Elective surgeries to resume in GHs

THOOTHUKUDIWith the second wave of COVID-19 showing signs of easing, the government and government medical college hospitals have been told to resume elective surgeries which had been postponed due to

THOOTHUKUDI With the second wave of COVID-19 showing signs of easing, the government and government medical college hospitals have been told to resume elective surgeries which had been postponed due to the outbreak of the pandemic, S. Uma, Project Director, Tamil Nadu Health Systems Project, has said. Speaking to reporters here on Friday after chairing a meeting with the public health department officials of Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli and Tenkasi districts to review the ongoing anti-COVID-19 operations and the preparations for the possible third wave, Dr. Uma said the government hospitals and the medical college hospitals across Tamil Nadu were giving excellent treatment to the COVID-19 patients under the Chief Minister’s Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme that saved thousands of lives, especially the patients from poor background.