<span style="color: #222222;">The medical experts team established by the Tamil Nadu Government has said they have not recommended further extension of lockdown in the whole state. They met Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswamy today in Chennai. Later talking to reporters, they said they have recommended further augmenting the number of Covid-19 tests and early detection of infections. They have asked the public not to panic if any of them turns positive for the disease.<br />''<br />''The medical experts team has members from the state government, independent experts, Indian Council for Medical Research and the World Health Organisation. Their meeting with the Chief Minister comes even as the current phase of the lockdown draws to a close tomorrow. The stand of the team is that a blanket lockdown is not a solution in the long term. They said the doubling time of Covid-19 in the state has slowed down and the tests have been increased considerably, which are good signs.<br />''<br />''However, they expressed concern that the surge in new cases is seen in districts like Madurai, Trichy, Vellore and Tiruvannamalai, besides Chennai. Such regions require localized actions in a focused way, as said by the experts. ICMR Deputy Director Prabhdeep Kaur said the rapid antigen test is not preferable over the RT-PCR tests.</span><br />