<span style="color: #222222;">Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswamy has said his government is making concerted efforts to control the spread of Covid19 in the state in the next ten days. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Talking to reporters at Krishnagiri today, he said, online classes for school students are necessary in the current situation. He said, a long break from education may lead to children developing disinterest.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Meanwhile, the total COVID-19 infections in Tamil Nadu has crossed the 1,50,000 mark today with 4,496 people tested positive today. A record 5,000 people returned home free from the viral infection in the last 24-hours. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The total discharge has also surged past the figure of one lakh. The state health department is using aromatherapy and yoga to complement the allopathy treatment in COVID-19 clinical management.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">AIR Correspondent reports, doctors say respiratory organs face immediate stress due to COVID-19 infection. Certain yoga practices, steam inhalation and aroma therapy are believed to strengthen the respiratory system. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Therefore, the Tamil Nadu health department has deployed over 200 qualified yoga and naturopathy specialists to impart training on the practices to the COVID-19 patients. They are engaged in 86 COVID-19 major hospitals across the state. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Meanwhile, the central institution National Institute of Research in Tuberculosis is set to launch studies on the effect of BCG vaccines in elderly people in controlling COVID-19. </span><br />''