Amid prevalent chaos and uncertainty over access to the essential services and commodities during the lockdown, we bring you the latest updates from Chennai.
*The Tamil Nadu government has permitted fishing in non-mechanised country and mechanised crafts in 13 coastal districts with stringent restrictions three weeks after banning it to prevent Covid-19 spread. This is only applicable for boats with less than 10hp . Mechanised boats engaged in trawling and deeps sea fishing will not be allowed as the annual 61-day ban on fishing on the east coast has begun.
* IANS update at 10.30am: DMK President M.K.Stalin has announced that an all party meeting will be held through video conferencing on Thursday morning.
* PTI update at 10.17am: Exemptions given from April 20 will not be applicable in Covid-19 hotspots or containment zones: MHA
* PTI update at 10.13am: Grocery stores, fruit, vegetables shops or carts, milk booths, poultry, meat and fish shops to remain open during lockdown: MHA
* PTI update at 10.11am: Wearing of masks compulsory in public places across country in wake of Covid-19 situation: MHA
* Update at 10.02am: Shops of farm machinery, its spare parts, supply chain, repairs, 'Custom Hiring Centres' related to machinery to remain open from Apr 20: MHA
* PTI update at 9.55am: From April 20 activities permitted include agricultural, horticultural, farming, procurement of agri products, 'mandis': MHA guidelines
* Update at 9.52am: All social, political, sports, religious functions, religious places, places of worship shall be closed for public till May 3: MHA on lockdown
* Update at 9.48am: Cinema halls, malls, shopping complexes, gymnasiums, sports complexes, swimming pools, bars to remain closed till May 3: MHA guidelines
* Update at 9.46am: Educational institutions, coaching centres, domestic, international air travel, train services to remain suspended till May 3: MHA guidelines
* PTI update at 9.43am: Inter-state, inter-district movement of people, metro, bus services continue to be prohibited till May 3: MHA guidelines on lockdown
* Update at 9.31am: Death toll due to Covid-19 in India touches 377; number of cases rise to 11,439, reports PTI quoting health ministry.
* ANI update at 9.28am: Roads nearby Chetpet area of Chennai wear a deserted look after it was declared as a Covid-19 hostspot by the district administration. Vehicular movement is restricted in the area.
*Madurai Corporation has purchases four Bhelmister equipment from Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Ranipet to continue disinfection activities more effectively in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak. Four more such machines are expected to arrive in a week.
*Luxurious star hotels on the outskirts of Chennai may house people with Covid-19 symptoms as the government has identified them as quarantine facilities. These hotels are located on arterial roads including GST Road and East Coast Road (ECR) near Pallavaram and around Mamallapuram.
*The next time you get an unverified forward on WhatsApp claiming that your area is in a Covid-19 containment zone or a (non-existent) red zone of Chennai, all you need to do is take out your mobile phone and check the Greater Chennai Corporation’s official corona monitoring app for verification.
*Universities in the state are joining the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic by diverting sophisticated real time polymerase chain reaction (RTPCR) equipment to state medical colleges and hospitals to enable PCR tests.
*As the lockdown put Tasmac outlets out of business, tipplers across the state are turning desperate with some paying with their lives and others knocking at bootleggers’ doors.
*As part of the fight against Covid-19, the civic body will collect swabs samples from 40,000 people in the city and send them for tests to governmentidentified laboratories
*The Tamil Nadu government has permitted fishing in non-mechanised country and mechanised crafts in 13 coastal districts with stringent restrictions three weeks after banning it to prevent Covid-19 spread. This is only applicable for boats with less than 10hp . Mechanised boats engaged in trawling and deeps sea fishing will not be allowed as the annual 61-day ban on fishing on the east coast has begun.
* IANS update at 10.30am: DMK President M.K.Stalin has announced that an all party meeting will be held through video conferencing on Thursday morning.
* PTI update at 10.17am: Exemptions given from April 20 will not be applicable in Covid-19 hotspots or containment zones: MHA
* PTI update at 10.13am: Grocery stores, fruit, vegetables shops or carts, milk booths, poultry, meat and fish shops to remain open during lockdown: MHA
* PTI update at 10.11am: Wearing of masks compulsory in public places across country in wake of Covid-19 situation: MHA
* Update at 10.02am: Shops of farm machinery, its spare parts, supply chain, repairs, 'Custom Hiring Centres' related to machinery to remain open from Apr 20: MHA
* PTI update at 9.55am: From April 20 activities permitted include agricultural, horticultural, farming, procurement of agri products, 'mandis': MHA guidelines
* Update at 9.52am: All social, political, sports, religious functions, religious places, places of worship shall be closed for public till May 3: MHA on lockdown
* Update at 9.48am: Cinema halls, malls, shopping complexes, gymnasiums, sports complexes, swimming pools, bars to remain closed till May 3: MHA guidelines
* Update at 9.46am: Educational institutions, coaching centres, domestic, international air travel, train services to remain suspended till May 3: MHA guidelines
* PTI update at 9.43am: Inter-state, inter-district movement of people, metro, bus services continue to be prohibited till May 3: MHA guidelines on lockdown
* Update at 9.31am: Death toll due to Covid-19 in India touches 377; number of cases rise to 11,439, reports PTI quoting health ministry.
* ANI update at 9.28am: Roads nearby Chetpet area of Chennai wear a deserted look after it was declared as a Covid-19 hostspot by the district administration. Vehicular movement is restricted in the area.
*Madurai Corporation has purchases four Bhelmister equipment from Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Ranipet to continue disinfection activities more effectively in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak. Four more such machines are expected to arrive in a week.
*Luxurious star hotels on the outskirts of Chennai may house people with Covid-19 symptoms as the government has identified them as quarantine facilities. These hotels are located on arterial roads including GST Road and East Coast Road (ECR) near Pallavaram and around Mamallapuram.
*The next time you get an unverified forward on WhatsApp claiming that your area is in a Covid-19 containment zone or a (non-existent) red zone of Chennai, all you need to do is take out your mobile phone and check the Greater Chennai Corporation’s official corona monitoring app for verification.
*Universities in the state are joining the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic by diverting sophisticated real time polymerase chain reaction (RTPCR) equipment to state medical colleges and hospitals to enable PCR tests.
*As the lockdown put Tasmac outlets out of business, tipplers across the state are turning desperate with some paying with their lives and others knocking at bootleggers’ doors.
*As part of the fight against Covid-19, the civic body will collect swabs samples from 40,000 people in the city and send them for tests to governmentidentified laboratories
Coronavirus outbreak
Trending Topics
LATEST VIDEOS
City
Covid-19 in Kerala: Women doctors perform on devotional song amid coronavirus lockdown 
Guwahati traffic cops sing and dance to celebrate ‘Rongali Bihu’ amid lockdown 
Covid-19 in Rajasthan: Woman cop, husband leave 7-year-old daughter at home to serve people during lockdown 
Covid-19: Social distancing norms ‘disappear’ at vegetable market in Bengal’s Asansol
More from TOI
Navbharat Times
Featured Today in Travel
Get the app