New Delhi: Tamil Nadu has extended its Covid-19 lockdown till September 30, Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami announced on Sunday.
“Under relaxed norms, no complete lockdown will be enforced on Sundays in September. E-pass system for inter-district travel will be discontinued. All places of worship, hotels and resorts have been allowed to re-open,” Palaniswami said.
Tamil Nadu lockdown extended till September 30, announces Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami
Under relaxed norms, no complete lockdown on Sundays in Sept. E-pass system for inter-district travel to be discontinued. All places of worship and hotels, resorts& allowed to re-open pic.twitter.com/DMTC3yIaj6
— ANI (@ANI) August 30, 2020
E-passes will, however, continue to be required for people arriving in the state by air or rail, and travel to Ooty and Kodaikanal and other hill stations.
Film shooting can resume with a maximum of 75 crew members on set at any given time. Spectators will not be allowed.
All relaxations will require adherence to SOPs (standard operating procedures) to minimise contact between people and spread of the COVID-19 virus.
Tamil Nadu’s overall Covid-19 tally reached 4.22 lakh on Sunday with 6,495 new cases getting detected in the last 24 hours. There are 52,721 active cases in the state with total number of recoveries at 3.62 lakh. 94 more virus-related deaths in the last 24 hours took the state’s death toll to 7,231.
