Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian has said that an increase in Covid cases in northern states is leading to the emergence of clusters in state universities.
Chennai logged 18 Covid deaths in Tamil Nadu with the state recording 35 fatalities in the last 24 hours. Chennai accounted for more than half of Covid deaths in the state.
The Southern Railway on Saturday said that only passengers who have duly received both doses of vaccination will be allowed to travel on its suburban services with effect from January 10, 2022. Notably, the suburban trains are already operating at 50 % seating capacity.