<span style="color: #222222;">Tamil Nadu Health Minister Dr C Vijayabhaskar has said, there is no need to panic about the novel coronavirus as the health machinery is fully geared up to face the threat. <br />''<br />''Talking to reporters in Chennai today, he said, there is no confirmed case of the virus infection so far in the state. He added that separate aero-bridge facility and screening teams have been arranged at the Chennai International Airport for the passengers who come from the virus-affected countries, as suggested by the Central Advisory Committee. <br />''<br />''He said, the passengers from the affected countries like China have been kept under house-quarantine as a precautionary measure, though the samples from none of the 1225 such passengers have reported positive for the virus. He said the border posts with neighbouring Kerala are being disinfected periodically as there are three confirmed cases in the state. <br />''<br />''He added, the intense monitoring would continue until the viral infection shows a declining trend in China and until the neighbouring states show a nil report.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, isolation wards in the Government General Hospital in Chennai have been doubled as a precautionary measure. All over the state, 228 beds have been made available exclusively for the quarantined cases.</span><br />