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Doctor turned IAS Officer, Tamilnadu. Managing Director, MTC Chennai. Please tag @MtcChennai for official issues.
Apr 21, 2021 4 tweets 3 min read
#ShortThread
What to do if you feel you have any of the Covid symptoms and want to get tested in Chennai ?

A) Please have a word with the Fever Survey Staff who are visiting your home for symptom surveillance. They will guide you to the nearest testing centre.

1/4 B) Please attend the @chennaicorp Fever camp. Doctors will have a preliminary check up and all fever camps have facilities for collection of samples.

The list of fever camps can be seen here chennaicorporation.gov.in/images/ATP%20F…

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Aug 13, 2020 24 tweets 16 min read
1) Surveillance

All houses in Chennai are surveiled on a 'DAILY' basis for ILI ( Influenza like Ilness) Symptoms.

Gate meeting for the Survey Staff at 7.30 am & previous day's work is audited to see any ILI's were missed.
Also given fresh instructions for the day.
(2/n) Each survey worker covers 100 to 150 houses daily.
Infra Red Thermometers are used universally by all survey staff & helps in picking up mild fevers.

Now Pulse Oxymeters are also given to most staff to help in early identification of Severe Acute Respiratory Illness.
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Apr 15, 2020 8 tweets 7 min read
More on #ContainmentZones.

We are barricading a few streets close to the case positive houses. The entry and exit from the barricaded area is regulated to prevent the possible transmission of #COVID2019 .

This #Thread is on a model #ContainmentZone in zone 14, GCC.
(1/n) Strict perimeter control to ensure that the entry and exit is monitored.

Also temporary medical camps on a daily basis to ensure that each and every person with flu symptoms is picked up immediately

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Apr 7, 2020 9 tweets 10 min read
#Thread On #COVID2019 Containment Plan in Chennai.

1) Mass Active Surveillance- Around 2500 houses around 'case positive houses' are already being surveilled on a daily basis for #Covid19 related symptoms .

Done by Corp DBC workers, UHN's, Anganwadi workers etc. Now GCC has announced that it will proactively survey all the households in city for Covid symptoms or other ARI symptoms. It will be done on a daily basis in most places . Around 10 k Self Help Group workers are recruited and work has started in most places in the city.
Mar 30, 2020 5 tweets 3 min read
#Thread
Thanks for staying indoors. To help you continue the same we are releasing a list of shops/ supermarkets in South Chennai which does home delivery. This list is not exhaustive & we will keep updating. Also feel free to add if shops are missed out on the comment section For Zone 12 - Alandur

#COVID2019india
Mar 22, 2020 6 tweets 5 min read
#Thread
Thank you Chennai for staying indoors and helping in preventing the spread of #CoronavirusPandemic.

Let's take some time to salute the Sanitary workers & the public health staff , the #RealHeroes who were working on this day also to ensure that the city remains safe. This team is working on disinfecting bus stops at LB road, Adayar in our effort to #StopCoronaTN using a Corpn owned Jet Rodding Machine.

#CoronaUpdatesInIndia
Mar 21, 2020 8 tweets 8 min read
#Thread on #FightCOVID19

Handwashing facilities in public places has been started in various places across Chennai and it's happy to see that people are using them.
These images are from Besant Nagar and Sholinganallur.

#coronavirusindia #WashYourHands Awareness on #WashYourHands also being done at public places, traffic signals, bus stands and railway stations.

#CoronavirusOutbreakindia
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