The Central government will likely split up the country into red, orange, and green zones based on the reporting of the COVID-19 positive cases.

On Monday, the state government has announced that the lockdown has been extended till April 30th to strengthen the fight against the virus.

In its directive, the government has instructed the organizations which are willing are provide relief materials to go through the government machinery.

On last Friday, the committee of medical experts that was installed by the state government had recommended the Chief Minister to extend the lockdown for two more weeks.

Anbumani has iterated that the 21 days lockdown must be the only solution to contain the spread of the virus.

It was speculated that Modi would address the nation on Saturday. However, the Central government has denied such reports on the address leaving the nation to have mixed reactions on the lockdown extension.

According to the Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance (IPA), India manufactures 70% of the world's supply of Hydroxychloroquine.

The government would fix the cost of testing and reimburse the expenses to the hospitals and labs for providing free tests for the people in the wake of the outbreak.

Tamil Nadu had witnessed the sharpest rise in the number of affected cases due to the virus in its territory on Sunday.

The Chief Minister has suggested the Central government to extend the lockdown for two more weeks during the video-conferencing meet convened by the Prime Minister on Saturday.