Tamil Nadu announces 'complete closure' from May 10 to 24 hitting COVID-19
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| Tamil Nadu announces 'complete lockdown' from May 10 to 24 hitting COVID-19 |
Chennai : With Tamil Nadu witnessing a sharp increase in the COVID-19 cases, the government on Saturday announced clamping a two-week "total lockdown" across the state to curb the spread of the pandemic.
Chief Minister M K Stalin said in a statement that the lockdown was being enforced due to "unavoidable reasons" and pointed out that the decision was taken based on inputs received at a review meeting he had with district collectors on Friday, besides consultations with medical experts.
Tamil Nadu announces 'complete lockdown' from May 10 to 24 hitting COVID-19
Tamil Nadu announces 'complete lockdown' from May 10 to 24 hitting COVID-19
"The total lockdown will be enforced from 4 am on May 10 to 4 am on May 24," he said.
Tamil Nadu saw 26,465 new coronavirus cases on Friday, pushing the caseload to 13.23 lakh while a record 197 deaths in the last 24 hours took the toll to 15,171.
According to the health department, the active cases stood at 1,35,355. — PTI
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