Tamil Nadu Extends Lockdown, Restarts Metro, Buses, Allows Hotels To Open

Chennai:

Tamil Nadu has prolonged its coronavirus lockdown to September 30 however has additionally introduced main relaxations, together with resuming intra-state bus providers from September 1 and Chennai metro providers from September 7.

Amongst different relaxations are the re-opening of accommodations, resorts, buying malls and locations of worship from September 1, the scrapping of “complete lockdown” on Sunday and permitting outlets outdoors containment zones to remain open until 8 PM.

Industries, authorities places of work and banks will probably be allowed to perform with 100 per cent of workers; they’d beforehand been restricted to 50 per cent. Nevertheless, all workplaces are being suggested to proceed work-from-home if potential.

As many as 50 incoming flights will probably be allowed to land at Chennai airport. Inter-state trains on chosen routes have been permitted. A call on intra-state trains will probably be taken after September 15, the federal government mentioned.

The Tamil Nadu authorities has additionally revoked the e-pass system for intra-state travel, in step with “Unlock4” tips launched by the centre late final night time. The central authorities had mentioned folks have been now not required to get permission, or register on authorities web sites, to journey throughout the nation.

E-passes will, nevertheless, proceed to be required for folks 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 won’t be allowed.

All relaxations would require adherence to SOPs (normal working procedures) to minimise contact between folks and unfold of the COVID-19 virus.

These SOPs embody the usage of face masks and hand sanitisers in public areas, social distancing and thermal scans to test 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.