More restrictions despite slight dip in cases

Coimbatore: More than 80% of shops in the city were closed by 5pm on Monday, as per new restrictions enforced by the district administration to contain the spread of Covid-19.
Meanwhile, the district administration announced additional restrictions to be implemented from Tuesday.
While meat and fish shops can remain open from 6am to 2pm, all Tasmac outlets will remain open from 10am to 5pm in the district.
All the grocery and vegetable shops, bakeries and tea shops will have to close by 5pm.
Tourist spots will remain closed for visitors while parks will not be opened on Sundays. The Pollachi cattle market too will not function from Wednesday.
Except for shops selling essentials, others were asked to shut after 5pm. A complete lockdown was announced on Sundays for commercial hubs in the city while giving an exception for shops selling essentials.
Dine-in in all types of hotels were brought down to 5pm with 50% occupancy but takeaways could function till 9pm. Only wholesale markets were allowed with 50% shops on a rotational basis.
This is the second time that the district administration has introduced curbs in the last three days.
With 219 fresh cases reported on Monday, Coimbatore reported a decline in Covid-19 cases for the second consecutive day, bringing some relief to the health department.
It is a slight decline from 230 cases reported on Sunday. While no deaths were reported on the day, 174 people were discharged. The district has 2,008 active cases.
Daily fresh cases in Coimbatore dipped from 204 on July 20 to 164 on July 26. But it kept increasing for the next one week and 246 cases were reported on July 31, signalling a possible surge in cases and forcing the district administration to impose new restrictions from Monday.
In Tirupur district, five deaths due to Covid-19 were reported on Monday. Six deaths were reported on July 31 and four deaths on July 30 in the district.
However, there was a decline in daily positive cases from 95 on Sunday to 90 on Monday. A total of 116 patients were discharged on Monday against 129 on Sunday.
A total of 933 positive cases are there in the district.