On Tamil Nadu High Court raised query about corona second wave handling preparation, officials have submitted their report today. Let us share here that Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy were also taking stock of the State’s preparedness in handling the raging second wave of the pandemic. While explaining the query raised by Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy as to how a COVID patient knows where to go, the Health Secretary pointed out that the website http://stopcorona.tn.gov.in gives real-time info and is updated on a daily basis.

Here it is to be noted that the official submitted that in most cases, the patients’ relatives bring them directly to either government or private hospitals without undertaking the screening. In many of those case, beds were being sought even when the patient may not require admission at all, creating unnecessary panic.

However, to be noted that the bench also recorded that the status reports indicated that there were testing centres and screening centres set up in Tamil Nadu. Based on the extent of the infection, a COVID patient is recommended home treatment and quarantine in most cases, or hospitalisation without being immediately admitted to ICCU or bed supported by oxygen cylinder, oxygen beds, ICCU and the like. For now, the bench posted the suo motu plea for further hearing to Thursday, while seeking the government to have a check on the treatment rates charged at private hospitals and also increase the vaccination process and reduce wastage.

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