Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Wednesday reiterated the Tamil Nadu government’s request to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to meet at least 50% of the cost of RT-PCR tests through the Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM CARES) Fund as the State was facing financial difficulties as a result of incurring such expenses continuously.
Speaking during a videoconference with the PM, Union Ministers and the Chief Ministers of six other States badly affected by COVID-19, Mr. Palaniswami highlighted that Tamil Nadu was continuing with its strategy of aggressive, targeted testing and was conducting the maximum number of RT-PCR tests in the country, with an average capacity of 85,000 RT-PCR tests a day.
“As of date, 66,40,058 samples have been tested for COVID-19. As many as 5,52,674 persons have tested positive, and there are only 46,350 active…
