Tamil Nadu lockdown news: Tamil Nadu government has extended Covid-19 lockdown till October 31, with some more relaxations including permit of cinema shooting (with a limited number of people). The AIADMK announced on Twitter that the state has decided to extend the lockdown for another month till October 31, however, some more relaxations will be put in place. Earlier, the Palaniswami government appealed to the people to continue to extend full cooperation to the government's efforts to tackle the pandemic. Here is what's allowed and what still remains closed:
  • Educational institutions to remain closed.
  • The ban on suburban electric train traffic will continue
  • The number of domestic flights to land at Chennai airport to be 100 a day.
  • Cinema shootings with a maximum of 100 people at a time permitted.
  • Under the new guidelines, hotels will be allowed to function from 6 am to 9pm.
  • Parcel services will also be permitted till 10 pm.
  • The ban will continues for theaters, swimming pools, amusement parks, beaches, zoos, museums, tourist sites
  • As per the government, the circular allowing students of class 10 and class 12 to go to schools on voluntary basis has been put on hold. A final decision will be taken after recommendations of the medical committee.
Tamil Nadu on Tuesday reported 5,546 new COVID-19 cases, inching towards six lakh tally while the death toll moved closer to 10,000 mark with 70 more fatalities. In view of a string of measures taken to combat the virus, the state's recovery rate was above 90.50 per cent while the mortality rate "pretty low" at 1.60 per cent, Chief Minister K Palaniswami said. Of the fresh infections, Chennai logged 1,277, nearby Chengelpet and Tiruvallur 330 and 279 respectively, a health department bulletin said. The total positive cases stood at 5,91,943, of which the state capital accounted for 1,66,029. (This is a breaking news story. Will be updated with more inputs shortly.)