Total lockdown in 5 T.N. cities from tomorrow

72 persons test positive on Friday

25/04/2020, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT,CHENNAI

A complete lockdown that would see the closure of shops, including grocery stores, will be enforced in Chennai, Coimbatore and Madurai from 6 a.m. on Sunday to 9 p.m. on Wednesday. This will be more intense than the current lockdown to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.

Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami announced on Friday that Salem and Tiruppur would face a complete lockdown from Sunday to Tuesday. “In all areas other than these municipal corporations, the existing restrictions will remain in place,” he said. However, some essential services would be permitted.

Later in the day, District Collectors of Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu and Tiruvallur announced that the complete lockdown would be imposed in certain areas of their respective districts which are adjoining the Greater Chennai Corporation for four days.

Meanwhile, 72 persons tested positive in the State, taking the total to 1,755. The total number of deaths stood at 22.