Shops to be open till 3 p.m. on Saturday in 5 TN cities
Published By : Prameya News Bureau | April 25, 2020 IST
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Chennai, April 25: With total lockdown set to kick-in in five cities on Sunday in Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister K.Palaniswami ordered essential shops to be open till 3 p.m. on Saturday. During lockdown essential shops were allowed to function between 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. With the risk of coronavirus spreading further in densely populated cities, Palaniswami on Friday ordered total lockdown in Chennai, Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Salem and Madurai. The decision was taken after Palaniswami chaired a review meeting on the coronavirus spread in the state on Friday. DMK President M.K.Stalin had also requested the state government to extend the shop timings on Saturday so that people can buy the needed items. Palaniswami said in Chennai, Coimbatore and Madurai the lockdown will be implemented strictly between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. from April 26-29. He said in the case of Tiruppur and Salem the lockdown will be between 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. from April 26-28. According to him, sanitisation of containment zones will be done twice a day in the state. He said only work from home is permitted for software companies and other private companies should not function in these five districts. The Chief Minister also ordered the closure of registration department offices while allowing only the following to function: - Hospitals, diagnostic test labs, pharmacies, ambulance and hearse services;- Essential services departments in the state secretariat, health, revenue, disaster management, electricity, milk, water supply departments;- Other central and state government offices with 33 per cent staff strength;- Government run Amma Canteens, ATMs;- Old age homes and orphanages;- Community kitchens run by district/local administrations;- Service organisations for the benefit of poor with government permission and- Vegetable markets, mobile vegetable shops will run subject to regulations. On Friday, the death toll in Tamil Nadu due to Covid-19 went up to 22. (IANS)
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