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* Update at 4.24pm: All private establishments can operate in non-containment areas with 33% resistance. It is allowed between 10.30 a.m. and 6 p.m. within the Greater Chennai Police boundary, and 10 a.m. at 7 p.m. in the rest of the state, says the Tamil Nadu government
* Update at 4.12 p.m.: The Tamil Nadu government approached the Supreme Court on Saturday challenging an order from the Madras High Court ordering all state liquor stores to be closed and only allowing for the online sale of spirits in the state in the midst of the shutdown (ANI).
* Update at 3.33pm: Fuel pumps will be allowed to operate within the Greater Chennai police boundary between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m., while in the rest of the state from 6 a.m. at 8 p.m. and 24 hours on state and national highways
* Update at 3.31pm: Tea shops are allowed in Tamil Nadu’s non-containment areas, including the Greater Chennai Corporation boundaries between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m.
* Update at 3.06pm | All stores that sell essentials, including vegetables and groceries, will be open between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. at the Greater Chennai Police Boundary starting May 11. Also, the independent and neighborhood stores between 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.: the Tamil Nadu government
* Update at 14:42: The Tamil Nadu government has established a high-level committee under former RBI Governor C Rangarajan to advise the government on the impact of the pandemic on the state economy. The committee will have to present its report within 3 months and the state finance secretary, S Krishnan, will be the committee chair.
* Update at 2pm: The Tamil Nadu government moves the Supreme Court against the order of the superior court to close liquor stores in the state.
* Update at 11.59am The | Patients infected with Covid-19 who develop a serious illness or who have compromised immunity will have to test negative through the RT-PCR test before being discharged by the hospital: PTI quotes the Union Ministry of Health
* Update at 11.51am: Our mortality rate in the country continues at around 3.3% and the recovery rate has risen to 29.9%, these are very good indicators. The doubling rate for the past 3 days has been approximately 11 days, for the past 7 days it has been 9.9 days, says Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan.
* Update at 11.13am | 176 asymptomatic Covid-19 patients from Chennai hospitals have been sent to home quarantine: Greater Chennai corporation
* Update at 9.28am: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) issues a revised discharge policy for patients with Covid-19.
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* Update at 9.18 a.m. The | The death toll from Covid-19 increases to 1,981; Cases Rise to 59,662 in India: Union Ministry of Health
* Freed by chaos at liquor stores in Tamil Nadu, the Madras High Court on Friday accused authorities of blatantly violating conditions set to resume liquor sales on May 7 and ordered the immediate closure of all stores until the end of closing.
* The Covid-19 count in Chennai was less than 400 on Friday when Tamil Nadu recorded 600 new cases.
* Of the total of 6,009 cases registered in Tamil Nadu as of Friday, 1,589 were linked to the Koyambedu group.
* Tamil Nadu also recorded three deaths, bringing the number to 40.
* Residents in southern Chennai concerned about increasing Covid-19 cases
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