Chennai unlock 2.0 news: Today's updates

Lockdown with relaxations, currently in force across Tamil Nadu, is likely to continue until August-end.
*Update at 9.10am: Total number of Covid-19 samples tested up to 28th July is 1,77,43,740 including 4,08,855 samples tested yesterday: ICMR
*Tamil Nadu government is considering resumption of inter-district and intra-district bus services in August, after a month-long suspension. A decision will be taken after chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami’s meeting with district collectors and health experts on Wednesday and Thursday even as the state braces for one more lockdown phase in August. Opting for a cautious and measured approach, the government will move forward slowly and steadily, highly placed sources said.
*Stainless utensil manfucaturers in the city are struggling as the coronavirus lockdown has brought business to a standstill. Ony about 75% of the 1,800-odd units havereopened; the rest, employing more than 20,000 workers, have remained shut. The reason? Poor demand for stainless utensil.
*Chennai collector R Seethalakshmi tested positive for Covid-19. The collector has been admitted to the King Institute of Preventive Medicine and Research in Guindy for treatment. Hospital sources said that her condition is stable and under treatment.
*Hospitals in Tamil Nadu’s districts continued to be crowded and more doctors and nurses were sent on isolation as the state reported 6,972 Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, pushing the total tally to 2,27,688.