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Coronavirus or COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused due to the virus that primarily spreads through droplets of saliva or particles expelled through the nostrils when an infected person coughs or sneezes. This virus can cause mild to moderate respiratory issues in generally healthy people but can pose a severe threat to older adults, children, diabetics, cardiovascular, cancer patients and people with comorbidities.

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Madurai District Administration

COVID Care Madurai portal brings you all the information with regards to COVID Testing Centers, Hospitals treating COVID patients and also the details of vaccination Centers. We urge the public to maintain social distancing, ensure frequent washing of hands, wear the mask and to avoid unnecessary travel or stepping out of your houses.

Remember, it is a collective responsibility of one and all for emerging victorious and defeat the pandemic.

Do visit this portal daily for latest updates

--District Collector, Madurai, Madurai District Administration

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The Madurai District Administration has made all necessary arrangements to meet medical emergencies of all kinds that might arise in these pandemic days. Working 24X7, patients in these hospitals and COVID care Centers are monitored by the exceptionally qualified dedicated doctors, well-trained medical staff and are equipped with advanced medical equipment for treating severe COVID symptoms.

The availability of the beds is updated on this portal daily.

Call:+91-9597176061 for more Information.

Home Isolation Guidelines:

- Stay in a well-ventilated single room for 14 days.
- Wash your hands frequently with soap and water.
- Use alcohol-based hand sanitizer after touching the surface.
- Clean surfaces with disinfectant wipes.
- Always wear a face mask.
- Maintain at least 1m distance from co-inhabitants.
- Maintain proper hygiene.
- Stay away from elderly people, pregnant women and children.
- Do not share household items like clothes, food, utensils, etc.
- Do not allow visitors at home.
- Keep checking oxygen saturation for every 6 hours and body temperature.
- If you find oxygen levels going below 95, seek medical help immediately.

Coronavirus Vaccination

The Government of India has opened registration for the third phase of vaccination drive from April 28. All Indian citizens above the age of 18 are eligible for the vaccine from May 1, 2021, after registering their details on Co-Win portal or Arogya Setu App or Umang App.

Here are your guidelines for registration:

- Register your mobile number on the Co-WIN website, or through the Aarogyasetu app or Umang app
- Enter personal details including name, age, upload identification documents like Pan Card or Aadhaar Card
- Select nearby vaccination centre based on location and schedule the appointment
- Download the appointment confirmation and print a copy for reference
- Carry all required documents of personal ID, vaccine registration confirmation on the Co-WIN website to the medical centre and get the first shot
- Take your second dose after 6 to 8 weeks and complete total vaccination process.

Vaccine Dos and Don'ts

Coronavirus All You Need To Know Information

Coronavirus or COVID-19 is a super contagious respiratory infection caused by a new coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2. The virus that is believed to have emerged out of Wuhan, in China in December 2019 soon developed into a pandemic bringing all activities across the world to a standstill. WHO declared Coronavirus as a pandemic on March 11, 2020 following which Lockdowns were imposed across many countries in the world including India for containing the virus.

Nevertheless, the virus has so far claimed millions of lives and is unfortunately spreading around the world in various mutations.

CoronavirusPrevention

Standard recommendations to prevent infection spread include regular hand washing, covering mouth and nose when coughing and sneezing, thoroughly cooking meat and eggs. Avoid close contact with anyone showing symptoms of respiratory illness such as coughing and sneezing.

Tamil Nadu's War Against Corona

If we unite we can fight against COVID-19. Steps you can take to protect yourself from corona

- Wash your hands thoroughly for 20 seconds
- Do not touch your face
- Wear a mask
- Avoid community meetings
- Rub your hand with an alcohol-based cleanser
- Avoid shaking hands to protect yourself and others

How to Wash your Hands

Doctors highly recommend frequent handwashing and it is one of the simplest ways to protect you and your family from the virus. Always use alcohol-based soaps, hand wash for cleaning hands. Do it for at least 20 seconds and wash with water. Keep a hand sanitizer within reach, always.

Water and
Soap

Palm to
Palm

Between
Fingers

Focus on
Thumbs

Back of
Hands

Focus on
Wrists

What Are The Symptoms Of Coronavirus?

The signs and symptoms of coronavirus at the initial stages mimic flu with fever, sore throat and cold. If the symptoms persist for more than 24 hours, along with severe fatigue, loss of smell or taste, difficulty breathing call your doctor immediately.

Most Common Symptoms

Fever

Dry Cough

Fatigue

Loss of taste or smell

Sore Throat

Headache

Muscle or joint pain

Different types of skin rash

Nausea or vomiting

Diarrhea

Chills or dizziness

Nasal congestion

Conjunctivitis
(also known as red eyes)

Irritability

Confusion

Reduced consciousness

Anxiety

Depression

Sleep disorders

Less Common Symptoms

(Seek Emergency Medical Assistance)

More severe and rare neurological complications such as strokes, brain inflammation, delirium and nerve damage.

Severe Symptoms

That Might Require Emergency Medical Care & Hospitalization

Shortness of breath

Loss of appetite

Confusion

Persistent pain or pressure in the chest

High temperature (above 100.5 °F)

Tamil Nadu Lockdown Norms

The following activities alone shall be permitted during the complete Lockdown till 6.00am of 14.06.2021.

Medical shops, Indigenous Medical Shops, Veterinary Pharmacies and Pet feed shops shall be permitted.

Supply of Milk, Water and distribution of Newspapers shall be permitted.

Sale of Vegetables and Fruits through mobile vehicles shall continue in all the districts in co-ordination with respective departments. Provision shops shall be permitted to sell provisions through mobile vehicles/ carts in the residential areas after obtaining permission from the respective local bodies and to provide home delivery of provisions in respect of the orders received over phone / online. These sales will be permitted during the period 07.00 A.M. to 06.00 P.M.

Public Distribution Shops shall be permitted to operate from 08.00 A.M. to 12.00 Noon.

Petrol, Diesel Bunks and LPG supply related activities shall be permitted.

Parcel food only shall be permitted in the hotels, restaurants and bakeries from 6.00 A.M. to 10.00 A.M., 12.00 Noon to 3.00 P.M. and 6.00 P.M. to 9.00 P.M. All E-commerce food delivery entities shall be permitted to operate only during this time schedule.

Other E-commerce services shall be permitted from 08.00 A.M. to 06.00 P.M.

Wholesale Vegetable, Fruit and Flower Markets (Wholesale Markets in Districts) shall be permitted to function. Retail Shops in Wholesale Marketsshall not be permitted.

Railway, Airport, Sea Port operations shall be permitted

All activities related to basic essential infrastructure sectors like, Power, Water Supply, Sanitation, Telecommunication, Postal Services etc., shall be permitted.

Print and Electronic Media shall function.

Government Offices dealing with essential services like Secretariat, Healthand Family Welfare, Revenue Administration, Police, Home Guard, Fire andRescue Services, Prisons, District Administration, District Industries Center, Government Press, Food and Co-operatives, Electricity, Water Supply, Local Bodies, Forest Offices, Treasuries, Social Welfare Department, PWD Maintenance Wing, Power Generation, Transmission & Distribution Units, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry etc., and other departments dealing with natural calamities and their associated support services shall function with required staff.

Banks, Insurance Institutions, RBI regulated financial markets, entities like NPCI, CCIL, Payment system operators, Clearing Houses and stand alone primary dealers shall be permitted with 1/3rd staff. ATMs and related banking services shall be permitted

SEBI and capital and debt market services as notified by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) shall be permitted to function with 1/3rd staff.

Medical related services including Blood Bank shall be permitted.

Homes for children/ differently abled / mentally challenged/ senior citizens/destitute/ women/ widow and related transportation shall be permitted with e-registration.

Staff working in observation homes, after care homes and places of safety for juveniles shall be permitted with ID Card or e-registration.

Agriculture and related activities including transportation of agricultural produce and agro inputs shall be permitted.

Operation of animal husbandry farms including poultry farms & hatcheries and livestock farming activities and animal health related activities shall be permitted.

Cargo handling including Cold storage and warehousing 3/5 at ports, airports, railway stations, container De associated services shall be permitted.

All Goods vehicles and transportation of essential commodities shall be permitted. Movement, loading/ unloading of goods/ cargo (inter and intra State) shall be permitted

Transportation to and from place of residence to Airports/ Railway Station shall be permitted with e-registration details for travel, travel tickets and ID proof.

Continuous Process Industries and Industries manufacturing essential commodities as listed in G.O. Ms.No.348, Revenue and Disaster Management (DM IV), Department, Dated: 20.04.2021 are permitted to function adhering to the SOPS and other safety measures issued already. In addition, Export units, units which have export commitments or export orders and their vendor units providing inputs to such industries shall be permitted to function with 50% of workers in all the districts except Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Salem, Karur, Erode, Namakkal, Tiruchirappalli and Madurai Districts. The movement of Staff / Workers in these Industries shall be permitted to travel only in four wheelers like Buses, Vans, Temposand Cars arranged by respective industries with e-registration.

Industries which have been permitted to operate shall initiate immediate action to vaccinate all their employees within a month's time.

Hotels / Lodges designated as Covid Care Hospitals / Covid Care Centres and Hotels Lodges meant for housing health care professionals shall be permitted to function. Workers of such Hotels/Lodges shall be permitted with ID Cards issued by the respective hospital authority which have engaged the hotels/lodges.

Ongoing in-situ construction works shall be permitted with the workers staying in the construction premises. Volunteers, Caregivers providing food and other services for persons with special needs, differently abled, senior citizens shall be permitted to travel with e-registration.

Inter State and Inter District travel in case of individuals, shall be permitted for medical emergencies and funeral last rites with e-registration.

Intra district travel shall be permitted for medical emergencies and funeral/ lastrites without e-registration.

In order to monitor the passengers coming by air and train from foreign countries and other states, e-registration (https://eregister.tnega.org) shallcontinue to be in force.

Private grocery, grocery, vegetable, meat and fish shops will be allowed to operate from 6.00 am to 5.00 pm.

Pedestrian stalls selling vegetables, fruits and flowers will be allowed to operate from 6.00 am to 5.00 pm.

Fish markets will only be allowed to operate for wholesale. In order to adhere to the social gap in fish markets. District administrations should immediately make alternative arrangements for setting up these markets in the open in more than one location.

Slaughter houses will only be allowed for wholesale.

Match factories will be allowed to operate with 50 percent employees following standard guidelines.

All government offices will be allowed to operate with 30 percent staff.

Registrar's Offices issue only 50% tokens per day. Bond registrations will be allowed.

Private security service office, housing companies and services including housekeeping in apartments (Housekeeping) will be allowed with e-registration.

Self-employed persons such as electricians, plumbers, computer and machine repairmen (car technicians) and carpenters will be allowed to work with e-registration from 6.00 am to 5.00 pm.

Electrical goods, bulbs, cables. Shops selling switches and wires will be allowed to operate from 6.00 am to 5.00 pm.

Only bicycle and two-wheeler repair shops (not sales outlets) will be allowed to operate from 6.00 am to 5.00 pm.

Hardware stores will be allowed to operate from 5.00 am to 5.00 pm.

Vehicle parts sales outlets will be allowed to operate from 6.00 am to 5.00 pm.

Shops selling textbooks and stationery will be allowed to operate from 6.00 am to 5.00 pm.

Only vehicle repair centers (not sales outlets) of vehicle distributors will be allowed to operate from 6.00 am to 5.00 pm.

Passengers in rental vehicles, taxis and autos will be allowed to go with e-registration. Also, in rental taxis, three passengers besides the driver will be allowed to travel, and in autos, only two passengers besides the driver will be allowed to travel.

General

Nilgiris District, Kodaikanal, Yercaud. Yelagiri. Travel to Courtallam areas for urgent reasons will be allowed by obtaining an e-pass from the relevant District Collector.

Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Salem, Karur. Export companies in Erode, Namakkal, Tiruchirappalli and Madurai districts. Companies that manufacture and supply inputs to export companies. If you have export orders. And for export-related work. Only for sending samples, 10% of employees will be allowed to follow standard guidelines.

The scheme of selling vegetables and fruits to the public through mobile vehicles introduced by the Government of Tamil Nadu has been well received by the public and will continue to be implemented.

I urge the public to walk to the shops near their homes and buy goods and to avoid going to the shops in two wheelers and four wheelers.

Night Curfew

Allowed Services

Emergency Medical Services

Milk distribution

Hospitals

Pharmacies

Ambulance services

Non-Available Services

Private and Public transport

Auto, Taxis

Private vehicles

Intra-state and Inter-state public transport

District COVID-19 helpline

The District COVID-19 helpline that functions 24X7, provides all necessary information regarding COVID-19:

Call: 0452-2530104, 0452-2530106, 0452-2530107, +919597176061

For Immediate Assistance

Services Offered

Emergency Medical Assistance

COVID Testing Centers – Guidance And Support For
Giving Samples, Updation Of Reports

COVID Care Centers And Hospitals

Contact Tracing

Support For The Patients And Families Under Home Isolation

Details Of Containment Zones, Cluste

General Information About COVID-19

Info About Preventive Measures

Frequently Asked Questions

Here are the answers to many questions such as whether the COVID-19 vaccine is safe, how effective it is, whether it has adverse effects, whether victims can recover from the vaccine, and how to register for the vaccine.

People of all age groups of are at the risk of this contagious virus. However, people above the age of 60 years, suffering from chronic conditions like high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer, obesity, asthma, other respiratory issues and comorbidities are quite prone to this infection.

However, this virus can attack completely healthy individuals as well. If not treated on time, can turn fatal.

The data available with regards to recovering from coronavirus is encouraging. It indicates that 80% of the patients can recover in home isolation by taking medicines, maintaining hygiene, checking oxygen saturation regularly and by eating healthy within 2 weeks.

The WHO states that 15% become seriously ill, requiring oxygen support while rest 5% face highly critical complications, need intensive care.

Severe complications of coronavirus include may include respiratory failure, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), sepsis and septic shock, thromboembolism, and/or multiorgan failure, including injury of the heart, liver or kidneys.

As mentioned earlier, people of all age groups can get affected by coronavirus. WHO strongly recommends necessary preventive measures like good hand and respiratory hygiene for children, youngsters for avoiding the infection

Anyone with the onset of corona symptoms should get tested immediately. If you have had come up in close contact with someone already infected, contact your local healthcare provider for assistance.

The testing is done by collecting the throat or nasal swab of the patient and then running the sample under RT-PCR.

RT-PCR test uses Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase (RT)-PCR Diagnostic Panels for detecting the presence of viral RNA. This very accurate test is done by testing swab sample for reagents and for identifying the presence of virus. It can be done even before the onset of severe symptoms.

The results will be revealed to the patient or the attending family members within 24 hours of giving the test sample.

India has started vaccinating its citizens from January 2021 and millions including frontline workers, all those above aged 45 were immunized in the last few months. In view of the second wave, inoculation will be open for all citizens from 18 years old.

There are currently three vaccines available in India – Covishield, Covaxin and Sputnik V. All these vaccines underwent multiple trials and are proven for their high efficacy rate in fighting deadly virus.

The common side effects after getting a jab include pain at the site of injection, little rash, mild fever and fatigue.

If the test turns positive, the patient should follow all COVID-19 protocols including self-isolation, taking recommended medications on time, eating healthy and intake of vitamin supplements, checking vitals including oxygen saturation regularly.

At present people above 45 are eligible for vaccines. However, it will be soon open for all citizens above 18 years.

Yes. Registration is mandatory. Once you register your name, the time and place of vaccination centre will be shared with you.

Though it is not mandatory, getting vaccinated is highly recommended by the doctors for preventing and building immunity against the novel coronavirus.

Yes. Both doses are compulsory with a window of 6 to 8 weeks. Do not miss the second dose.

No. Like in case of any other vaccine, some mild side effects are reported. Low grade fever, body aches, headache are common. However, if you feel difficulty breathing, confusion and delirium and other major symptoms seek medical help immediately.

Children below the age of 18 years, individuals with a history of severe allergies, pregnant and breast-feeding women cannot be vaccinated. If you any pre-existing health condition, talk to your doctor before getting jabbed.

MADURAI DISTRICT - COVID CARE INFORMATION

Your Home is your shield.

Stay Safe Stay Home.

Madurai District Administration

For Madurai COVID Beds Availability Status

In Madurai District

Home Isolation Guidelines:

Coronavirus Vaccination

Here are your guidelines for registration:

Vaccine Dos and Don'ts

How to Wash your Hands

Water and Soap

Palm to Palm

Between Fingers

Focus on Thumbs

Back of Hands

Focus on Wrists

What Are The Symptoms Of Coronavirus?

Dry Cough

Cold / Fever

Difficult Breathing

Sore Throat

Headache

Most Common Symptoms

Fever

Dry Cough

Fatigue

Loss of taste or smell

Sore Throat

Headache

Muscle or joint pain

Different types of skin rash

Nausea or vomiting

Diarrhea

Chills or dizziness

Nasal congestion

Conjunctivitis (also known as red eyes)

Irritability

Confusion

Reduced consciousness

Anxiety

Depression

Sleep disorders

Less Common Symptoms

(Seek Emergency Medical Assistance)

Severe Symptoms

That Might Require Emergency Medical Care & Hospitalization

Shortness of breath

Loss of appetite

Confusion

Persistent pain or pressure in the chest

High temperature (above 100.5 °F)

Tamil Nadu Lockdown Norms

General

Night Curfew

Allowed Services

Non-Available Services

District COVID-19 helpline

Call: 0452-2530104, 0452-2530106, 0452-2530107, +919597176061

For Immediate Assistance

Services Offered

Frequently Asked Questions

Who Is At The Risk?

Is it Possible to recover from COVID-19?

Are children and young people susceptible to COVID-19?

How and When Should I Get Tested For Coronavirus?

What Is RT-PCR Test?

How Long Will It Take To Get My Coronavirus Test Results?

Vaccination Against COVID-19?

What Should I Do, If Tested Positive?

Who Is Eligible For Vaccine Against Coronavirus?

Is Registration Mandatory For Getting Vaccine?

Is Taking Vaccine Mandatory?

Should I Take All Two Doses Of Vaccines?

Are There Any Serious Side Effects Of Vaccine?

Who Cannot Take A COVID-19 Vaccine?

Water and
Soap

Palm to
Palm

Between
Fingers

Focus on
Thumbs

Back of
Hands

Focus on
Wrists

Conjunctivitis
(also known as red eyes)