'Complete Lockdown' In Four Districts Of Tamil Nadu From June 19

As cases of coronavirus continue to rise in Tamil Nadu, the Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami has announced lockdown in 4 districts of the state from June 19.

Tamil Nadu has 19,679 active cases, 435 recorded deaths and 24,547 have recovered so far. (Image: AFP)

New Delhi: Tamil Nadu government announced on Monday a complete lockdown in four districts, including the capital Chennai. it will begin from June 19 and continue till June 30. As per reports, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami has announced a 'maximized restricted lockdown' from June 19 to June 30. The four districts are Chennai, Kanchipuram, Chengalpattu, and Tiruvallur which come under Metropolitan Chennai Police limits. Media reports say, that Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami had a meeting with the Health Committee who recommend tightening the current relaxations to contain the spread of the novel Coronavirus. In a tweet, the ruling party AIADMK said “Full Lockdown from 19th for Chennai, Thiruvallur, Chengalpet & Kanchipuram Districts. #StayHomeStaySafe #CoronavirusLockdown”

Full Lockdown from 19th for Chennai , Thiruvallur, Chengalpet & Kanchipuram Districts. #StayHomeStaySafe #CoronavirusLockdown

— AIADMK (@AIADMKOfficial) June 15, 2020

Tamil Nadu is one of the worst affected states in the country after Maharashtra, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare website. The state has 19,679 active cases, 435 recorded deaths, almost 24,547 have recovered from the virus amounting to 44,661 cases in total as on 15 June 2020, 08:00 IST. Late last week, a tweet had gone viral which claimed that a new lockdown will be imposed on June 15 which will also halt train and air services. The  Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Edappadi K Palaniswami had dismissed the rumours and has also tweeted about the false viral claim “This news is completely false. No one needs to believe these rumours. Legal action will be taken against those who spread such false information″.