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COVID-19: At least 25 people of Tamil news channel test positive in Chennai

Apr 21, 2020, 14:22 IST

PTI

Chennai, Apr 21 () At least 25 people, includingjournalists, working for a Tamil news television channeltested positive for coronavirus here on Tuesday, a healthdepartment official said.

"Not less than 25 people have tested positive...(ofthe)...90 plus samples (for confirmatory RT-PCR test) taken,"the official told .

The development comes days after two journalists,including one who worked with the TV channel, tested positivefor the contatgion in the city.

To a question, the official said the test results ofthose associated with the television channel were beingcollated and indicated that the tally of total positivescould be '27.'

Asked in which hospital, they were being admitted, hesaid "a direction has been given to admit them at Omadurar(Government Medical College, Multi Super Specialty Hospitalat Government Estate)." VGNVS VS

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