Tamil Nadu Forest Minister K Ramachandran on Saturday (July 3)  flagged off six auto ambulances in Coonoor in Nilgiris district to carry Covid-19 patients. Being a hilly district, the roads and pathways were too narrow for the movement of bigger ambulances. It is taking into consideration the situation that the auto ambulances were introduced, he said.

The number of Covid cases started declining after efforts taken by Chief Minister M K Stalin to ensure facilities like beds, medical oxygen and other infrastructure, Ramachandran said at a function.

Considering the decline in the cases, the Chief Minister announced lockdown relaxations and was taking steps to prevent the third wave of Covid, the Forest Minister said. District Collector J Innocent Divya and other senior district officials were present on the occasion.

Corona updates: India's total tally of Covid-19 cases surged to 30,502,362 on Saturday with 44,111 new infections being reported in a day, while 29,605,779 have recovered, according to MoHFW. The death count increased to 401,050 with 738 new fatalities, the data showed.

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