Tamil Nadu Revenue Minister R B Udayakumar (R) prepares food for COVID-19 patients of a quarantine centre in Madurai district.

A health worker collects a sample of a woman for COVID-19 test at a medical camp, during Unlock 2.0, in Chennai.

KL Kumar, a city-based chef, dishes out 'mask' parottas as an attempt to create awareness about wearing masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19, in Madurai. Madurai has seen a spur...

Migrants from Rajasthan and West Bengal wait to board a Shramik train at Chennai Central Railway Station, during Unlock 2.0, in Chennai.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palanisamy addresses the media after his visit to a newly converted COVID-19 care centre, in Chennai. A building of the National Institute of ...

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palanisamy interacts with an anesthesiologist during his visit to a newly converted COVID-19 care centre, in Chennai. A building of the Nation...

Heath workers and technicians before a media address by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Palaniswami after his visit to the newly converted COVID-19 care centre, in Chennai.

Vehicles ply after authorities eased restrictions, during Unlock 2.0, in Chennai.

A technician works to convert a building of the National Institute of Ageing into a dedicated COVID-19 care centre, in Chennai.

Lorry drivers and cleaners from North India prepare food at a roadside parking area, during an intensified lockdown as a preventive measure against the spread of coronavirus diseas...

A boy bathes along a road during an intensified lockdown as a preventive measure against the spread of coronavirus disease, in Chennai. The state government had earlier announced t...

An aerial view of deserted Kathipara flyover during an intensified lockdown as a preventive measure against the spread of coronavirus disease, in Chennai. The state government had ...

Shops are seen closed after the authorities extended the lockdown till July 31 in the state due to surge in COVID-19 cases, at Townhall in Coimbatore.

In this undated photo, four weighing stones made of basalt that were unearthed between June 20 and July 3 during the sixth phase of excavation at the ancient archaeological site of...

A health worker collects a sample of a specially-abled patient at Institute of Mental Health for COVID-19 test, in Chennai.

A near deserted Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR) road during an intensified lockdown as a preventive measure against the spread of coronavirus, in Chennai.

A municipality worker sanitizes a bus station area after the authorities extended the lockdown till July 31 in the state due to surge in COVID-19 cases, in Coimbatore.

An injured worker before being taken for treatment after an explosion in the Neyveli Lignite Corporation power plant, in Cuddalore district.

A city road wears a deserted look during Unlock 2.0, in Coimbatore district.

Workers stand outside Neyveli Lignite Corporation power plant following an explosion, in Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu.