COVID-19 surge: Take action on war footing, says Villupuram CPI(M) unit
The Hindu
In a memorandum submitted to the Collector, party’s district secretary N. Subramanian said the steep rise in positive cases had become a cause for concern.
The Villupuram unit of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has urged the district administration to take action on a war footing to overcome the unprecedented situation caused by the second wave of COVID-19. In a memorandum submitted to Collector A. Annadurai, CPI (M) district secretary N. Subramanian said that Villupuram district had recorded about 3,258 cases between April 21 and May 3 while 11 deaths had taken the toll to 127. The steep rise in positive cases had become a cause for concern, he said. Mr. Subramanian also demanded the administration to ramp up testing in all the Primary Health Centres and intensify the vaccination drive which was under way.
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