Kerala has collaborated with Tamil Nadu to turn the Kanyakumari district hospital into a cancer treatment centre for the benefit of patients in Tamil Nadu who are stranded during the lockdown, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said during Friday’s press meet.
The Regional Cancer Centre (RCC) in Thiruvananthapuram started the cancer treatment facility, for the benefit of patients in Kanyakumari and surrounding districts who depend on RCC for their cancer treatment. According to Pinarayi, at least 560 patients in Kanyakumari depend on RCC for their testament and travel regularly to Thiruvananthapuram, but are not able to travel inter-state due to ongoing lockdown.
RCC has started the facility at the Kanyakumari district hospital, in collaboration with the Tamil Nadu Health Department and with the support of the Tamil Nadu government, the chief minister added.