Yet another week of extended lockdown begins with easing of more curbs in TN

The total and complete lockdown which began on May 10, had been extended by every week since then with enhanced relaxations.

Chief Minister M K Stalin, who had reviewed the prevailing COVID situation across the State, announced the lockdown was extended from today morning to July 5 (6 am), while coming out with more relaxations, in 38 districts of the state, which were categorised into three types.

After a gap of nearly 50 days, public entry were allowed in temples, churches, mosques and places of worship,  shopping complexes and malls reopened in Chennai and neighbouring Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram and Chenglapet districts (classified as Category 3), while intra and inter-district public transport services resume in 23 districts coming under category-2 from today.

Additional relaxations in 11 districts in western and central Tamil Nadu, where a stricter lockdown had been in force in the wake of higher caseload, also came into being from today.

In Chennai and three districts, private offices started functioning with 100 per cent staff strength, while textile and jewellery shops without AC facility, too re-opened with 50 per cent of customer capacity and timings were extended for shops and establishments which were already opened in these places, where public transport services commenced last week.

However, cinema halls and gaming centres continued to remain shut.

In 23 districts under category-II, intra and inter-district public transport beaga with 50 per cent seating and all private offices started to function with 50 per cent of their staff along with construction firms.

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