![]() | COVID-19: Evening fever camps in Chennai receiving good response with higher footfallsThe civic body recently began organising fever camps from 3 pm to 5 pm and from 6 pm to 8 pm, to screen the office-goers who return home after work. |
![]() | Amid drop in turnout, COVID-19 fever camps in Chennai to be extended till eveningAddressing reporters, Health Secretary Dr J Radhakrishnan said the fever camps will be extended from 3 pm to 5 pm in marketplaces and, further, till 8 pm in some localities to screen more people |
![]() | Nearly 35 percent of Chennai’s population have attended COVID-19 fever campsData revealed by the civic body shows that a total of 28,71,934 people have attended the 56,480 camps held in the city till October 6 |
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![]() | Only 2% of the 1.4 lakh who attended fever camps in Chennai's Ambattur zone had ILI symptomsHowever, out of the 2% who came in with ILI symptoms, 43% turned out to be COVID positive |
![]() | 20 per cent of Chennai’s population have attended COVID-19 fever camps so farWhile the fever camps gained enormous traction in the initial stages up to July, the number of people attending them slumped subsequently in August |
![]() | Elderly in Chennai reluctant to attend fever camps: Covid survey staffAnother staff attached to Tondiarpet zone said she had arranged a fever camp in three streets which had elderly people with symptoms. |
![]() | Turnout at Chennai fever camps down by 50 per cent, volunteers say elderly staying awayFrom about 30,000 people attending the camps during the third week of July, only 13,822 have attended as of August 16 |
![]() | Meghalaya detects African swine fever outbreak after Assam, ArunachalMeghalaya is the third state in the country to see the outbreak of ASF. The two other affected states are Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. |
![]() | Tamil Nadu records 5,880 new COVID-19 cases, highest single day toll of 119 deathsA new mother is among the deceased, while for the first time since June 16, Chennai records less than 1,000 cases. |
![]() | In a welcome sign, COVID-19 positivity rate at Chennai's fever camps down from 31% to 18%Speaking to The New Indian Express, Corporation Commissioner G Prakash said that the fever camps were indeed a game changer as lakhs of people have attended so far |
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