Tamil Nadu CM Palaniswami tests negative for Coronavirus

Tamil Nu Chief Minister K Palaniswami has tested negative for COVID-19, for second time in nearly a month, government said on Tuesday.

On Monday, chief minister and officials and staff at his camp office here underwent tests for Coronavirus and results "confirmed that he and his staff at camp office are t infected," an official release said.

Last month, chief minister tested negative for coronavirus, after he underwent test in backdrop of an official in CM's office and ar in his entour reportedly testing positive for pathogen.

66-year-old Palaniswami h subjected himself for testing, "without any exception," and as per protocol, Health Minister Dr C Vijaya Bhaskar h said n.

release on Tuesday pointed out that 105 COVID-19 testing centres have been established across Tamil Nu so far to ramp up testing while 15,85,782 persons have been tested as on July 13.

Im credits: PTI