He said Health Ministry officials have been asked to put measures in place for the spread of the virus and pleaded with them to conduct RT-PCR tests in case fever cases occur in express areas. Rules are issued in reaction to the emerging infection. rates in neighbouring Kerala and Singapore.
As of December 15, Tamil Nadu had 36 active COVID-19 cases with an exit rate of 98. 94 percent. Among Indian states, Kerala has the highest number of infections with 1,144 cases and an exit rate of 98. 94 percent, according to COVID-19 insights that can be obtained on the central government’s website.
In response to questions about the upward trend in the neighboring state, the minister informed reporters that Tamil Nadu fitness officials were in contact with their counterparts in Kerala. They are closely monitoring the situation and keeping abreast of developments. University of Singapore, I told him that this infection was mild and lasted 3 or 4 days. It’s the same in Kerala,” Subramanian said.
A case of JN.1 subvariant of COVID-19 has been detected in Kerala, as part of the ongoing routine surveillance activity by INSACOG. The case was reported on December 8 when a 79-year-old woman tested positive in an RT-PCR test done on November 18. She showed mild symptoms of influenza-like illnesses and had recoverd.
Earlier, an Indian traveller was also detected with JN.1 sub-variant in Singapore. The person was a native of Tamil Nadu’s Tiruchirapalli district and had travelled to Singapore on October 25.
There has been an upward trend in COVID-19 cases in Kerala over the past few weeks. This has been attributed to an increase in the number of ILI case samples referred for testing. Most of those cases are clinically mild and on their own at home without any treatment.
As part of a regular exercise of the Union Health Ministry, a mock drill in all health facilities in the States is currently underway to assess their public health and hospital preparedness measures. This activity, which started from 13th December, is being carried out under the overall supervision of the district collectors and is likely to be completed by December 18.
The Union Ministry of Health is in normal contact with the Kerala State Department of Health and monitors the access points.
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