In TN, 35 per cent people don't wear masks,says CM

In Tamil Nadu  about 35 per cent of the people don't wear mask, one of the preventive measures against COVID-19, The pandemic, however, was under control in the state due to a multi-pronged approach of the government. Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Wednesday  in a review meeting  in Chennai directed the authorities to ensure strict implementation of the safety protocols.The district administration should take steps to ensure compliance by all, he said. Ahead of the Deepavali season, many people here did not comply with the mask rule, he said, urging the authorities, especially the police, to step in and create awareness.

Detailing his government's efforts in handling the pandemic, he said so far Rs 7,372.25 crore had been spent on prevention, treatment and relief activities.Holding fever camps in all districts, conducting door-to-door checks for symptomatic persons, doing RT-PCR tests and isolating the infected people and treating them had resulted in a dip in fresh and active cases, he added."Due to the exemplary work of our doctors, positivity rate has been brought to 7.39 per cent," Palaniswami added. Tamil Nadu's total coronavirus cases, as of Tuesday, stood at 7,14,235 with 10,983 deaths while the active cases were 27,734.Palaniswami said that during this pandemic, the government signed 55 new investment proposals for Tamil Nadu worth Rs 40,718 crore which will create over 74,000 jobs,