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Nine-day lockdown brings life to standstill
The Hindu
Online facility for passes for essential travel, issued by the police, is in place
The State went into a nine-day lockdown from Saturday bringing normal life to a near standstill, even as the government appealed to the people to remain indoors and avoid unnecessary travel to curb disease transmission during the second wave of COVID-19. Before the lockdown commenced at 6 a.m., the police personnel were deployed in strength to enforce the restrictions. Vehicles and travellers were screened at checkpoints on the inter-State and inter-district borders, gateways to cities and important junctions.More Related News