Amid prevalent chaos and uncertainty over access to the essential services and commodities during the lockdown, we bring you the latest updates from Chennai.
* Update at 10.35am:
* Update at 9.40am: One more deputy commissioner of police in Chennai has been tested coronavirus positive
* Update at 9.25am:
* Update at 9.00am: Spike of 3604 coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours; total positive cases in the country is now at 70756, including 46008 active cases, 22454 cured/discharged/migrated cases and 2293 deaths
*The situation at the Koyambedu wholesale market, which was shut after it emerged as a hotspot for Covid-19, could be repeated at the Thirumazhisai temporary facility where huge crowds gathered on Monday.
*Tamil Nadu’s Covid-19 tally rose to 8,002 on Monday with 798 more people testing positive, 538 of them in Chennai, which continues to be the hotspot.
*Researchers at IIT Madras collaborated with Chengalpettu Government Medical College and Hospital to design, fabricate and install portable doffing units for healthcare workers to safely remove and dispose of personal protective equipment (PPE).
*Tough days are ahead for government-run transport corporations in Tamil Nadu as they have faced an estimated revenue loss of Rs 1,200 crore in the lockdown so far.
* Update at 10.35am:
As many as 13 persons including guest workers and students being sent to #Chennai in a bus from Madurai on Tuesday… https://t.co/mcNfkEfHgw
— TOIChennai (@TOIChennai) 1589259914000* Update at 9.40am: One more deputy commissioner of police in Chennai has been tested coronavirus positive
* Update at 9.25am:
Poonamalee high road from Ripon building to MGR Central railway station, #Chennai was partially closed for traffic… https://t.co/KnVfmVtzDo
— TOIChennai (@TOIChennai) 1589255709000* Update at 9.00am: Spike of 3604 coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours; total positive cases in the country is now at 70756, including 46008 active cases, 22454 cured/discharged/migrated cases and 2293 deaths
*The situation at the Koyambedu wholesale market, which was shut after it emerged as a hotspot for Covid-19, could be repeated at the Thirumazhisai temporary facility where huge crowds gathered on Monday.
*Tamil Nadu’s Covid-19 tally rose to 8,002 on Monday with 798 more people testing positive, 538 of them in Chennai, which continues to be the hotspot.
*Researchers at IIT Madras collaborated with Chengalpettu Government Medical College and Hospital to design, fabricate and install portable doffing units for healthcare workers to safely remove and dispose of personal protective equipment (PPE).
*Tough days are ahead for government-run transport corporations in Tamil Nadu as they have faced an estimated revenue loss of Rs 1,200 crore in the lockdown so far.
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