Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin
CHENNAI: Chief minister M K Stalin on Saturday hinted at the possibility of extending total lockdown sans relaxations against the backdrop of the state surpassing 36,000 fresh Covid-19 cases a day.
Stalin was addressing a meeting of legislature parties at the secretariat, soon after holding a session with medical experts. The total lockdown imposed by the state ends on May 24.
“The experts unanimously suggested that imposition of total and aggressive lockdown sans any relaxations alone would contain the spread. Got similar views during my visit to the districts as well. Given the circumstances, the government has to decide on imposing total lockdown without relaxations,” the chief minister said.
CHENNAI: Chief minister M K Stalin on Saturday hinted at the possibility of extending total lockdown sans relaxations against the backdrop of the stat.
Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin
CHENNAI: Chief minister M K Stalin on Saturday hinted at the possibility of extending total lockdown sans relaxations against the backdrop of the state surpassing 36,000 fresh Covid-19 cases a day.
Stalin was addressing a meeting of legislature parties at the secretariat, soon after holding a session with medical experts. The total lockdown imposed by the state ends on May 24.
“The experts unanimously suggested that imposition of total and aggressive lockdown sans any relaxations alone would contain the spread. Got similar views during my visit to the districts as well. Given the circumstances, the government has to decide on imposing total lockdown without relaxations,” the chief minister said.
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CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu on Friday tightened its pandemic lockdown protocol by reducing business hours for grocery, vegetable, meat and fish shops by two hours and imposing total ban on other business outlets.
These shops will now be open only between 6am and 10am. Ecommerce entities like Dunzo can deliver goods only till 10am. The fresh curbs will come into effect at 6am on Saturday.
Also, there will be no more teashops in neighbourhoods and on roads, as they too have been banned totally, along with pavement sale of vegetables, fruits and flowers.
Since May 10 these shops had been allowed to remain open till noon.