Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edapadi Palaniswamy called on the state Governor Bunwarilal Purohit at Raj Bhavan in Chennai on Tuesday afternoon. He handed over a brief report about the ongoing Covid-19 control measures in the state. His meeting comes ahead of the state Assembly session which is scheduled to be held from the 14th of this month.<br />'' <br />'' Meanwhile, the total number of Covid-19 infections in Tamil Nadu has reached nearly the 4.75 lakh mark, with 5684 people tested positive today. The number of recoveries has gone up to 4.16 lakh.<br />'' <br />''Speaker P. Dhanapal has mandated all the members of the state Assembly and its officials to get tested for Covid-19 three days ahead of the session that begins on Monday. A decision on it has been arrived at a meeting convened by him with the state health minister, Chief Secretary, senior officials and the Director General of Police.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The legislators will be tested by the health officials of the districts concerned on Friday. The staff of the House and accredited newspersons are required to have the Covid-negative certificate at hand before entering the premises where the session is to be held. To facilitate social distancing, the session this time would be held in the Kalaivaanar Hall instead of the Assembly Hall at the Fort St George in the state capital. The session is expected to continue for four days.</span><br />