masks in public places must be ensured, vaccination coverage, including administering booster dose, should be stepped up, Chief Minister MK Stalin told the district collectors on Monday in a virtual meeting.

The government machinery should be prepared to face any kind of situation, the CM advised collectors and top state officials, amid concerns over emergence of a fourth COVID-19 wave.

The chief minister addressed the officials through vide-conferencing from the secretariat in Chennai.

Pointing to a rise in virus cases during the past one week in Maharashtra, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, he said and added that according to experts, a new sub-variant of Omicron strain was behind the spike.

"All of us should be prepared to face any kind of situation and that is my appeal," he told the Collectors and senior officials.

Reiterating that vaccination is the biggest weapon against coronavirus, Stalin said it should be "our paramount duty" to see to it that all eligible persons are vaccinated.

Of the 6.33 crore eligible population, 74.75 per cent of them have received two doses, 91.5 per cent the first dose and 41.66 per cent the booster dose, he said. -- PTI

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