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Tamil Nadu health minister rules out lockdown possibility after Pongal

Explaining the various arrangements being made in Chennai to curb the spread of the virus, the minister said, "Around 1,000 volunteers are on the ground helping those in home isolation.

There are screening centres in 22 areas and the 904-bed Covid Care Centre at the Nandanam Trade Centre has started functioning," he added.