Tamil Nadu reports second coronavirus case, shuts schools, colleges, malls

Tamil Nadu recorded its second positive case of coronavirus disease, COVID-19, on March 18. A 20-year-old youth, who had travelled from Delhi to Chennai in a train, tested positive for COVID-19 and is already in the isolation ward of Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital (RGGGH).

Health Minister C. Vijayabaskar, in a tweet, said the patient was in isolation and his condition was stable. He is under the observation of an expert team.

Health officials said the youth was a resident of Uttar Pradesh and worked in a salon. He had reached Chennai on March 16. He was staying with a friend in the city and was in search of a job.