Tamil Nadu Extends Lockdown: The state has recorded over 4 lakh instances to this point (File)
Highlights
- Tamil Nadu has prolonged its coronavirus lockdown to September 30
- It has additionally introduced main relaxations
- Industries, authorities places of work and banks will likely be allowed to perform
Chennai:
Tamil Nadu has prolonged its coronavirus lockdown to September 30 however has additionally introduced main relaxations, together with resuming intra-state bus companies from September 1 and Chennai metro companies from September 7.
Amongst different relaxations are the re-opening of lodges, resorts, procuring malls and locations of worship from September 1, the scrapping of “whole lockdown” on Sunday and permitting outlets outdoors containment zones to remain open until eight PM.
Industries, authorities places of work and banks will likely be allowed to perform with 100 per cent of employees; they’d beforehand been restricted to 50 per cent. Nevertheless, all workplaces are being suggested to proceed work-from-home if doable.
As many as 50 incoming flights will likely be allowed to land at Chennai airport. Inter-state trains on chosen routes have been permitted. A call on intra-state trains will likely be taken after September 15, the federal government stated.
The Tamil Nadu authorities has additionally revoked the e-pass system for intra-state journey, according to “Unlock4” tips launched by the centre late final night time. The central authorities had stated individuals have been now not required to get permission, or register on authorities web sites, to journey inside the nation.
E-passes will, nonetheless, proceed to be required for individuals arriving within the state by air or rail, and journey to Ooty and Kodaikanal and different hill stations.
Movie taking pictures can resume with a most of 75 crew members on set at any given time. Spectators is not going to be allowed.
All relaxations would require adherence to SOPs (commonplace working procedures) to minimise contact between individuals and unfold of the COVID-19 virus.
These SOPs embrace the usage of face masks and hand sanitisers in public areas, social distancing and thermal scans to examine physique temperature.
Tamil Nadu is the second worst-affected state in India, with over 4.16 lakh confirmed instances. Of those over 7,100 are deaths linked to the virus and round 1.85 lakh are energetic instances.
The southern state recorded 6,352 new Covid instances on Saturday.
