Chennai is Biggest Hotspot contributing nearly half of infections in Tamilnadu
Reportedly the city of chennai is facing one of its biggest challenges in the last decade. And this is saying something, considering that tamil Nadu's capital has been forced to deal with massive floods, a devastating cyclone and a crippling drought in the last 10 years. This time, the battle is being fought against an invisible enemy the novel coronavirus and unfortunately, the fight is not going as well as expected.
chennai is currently Tamilnadu’s biggest hotspot contributing directly to 2,008 cases out of a total 4,058 while indirectly contributing to hundreds of cases across the state, with several migrants leaving the city to their respective districts. Two-hundred-and-seventy-nine of the new cases reported on tuesday are from chennai, and district authorities have reported more cases, their areas pushed into the red zone, after workers from the city went back to their homes.
What began as a single case on march 9 has snowballed into a growing crisis that has left the city's health department and residents scrambling for cover. And according to those overseeing the management of this pandemic, the blame for this falls on both the authorities calling the shots and residents of the city. A majority of health officials, however, allege that irresponsibility on the part of residents and failure to take the disease seriously is amongst the chief reasons for Chennai's increasing numbers.Currently there are 357 areas in the city that are under containment. This means that entry and exit points are sealed on the street, police personnel appointed for supervision, vehicles not allowed in and out and people leaving the street to buy groceries supervised.