Greater Chennai Corporation Commissioner G Prakash said that the civic body is planning to impose stringent curbs on the movement of people after polling on April 6. 

The DMK MP has tested positive when Chennai is being surfaced with a warning that the lockdown and strict restrictions could be imposed again after the election. 

The health department said that the rise in the number of new cases was due to the re-opening of schools, colleges, and increased political activity. 

The shocking message from Sachin Tendulkar has come when Mumbai and the state of Maharashtra have been witnessing a steady surge in COVID-19 cases.

In the wake of the sharp surge of cases, the Center has now announced that all persons aged between 45 and 59 years, irrespective of comorbidities, can receive the first shot of the vaccine from April 1. 

With 24 students testing positive in the last two days, the district has reported a total of 251 students testing positive so far as of Sunday.

The development has come two weeks after he received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and when some of the celebrities are contracting the viral infection. 

"I want to thank all the healthcare professionals who are supporting me and many others across the country. Take care all of you", the 47-year-old retired cricketer added.

Though the state is reporting more cases, Health Minister Vijayabaskar had asserted that the government has no plan of imposing lockdown in the state. 

The Prime Minister will take part in a wide range of programmes aimed at furthering cooperation between the two neighbors.