Updated: November 30, 2020 12:06:49 pm
A man walks on Marina Beach in Chennai, Nov. 26, 2020 (AP Photo: R. Parthibhan)
Tamil Nadu Lockdown Guidelines: The restrictions imposed due to in Tamil Nadu will remain in effect until December 31, the state government announced on Monday. Tamil Nadu’s Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami said the decision was made after consulting with medical experts, district collectors and other officials.
However, beginning December 1, some additional activities will be allowed in the state.
The government has allowed classes for seniors in undergraduate programs in colleges and universities to begin on December 7. For undergraduate and graduate students studying medicine, courses will resume from December 7. Academic year 2020-21, courses will start on February 1, 2021.
For the first time since March, the Marina Beach in Chennai will open to the public on December 14. The decision comes a couple of weeks after the Madras High Court asked the government to make a decision on public access to the beach. The court said that if the civic body did not make a decision soon, it would approve an order to reopen the beach.
With prior permission, religious congregations and social, political and cultural functions will be allowed within an auditorium with a 50 percent capacity, or a maximum of 200 people.
Shopping malls and exhibitions will only be allowed for business-to-business purposes.
Pools statewide will reopen for sports training. Entry will remain restricted to the general public.
The government will continue to mandate electronic records for those entering Tamil Nadu, except from Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
Palaniswami said his government’s efforts had led to a decline in cases across the state. “In the last 10 days, the number of people who tested positive for Covid-19 every day is less than 1,600. The number of active cases has dropped from 50,000 to 11,000, ”he said.
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