Official: From Jan 6, night lockdown in Tamil Nadu from 10 pm to 5 am (essential services exempted). Sunday (Jan 9) total lockdown but restaurants allowed to offer takeaway from 7 am to 10 pm....

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#Corona No classes for Play School / Kindergarten. Only online classes for standards 1 to 9. Physical classes for standards 10 to 12....

As #COVID19 cases rise, TN CM announces fresh restrictions:

Existing restrictions on public gathering to continue.

No permission for play schools and Kindergarten

No physical classes for standards 1 to 8 till Jan 10

All exhibitions / book fairs to be put off..... Classes for standards 9 to 12 and colleges as per SoP

Existing protocol to continue for places of worship

50% seating in restaurants, hotels

50% entry in amusement parks, entertainment park...

Sad to hear that Prof M Anandakrishnan, former Vice Chancellor of Anna University, is no more. He was also a former Chairman, Board of Governors, IIT Kanpur. He headed the Committee on whose recommendation Karunanidhi abolished the TN Professional Courses Entrance Examination 1/7 Prof Anandakrishnan was a man of integrity. He refused to take up honorary posts in deemed universities & private colleges post-retirement. Jeppiaar had visited his modest flat in Adyar offering him a princely sum to take up an assignment. He refused. 2/7

Unprecedented restrictions during #TNLockdown from May 24 to 31.

1. Medical shops, traditional medicine shops & veterinary medicine shops allowed.

2. Milk, water & media allowed.

3. Vegetables/fruits to be supplied through mobile vending by Horticulture Dept.... 4. Only essential Govt depts will function.

5. Appeal to staff of pvt companies, banks, insurance, IT to work from home.

6. E-com from 8 am to 6 pm.

7. Restaurants- 6 am to 10 am, 12 noon to 3 pm, 6 pm to 9 pm only parcel including through food delivery apps...

Thread on new #COVID1 restrictions in TN from April 26, 2021:
1. No recretation clubs, bars, auditoriums, meeting halls.
2. No big format shops, shopping complex, malls.
3. No beauty parlours, spas, saloons, barber shops.
4. Only parcel at restaurants, hotels, mess, tea shops... 5. Time restrictions on all e-commerce activities.
6. No entry for public at all places of worship.
7. No participation of public at temple consecration.
8. 50 guests at weddings.
9. Only 25 attendees at funerals.
10. 50% staff of IT/ITES to work from home...

TN #Coronoviruslockdown Rewind (March 26)

Here's what happened through the day (List not exhaustive):

1. Number of COVID-19 positive cases increases by 3.

2. ICMR approves Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute as fourth private COVID-19 testing lab. 1/7 3.Govt directs pvt banks, microfinance institutions, SHGs to defer collection of interest/capital till further orders or face action. Not applicable for EMIs.
4. Nine teams of senior IAS officers, to enforce personal distancing/isolation and address issues faced by people 2/7

#coronovirusindia #CoronavirusLockdown
Here are the 15 Key takeaways from today’s TN CM’s announcements
1.TN Lockdown, originally till March 31, extended till April 14 (as per Centre’s decision)

1/`15 2. Nine-member team headed by senior IAS officer to be set up to ensure people get access to essentials and to eliminate any hurdles during the period prohibitory orders is in force

2/15

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Here is the Official List of services / activities exempt during TN Lockdown from 6 pm March 24 to 31.

1. Multiple Government Departments... 2. Police, Prohibition and Excise, Home Guards, Fire & Rescue Services, Prisons and Social Defence Homes....

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Here are the 7 takeaways from TN CM's announcements on severe restrictive measures effective in TN from 6 pm March 24 to 31.

1. No public, private transport including auto & taxi. No inter-district, inter-state transport. Exemptions for emergency purpose 1/2 2. Except for shops dealing in essentials - groceries, milk, vegetables, poultry, fish - all other establishments will remain closed. 2/7