COVID-19 surge: Tamil Nadu imposes total lockdown with no relaxations for a week

Chennai, May 22: Tamil Nadu government on Saturday extended full lockdown for one week without any relaxation. The lockdown that commenced on May 10 to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 will end on May 24.

The decision was after consultation with experts who unanimously suggested that imposition of total and aggressive lockdown sans any relaxations alone would contain the spread.