Chennai, July 4 : Asserting that vaccine was a protective shield in the fight against COVID pandemic, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin today said the state government was prepared to face the third wave.
In a video message, he referred to the talk of the possibility of a third wave of COVID and said if people followed all the restrictions and took all precautionary measures there would not be any third wave,
Appealing to the people to avoid venturing out unnecessarily, he said if the people followed the restrictions, no wave could come.
In the event of the third wave, he said the government has taken all precautionary measures. There are an ample number of beds, both oxygen, and ICU.
“This government is prepared to face any wave. I know that the people of Tamil Nadu are also confident,” he said.
The daily caseload which had touched over 36,000 in the past, has come down to less than 4,000 a day due to the measures taken by his government.
In this context, he said vaccines were the important shield in the fight against COVID and appealed to the people to get vaccinated. (UNI)