NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, JUNE 22
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami has tested negative for coronavirus, Health Minister C Vijayabaskar said here on Monday.
Testing is being given special attention by the government, he said adding as per protocol which includes tracing (contacts) aspects, “without any exception, the Chief Minister subjected himself to the coronavirus testing and today we have the good news that he is negative.”
The Minister maintained that the government was transparent in tackling coronavirus and no information was concealed and daily bulletins, district wise data was being released, he added.
Since the outbreak of deadly virus, the Chief Minister very active and regularly monitoring the preventive measures and review meetings at secretariat and also inspecting various corona care facilities in Chennai and across the state.