The Tamil Nadu authorities on Friday introduced {that a} full lockdown shall be imposed within the state for 2 weeks, beginning 10 May.
The determination was taken to arrest the unfold of coronavirus because the state registered its highest single-day surge on Friday.
Announcing the lockdown in Tamil Nadu, the federal government has mentioned the shutdown determination was taken resulting from “unavoidable circumstances” within the state as a result of rise in Covid-19 instances. Stalin govt additionally identified that the choice was taken based mostly on inputs obtained at a evaluation assembly he had with district collectors on Friday, in addition to consultations with medical consultants.
The announcement mentioned that vegetable outlets, meat and fish outlets, and provisional shops shall be open until 12 pm on a regular basis. However, different outlets will stay closed,
The newly shaped Stalin authorities has additionally mentioned that the State owned liquor outlets Tasmac shall be closed throughout this lockdown. This was DMK’s demand to the then AIADMK authorities in the course of the earlier lockdown.
Some respite has given to the restaurant house owners as they’ve been allowed for take-away companies.
The authorities additionally mentioned that solely important companies will work, all others shall be work at home.
Petrol diesel bunks will stay open.
The 26,465 new instances on Friday have pushed the caseload within the southern state to 13,23,965. Up to 197 virus-related deaths have been additionally witnessed within the state in the course of the interval, taking the full variety of fatalities to fifteen,171.
This comes a day after the state recorded 26,465 new Covid-19 instances within the greatest single-day spike to date.
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