Coronavirus outbreak: Tamil Nadu closes borders, constitutes task force

The state government was among the first to launch measures to tackle Covid-19. On January 30, it had put under quarantine 78 people who arrived from China

The Tamil Nadu government has closed its borders with Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Karnataka. The state has also constituted a task force to closely monitor the preventive measures against the virus outbreak.

A sum of Rs 60 crore has been allocated to beef up the efforts against the spread of the disease. However, Tamil Nadu chief minister K Palaniswami has ruled out suspending the ongoing Assembly session, insisting that all legislators were being screened before entering the House. 

The number of Covid-19 positive cases detected in the State has gone up to seven, with a traveller from Spain testing positive, said the