Tamil Nadu extends lockdown till 21 June with relaxations: Tasmac liquor shops and salons to open in 27 districts
Another week of curfew extension in Tamil Nadu with additional relaxations
- Relaxations in 27 districts including Chennai.
- Tasmac liquor outlets are allowed to operate from 10am and 5pm
- Parks to be reopened from 6 am to 9 am daily.
- Salons, spas and barber shops permitted to function till 5 pm without air-conditioning.
The relaxations are not applicable to Coimbatore, the Nilgiris, Tirupur, Erode, Salem, Karur, Namakkal, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam and Mayiladuthurai, where Covid-19 cases are still high.
Only essential services are permitted in the 11 most affected districts.
The entire curfew ends on the 14th. Can the curfew be extended after that? Or can it be withdrawn? Chief Minister MK Stalin held consultations with top officials on the issue. Authorities then recommended extending the curfew with additional relaxations.
After examining the situation in Tamil Nadu and the recommendations made by the authorities, Chief Minister MK Stalin has announced a one-week extension of the curfew in Tamil Nadu with further relaxations.
Additional relaxations have been announced for only 27 districts. Customers are ordered to have their body temperature checked at the entrance of the store.
Permission is granted for admissions to schools, colleges and universities.
