Amid prevalent chaos and uncertainty over access to the essential services and commodities during the lockdown, we bring you the latest updates from your city.
* Update at 11.30am: Detained tw0-wheelers being returned to owners
* Update at 11.15am: Police have arranged a free medical check-up for 540 youths staying in Ratnagiri. “Officials here are saying that they are ready to send us home, but there is no response from our (TN) government till date. They have taken our names, phone numbers and promised us to arrange transportation facility if the TN government is ready to receive us,” said R Karthick of Tiruvallur’s Tiruttani. “Will the TN government be ready to receive us?” said a group of youths staying in Ratnagiri along with Karthick.
* Update at 10.15am: Traffic movement amid Covid-19 lockdown
* Update at 9.20am: Total number of Covid-19 positive cases in India rises to 49,391 including 33,514 active cases, 1694 deaths, 14,182 cured/discharged and 1 migrated: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
* Update at 9.00am: Ahead of reopening wine shops, Tamil Nadu government has hiked liquor prices
*Total Covid-19 cases across Tamil Nadu on Tuesday touched 4,058, with 508 patients testing positive for the infection.
*Chennai jumped to 279 on Tuesday, taking the total count to 2008
*The government on Tuesday notified 711 containment zones including 189 in Chennai, where positive cases and clusters have been reported, and is set to come up with a new list every week.
*On Tuesday, all 68 positive cases reported in Cuddalore district were market returnees. The district, which had 39 positive cases till Sunday, now has 229 cases, the second- highest in the state after Chennai.
*Final-year BE, B Tech students may have to study one unit less for semester exams as Anna University plans to leave out the portions that were not covered before colleges were shut in TN because of the pandemic. In engineering courses, every subject has five units.
* Update at 11.30am: Detained tw0-wheelers being returned to owners
Detained two-wheelers for violation during #CoronavirusLockdown being returned to the owners at Annanagar Roundtana… https://t.co/R78h9FRboN
— TOIChennai (@TOIChennai) 1588744941000* Update at 11.15am: Police have arranged a free medical check-up for 540 youths staying in Ratnagiri. “Officials here are saying that they are ready to send us home, but there is no response from our (TN) government till date. They have taken our names, phone numbers and promised us to arrange transportation facility if the TN government is ready to receive us,” said R Karthick of Tiruvallur’s Tiruttani. “Will the TN government be ready to receive us?” said a group of youths staying in Ratnagiri along with Karthick.
* Update at 10.15am: Traffic movement amid Covid-19 lockdown
Traffic movement on Kodambakkam flyover #Chennai#CoronavirusLockdown #COVID19 https://t.co/Eg9EIpWeAA
— TOIChennai (@TOIChennai) 1588740500000* Update at 9.20am: Total number of Covid-19 positive cases in India rises to 49,391 including 33,514 active cases, 1694 deaths, 14,182 cured/discharged and 1 migrated: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
* Update at 9.00am: Ahead of reopening wine shops, Tamil Nadu government has hiked liquor prices
*Total Covid-19 cases across Tamil Nadu on Tuesday touched 4,058, with 508 patients testing positive for the infection.
*Chennai jumped to 279 on Tuesday, taking the total count to 2008
*The government on Tuesday notified 711 containment zones including 189 in Chennai, where positive cases and clusters have been reported, and is set to come up with a new list every week.
*On Tuesday, all 68 positive cases reported in Cuddalore district were market returnees. The district, which had 39 positive cases till Sunday, now has 229 cases, the second- highest in the state after Chennai.
*Final-year BE, B Tech students may have to study one unit less for semester exams as Anna University plans to leave out the portions that were not covered before colleges were shut in TN because of the pandemic. In engineering courses, every subject has five units.
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