Tamil Nadu Lockdown Extended Till July 31 With More Relaxations

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin appealed to people not come out of homes unnecessarily and gather in crowds, amid fears about the third wave of the pandemic.

The Tamil Nadu government on Friday extended the coronavirus lockdown in the state till July 31 while easing more curbs. The graded relaxations come amid a dip in the daily COVID-19 cases. Schools and colleges will remain closed, however, industrial schools, ITIs (Industrial Training Institutes) and type-writing schools have been permitted to function with 50 per capacity on a rotational basis, as per the new guidelines. Teachers have also been allowed in schools for admission process and books distribution. The ongoing lockdown in Tamil Nadu was going to end on July 19.