Chennai: Tamilnadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami held a high-level meeting with district Collectors, health expert committee and heads of various departments today morning, to discuss the new strain of the Covid virus.

Sources said, Health Secretary J Radhakrishnan briefed the meeting about the preventive measures to be taken, now that some persons from the UK have been tested positive.

It has been informed that the administration was firm on preventing a second wave of infection.

The health panel committee is also said to have briefed the Chief  Minister on the possible action plan for the upcoming vaccine distribution in the State, and the progress made by vaccine manufacturers.

The Chief Minister also sought opinion on an extension of the next phase of lockdown from 1 January, he said.

Today’s meeting comes in the backdrop of intensified monitoring and checkposts erected in the borders to ensure that those entering the State were subjected to tests.

The officials also discussed the distribution of the State-sponsored Pongal gifts.