nTamil Nadu Government on Thursday extended the lockdown in force due to coronavirus pandemic to August 31 with some relaxation. The announcement to extend the lockdown which would have ended on July 31 came immediately after Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami met department heads, district collectors and the team of medical experts advising the Government on the management of pandemic.
Details of the lockdown 7 version were announced by Chief Minister Palaniswami in a release on Thursday.
The new lockdown envisages extension of the closure of educational institutions to August 31. The suspension of public transport including Chennai Metro too would continue. Shops and commercial establishments would be allowed to function within the parameters specified by the Government including time of business hours and number of customers who could be served serviced.
The State will see complete shut down on all Sundays. Believers will be allowed to offer prayers at small temples and other places of worship while big temples would continue to be in shut down mode till further notice.
The State has been experiencing hike in the number of persons getting diagnosed with Covid-19. The last one week saw nearly 7,000 persons getting tested positive on each day of the week and with 80 deaths on an average across the State.
