The state has screened 2,09,284 passengers so far at the Chennai, Trichy, Coimbatore, and Madurai airports and 15,629 passengers have been kept under home quarantine to date.

Social distancing has been one of the top preventive measures on the fray to combat the contagion, which is the human to human transmitting virus and has been rapidly spreading across the nation.

Of the total 35 cases, the state currently has 33 active cases -one being recovered and the other patient had demised in Madurai.

On Wednesday, the state had seen eight cases getting added to its count amid the lockdown.

The Chennai police department has installed 156 check-posts across the city to ensure that the curfew plays its role and the department has deployed regular patrolling.

The fresh case was reported from Trichy district where a 24-year-old male who arrived in the city from Dubai was tested positive for the virus.

The state will remain under complete lockdown until April 14th and the new order has come when the ordeal brought by the virus still persists across its territory.

The package which is known as 'Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana' would be benefitting the people through cash transfers and food security measures.

On Wednesday, Prime Minister Modi stated that the nation aims to win the war against the Coronavirus in 21 days.

Prime Minister Modi declared a nationwide curfew for 21-days to stem the spread of the virus across the country. His announcement has put nearly one-fifth of the world's population under lockdown to contain the global pandemic.