The five-member Central team led by the Union Health and Family Welfare Additional Secretary Aarti Ahuja is arriving Chennai today. They are expected to review the pandemic situation in Tamil Nadu with the higher officials tomorrow. They are also expected to visit some of the COVID-19 clinical management facilities in the city.<br />''<span style="color: #222222;"><br />''Meanwhile, 3756 people in Tamil Nadu tested positive for the coronavirus today, taking the total number of cases to over one lakh 22 thousand. AIR correspondent reports,&nbsp;</span>the Central team led by the Union Health Department Additional Secretary Aarti Ahuja will be joined by medical specialists from the central medical higher institution JIPMER in Pondicherry. <br />''<br />''They will be assessing the ground situation through their field visit and interaction with the state higher officials. It is learned that the state power minister Thankamani is one of those tested positive for the disease today in the state, who has been admitted into a corporate hospital in Chennai. <br />''<br />''Meanwhile, a set of data revealed by the Chennai Corporation has revealed that the doubling time of Covid-19 in the state capital has improved to 25.4 days.<br />
News On AIR | July 8, 2020 8:53 PM
Central team likely to review COVID-19 pandemic situation in Tamil Nadu tomorrow