<p>Tamil Nadu has received approval from the Union Health Ministry for the eighth testing centre for coronavirus in the state.</p>.<p>State Health and Family Welfare Minister C Vijaya Baskar said the government had received the nod from the Health and Family Welfare Ministry for setting up of the eighth testing lab at Rajaji Medical College in Madurai.</p>.<p>"This is the 8th lab for Tamil Nadu which will support testing of more samples in that region," he tweeted on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Incidentally, the latest approval for setting up the lab at Madurai comes in the backdrop of the state reporting its first death in Madurai early on Wednesday.</p>.<p>According to the Union Health Ministry, the total number of coronavirus cases on Wednesday rose to 562 with nine deaths. It does not include the death in Tamil Nadu.</p>.<p>The Tamil Nadu government has announced a lockdown from March 24-31 as part of its efforts to control the spread of coronavirus.</p>.<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced nationwide lockdown for three weeks with effect from midnight.</p>.<p>Tamil Nadu also invoked CrPC Section 144 which prohibits the assembly of more than five persons in public places to implement the lockdown.</p>
<p>Tamil Nadu has received approval from the Union Health Ministry for the eighth testing centre for coronavirus in the state.</p>.<p>State Health and Family Welfare Minister C Vijaya Baskar said the government had received the nod from the Health and Family Welfare Ministry for setting up of the eighth testing lab at Rajaji Medical College in Madurai.</p>.<p>"This is the 8th lab for Tamil Nadu which will support testing of more samples in that region," he tweeted on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Incidentally, the latest approval for setting up the lab at Madurai comes in the backdrop of the state reporting its first death in Madurai early on Wednesday.</p>.<p>According to the Union Health Ministry, the total number of coronavirus cases on Wednesday rose to 562 with nine deaths. It does not include the death in Tamil Nadu.</p>.<p>The Tamil Nadu government has announced a lockdown from March 24-31 as part of its efforts to control the spread of coronavirus.</p>.<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced nationwide lockdown for three weeks with effect from midnight.</p>.<p>Tamil Nadu also invoked CrPC Section 144 which prohibits the assembly of more than five persons in public places to implement the lockdown.</p>