It was almost two years since they performed his last rites and when he returned alive on Saturday, not only his family members but the entire community was stunned.

On Tuesday, Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian admitted that the COVID cases are growing in the state and said what's happening around the development.

The Scripps Research Institute is based on genetic data gathered from swabs taken in and around the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market beginning in January 2020.

Along with the state governments, Tamil Nadu government has also reinstated the testing measures and Covid guidelines amid the menace.

While it has been warned that the variant is highly transmissible, Dr Gagandeep Kang, a top Indian microbiologist and researcher has opened up about the jittering situation and whether we need to be worried.

As the Union government and the state healthcare mechanisms are back in talks to keep the variant at the bay, let's take a look at the variant and how it is becoming a cause of concern. 

The spread of a new variant is causing more worries to India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to convene a high-level meeting on Thursday- December 22 to discuss about the variant and its menace.  

According to the Tamil Nadu Health Department, sudden dry cough, sore throat, headache, blocked nose, body ache, and fatigue are all signs of influenza, which is being diagnosed in increasing numbers of children and adults each day.

In the wake of soaring cases, Puducherry has declared a holiday for the schools while Tamil Nadu has affirmed that there is no need to panic. 

The veteran actor had previously contracted Covid-19 in July 2020 along with his family members including his son Abhishek Bachchan.