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TN to take action against those who spread panic about corona

08 Jun 2020

Chennai, June 8 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Health Minister C. Vijayabaskar on Monday warned of severe action against those who spread panic about COVID-19 pandemic.

He also said the government will take action against actor Varadarajan who had said in a video that the beds were not available in Chennai hospitals to admit a person with coronavirus symptoms.

Speaking to reporters here Vijayabaskar said the government will take action against the actor Varadarajan for creating panic during the pandemic time.

Vijayabaskar said admitting a person to a hospital is the decision of a doctor and the willingness of the patient.

Tamil Nadu has about 75,000 hospital beds to admit Covid-19 patients and in Chennai alone there are about 5,000 beds, Vijayabaskar said.

He also said the recovery rate of the corona patients in Tamil Nadu is about 56 per cent.

--IANS vj/dpb