Sivasankar, who is among the club of first time ministers, has taken to social media and said that he had contracted the pandemic and has mild symptoms. 

The state health department has been prepared to roll out special camps for the booster doses along with the mega vaccination camps. 

The development has come when Tamil Nadu has recorded more than 20,000 Covid cases on Thursday for the first time in several months with active cases breaching 1 lakh cases. 

The actor has also met and greeted hundreds of fans who were gathered before his residence to express their Pongal greetings to him. 

The people who fail to wear the masks properly will also be brought under the ambit of violation and will be fined. 

The management has urged the staff and other workers to follow precautions and guidelines such as maintaining social distancing, wearing masks, and avoiding unnecessary travel. 

The officials of the Greater Chennai Corporation said on Monday that nearly seven out of ten people who died in the city due to Covid-19 in December weren't completely vaccinated.

The 92-year-old singer, who is the laureate of India's highest civilian honour, Bharat Ratna, has been flooded with prayers from across and beyond the borders as she battles for survival. 

Earlier, the state government has announced that the university examinations will be conducted after January 20, 2022.

Replying to the wishes from a Twitter user for her speedy recovery, the actor-turned-politician has said that she has absolutely mild symptoms.