Emerging from a 100-day lockdown, punctuated by a brief, fortnight-long exit, the city opened up to brisk business. Stay with us for all the latest updates from Chennai and the rest of Tamil Nadu.
*Lockdown with relaxations, currently in force across Tamil Nadu, is likely to continue until August-end. While further relaxations could be considered, when chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami holds discussions with district collectors on Wednesday, the ban on public transport as well as malls and cinema halls will remain in force, official sources said
*Waste in Chennai has tripled but not segregated amid lockdown
*Chennai has enforced complete lockdown on Sunday for a while now but experts and doctors stand divided on whether one-day lockdown will help the government in controlling the spread of Covid-19.
*There is a 17% drop in the number of people visiting fever camps conducted by Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC), but only a 3% drop in the number of people with influenza-like illnesses, official data shows.
*Lockdown with relaxations, currently in force across Tamil Nadu, is likely to continue until August-end. While further relaxations could be considered, when chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami holds discussions with district collectors on Wednesday, the ban on public transport as well as malls and cinema halls will remain in force, official sources said
*Waste in Chennai has tripled but not segregated amid lockdown
*Chennai has enforced complete lockdown on Sunday for a while now but experts and doctors stand divided on whether one-day lockdown will help the government in controlling the spread of Covid-19.
*There is a 17% drop in the number of people visiting fever camps conducted by Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC), but only a 3% drop in the number of people with influenza-like illnesses, official data shows.
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