Only God knows when Covid-19 outbreak will end in Tamil Nadu, CM says

File photo of Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Saturday said only God knows when Coivd-19 outbreak would end in the state.
“We are working to prevent the spread of the virus and protect people. We don’t know from where the virus comes and how it spreads. We will have to follow what the medical experts say. There is no medicine to treat the patients affected by the virus, and only God knows when it will go,” Palaniswami said when reporters asked him when the outbreak would end.
The CM was visiting Guru Nanak College in Velachery where an institutional quarantine facility is being set up.
The chief minister sought the cooperation of people and opposition parties to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
“People must not leave Chennai,” said the chief minister.
Asked whether the lockdown would be extended further, the chief minister said no decision had been taken thus far.
The chief minister said Tamil Nadu conducted the maximum number of tests compared with other states.
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