The Tamil Nadu State Health department has warned shoppers and shopkeepers to strictly adhere to Covid -19 standard protocols and not to allow overcrowding in shops and streets during Deepavali shopping.The Health department is conducting .
The set of ‘Bigg Boss’ Malayalam, hosted by superstar Mohanlal, was sealed by the Tamil Nadu Police on May 19 after they discovered that the team was flouting COVID-19 safety protocols.
According to a report in IndiaGlitz, the show’s producers were found shooting the show despite six crew members allegedly testing positive for the coronavirus. The shooting has been temporarily suspended. However, the channel claims the filming was suspended temporarily based on the directives of the Tamil Nadu State Health Department directives, which has banned any filming due to the rise in COVID-19 cases.
All the contestants have now been moved to a hotel from the ‘Bigg Boss’ sets after law enforcement completed their inspection on May 19 and found safety rules being reportedly flouted.
As neighbouring states like Kerala and four other states witness a spike in the number of new Covid-19 cases, the Tamil Nadu government has intensified surveillance in districts bordering Kerala. The government has also decided to make it mandatory for all returnees to by flight to compulsorily undergo the RT-PCR test.
While trying to bring down the number of active cases in the state, the state health department is continuing to aggressively test for the virus and tracing its contacts, informed Health Secretary Dr J Radhakrishnan.
Expressing concern over non-compliance by people, including those who gather for political rallies, he appealed to the people not to lower the guard as five states in India have recorded an increase in cases.