<span style="color: #222222;">In Tamil Nadu, the recoveries from Covid-19 crossed the six lakh mark yesterday, against the total infection of six lakh fifty six thousand. 5015 people including 1250 in Chennai were tested positive, while 5005 others recovered in the last 24-hours. 65 patients succumbed to the viral disease taking the toll to 10,252.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, the state administration is planning to accelerate awareness programmes in the state in sustaining the safety habits of the public against the pandemic.<br />''<br />''The active Covid-19 cases are dipping very marginally on a sustained basis for the past few weeks. However, authorities insist that it should not lead to any compromise in following the safety protocols. Precautionary measures are being intensified in the inter-state entry points.<br />''<br />''The administration is planning to involve various segments including the Self Help Groups in popularising the messages on the need to wear masks, maintain hand hygiene and social distancing. They are necessitated due to the fact that more than 30 percent of the public are observed to be ignoring wearing masks, as said by the state health secretary Dr J Radhakrishnan recently. Epidemiologists warn that only a sustained movement to follow the safety protocols would lead to the expected steep fall in the disease curve.</span><br />