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<ul><li>The authorities said the lockdown will begin from June 23 and will last till June 30. </li><li>Essential activities will only be allowed between 6 am to 2 pm on weekdays. </li><li>Essential commodities shops like grocery stores and petrol bunks will be open from 6 am to 2 pm with stricter social distancing norms. </li></ul>Tamil Nadu government has enforced a seven days long complete lockdown in Madurai as the coronavirus cases continue to mount in the city. The authorities said the lockdown will begin from June 23 and will last till June 30. According to the statement, the whole city will remain shut on Sunday, and essential activities will only be allowed between 6 am to 2 pm on weekdays. “Complete lockdown in the jurisdiction of Madurai Corporation limits, Paravai Town Panchayat and rural blocks of Madurai East, Madurai west and Thiruparankundram from 23.06.2020 to 30.06.2020,” according to the statement. Here’s the list of activities permitted during the lockdown <ul><li>Hospitals, medical labs, pharmaceuticals shops, ambulance and medical services will be allowed during the lockdown.</li><li>All public transport like auto, taxi and buses won’t be allowed until being used for a medical emergency. However, transportation from the airport or railway station will be allowed after procuring e-pass from the authorities.</li><li>All state and central government offices in the city will work with 33% staff with an exception for essential services departments including health, police and other local bodies.</li><li>State government employees from the containment zones will be exempt from duty. However, prior approval is needed.</li><li>Banks are allowed to open with a maximum of 33% staff. All ATM’s and other banking services will continue normally.</li><li>The government has also allowed public distribution shops (PDS) to open from 8 am to 2 pm. However, the shop in the containment zones will remain shut, and the relief will be directly handed over to the families in need.</li><li>Essential commodities shops like grocery stores and petrol bunks will be open from 6 am to 2 pm with stricter social distancing norms. The residents will only be allowed to buy essential items within a kilometre from their residence.</li><li>Restaurants and hotels will be open from 6 am to 8 pm; however, only takeaways will be allowed.</li><li>The government has allowed operation of amma canteens and community kitchens during the lockdown.</li><li>NGOs and organisations planning to help the needy will need prior permission from the government.</li><li>It has also allowed operation of media, judiciary and construction workers for the next 7 days.</li><li>The government also said the e-pass would only be issued to people who are visiting other cities for marriage, funeral and other medical emergencies— subjected to documentation.</li><li>Companies involved in IT services will be permitted to function with only 5% of the regular staff, and for that, a list will be provided by the IT department.</li></ul>SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/puri-jagannath-rath-yatra-will-be-held-this-year-despite-coronavirus-but-without-the-lakhs-of-devotees/articleshow/76505670.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Puri Jagannath Rath Yatra will be held this year despite coronavirus, but without the lakhs of devotees</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/fabiflu-covifor-cipremi-medicines-approved-to-treat-covid-19-patients-in-india/slidelist/76507980.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Fabiflu, Covifor, Cipremi and other drugs approved or under trial for COVID-19 patients in India</a>

What’s allowed and what isn’t as Madurai lockdown tightens for the next one week

<ul><li>In a statement, Palaniswami said the government had earlier announced complete lockdown in areas within Madurai Corporation limits, Paravai Town Panchayat and rural blocks of Madurai East, <keyword id="3575971" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="madurai-west">Madurai West</keyword> and Thirupparankundram from June 24 to July 5.</li><li>He said the complete lockdown has been further extended for seven days from July 6 to July 12.</li></ul> Chennai, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami on Saturday announced extension of complete lockdown in Madurai till July 12 from July 6 onwards. In a statement, Palaniswami said the government had earlier announced complete lockdown in areas within Madurai Corporation limits, Paravai Town Panchayat and rural blocks of Madurai East, Madurai West and Thirupparankundram from June 24 to July 5. He said the complete lockdown has been further extended for seven days from July 6 to July 12. According to him, essential services will continue during the lockdown. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/who-team-to-reach-china-next-week-to-probe-sars-cov-2-source/articleshow/76783846.cms">WHO team to reach China next week to probe SARS-CoV-2 source</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/intel-will-speed-up-mukesh-ambanis-5g-run-power-him-with-ai-and-possibly-a-jio-laptop/articleshow/76780290.cms">Intel will speed up Mukesh Ambani’s 5G run, power him with AI and possibly a Jio laptop⁠— all in return for massive amount of data</a>

Tamil Nadu government extends complete lockdown in Madurai till July 12

Chennai, Apr 29 () The Tamil Nadu government onWednesday said the four-day total shutdown in Chennai, Maduraiand Coimbatore Corporation limits ending by today will not beextended.It also announced a relaxation in the business hours ofshops selling essential items including vegetables forApril 30, saying they can function from 6 AM to 5 PM.Amidst rising Covid-19 cases in the state, Chief MinisterK Palaniswami had on April 24 announced a complete shutdownfrom Sunday (April 26) in Chennai, Coimbatore and Madurai forfour days, disallowing grocery shops as well and fullycurtailing movement of the public.The shutdown in the corporation limits of Chennai,Madurai and Coimbatore, scheduled to end by Wednesday night,will revert to the pre-April 26 conditions, an officialrelease here said.On Wednesday, the government announced extending thebusiness hours of shops selling essential items for Thursday,saying it will be applicable only for tomorrow."On April 30, to enable people buy essential itemslike vegetables, fruits and grocery, shops selling these willbe allowed to remain open from 6 AM to 5 PM," the releasesaid.However, business hours will be curtailed from 6 AM to1 PM from the next day, May 1, in adherence to the lockdownconditions announced earlier.The government urged the people to strictly follow socialdistancing while buying the essential items, besides askingthem to remain patient and calm during shopping."People are directed to wear masks," while visitingthe shops, it said cautioning them against the contagion.Incidentally, people had given a go-by to all socialdistancing norms on Saturday, a day before the total lockdownkicked-in in the said cities and resorted to panic buying byswarming markets in Chennai, Coimbatore and Madurai topurchase essential commodities. SAROH ROH

4-day lockdown in Chennai, Madurai, Coimbatore not to be extended: TN govt

Chennai, Apr 25 (): Private diaries operating inTamil Nadu on Saturday requested the state government to allowthem to sell milk for two hours during the four-day completelockdown which would come into effect from tomorrow.Aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19, thegovernment of Tamil Nadu on Friday announced complete lockdownfor four days in five districts-- Chennai, Coimbatore, Maduraiand three days in Salem and Tiruppur from Sunday.Major private diaries operating in the state-Thirumala, Jersey, Heritage and Dodla- requested thegovernment to grant permission to allow retail shops to remainopen "for sale of milk for two hours during the completelockdown".Though the dairy companies can supply the milk toshops, they would not be available to public as the shopswould be closed due to complete lockdown, the companies saidin a press release."If dairy companies are not able to sell they wouldnot be able to procure milk which would have an impact onfarmers who are dependent on sourcing...," they said.Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Friday whileannouncing the complete lockdown said, "the lockdown will befully implemented in the Corporation areas of Chennai,Coimbatore and Madurai from 6 am on April 26 till 9 pm onApril 29."Salem and Tirupur Corporation zones will see similarcomplete lockdown between Sunday 6 am and Tuesday April 28, 9pm, he had said.The government has clarified that supply of AAVIN milkrun by the Tamil Nadu Co-operative Milk Producers' FederationLtd would be available to public during the lockdown.Tamil Nadu has reported 1,755 coronavirus cases so farwhile 22 people have lost their lives in the state. VIJ SS

Pvt dairies urges TN govt to allow partial operation during complete lockdown

Chennai Apr 25 () A plea has been filed in the MadrasHigh Court seeking quashing of the complete lockdown announcedby theState government for four days from Sunday in somecities and three days in some other municipal corporations.Challenging the shutdown the petitioner submitted itwas unlawful and unconstitutional.According to the petitioner, a day after theannouncement on April 25, all the five corporations witnessedlarge gathering of public to stock up essential commoditiesand vegetables in complete violation of social distancing. "Only because of the sudden announcement public hasthronged markets to purchase essential Items. When restriction under section 144 of the CrPC isalready in force across the state, this sudden announcement ofcomplete lockdown in select cities has raised suspicion amongpublic," the petitioner said. The plea is expected to be taken up through videoconference by a bench which has been constituted to hearurgent cases from Monday.Meanwhile the High Court Registrar Generalissued a circular stating that judicial or administrativefunction of the courts for the complete lockdown period offour days from April 26 to 29 in five corporation limitsincluding Chennai Madurai and Coimbatore and three days fromApril 26 to 28 in Salem and Tiruppur Corporations shall becarried out through video conferencing or any suchcommunication facilities only. There shall be no physical movement of the staff onthe above mentioned days. "The officers of the courts or any other staff, ifrequired, may communicate through video-conferencing orWhatsApp calls," it added. COR BNWELCOME BNWELCOME

Plea filed in court seeking quashing of lockdown

<ul><li>The Ministry of Health <a href="https://www.mohfw.gov.in/">data</a> shows that the country now has 614 infected people; out of which 41 recovered and 9 died. </li><li>PM Modi draws a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/pm-narendra-modi-24th-march-speech-highlights-and-updates/articleshow/74796963.cms">Lakshman Rekha</a>— a 21-day nationwide lockdown. </li><li>Globally, <keyword id="1754604" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="coronavirus">Coronavirus</keyword> infected 407,485 people leading to 8,227 deaths. </li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/pm-narendra-modi-24th-march-speech-highlights-and-updates/articleshow/74796963.cms">Follow the comprehensive coverage of the coronavirus pandemic and its impact, and other useful resources that can help you in the fight on Business Insider India.</a> </li></ul>As the country entered the third and critical phase of the Coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday (March 24) announced a 21-day nationwide lockdown. The situation can be seen getting worse after the Coronavirus cases in India crossed 600 mark yesterday (March 24). The Ministry of Health <a href="https://www.mohfw.gov.in/">data</a> shows that the country now has 614 infected people; out of which 41 recovered and 9 died. Out of the 562 active cases, 419 were Indians, while 43 are foreigners. 277 stranded Indians brought back from Iran Over 270 Indians stranded in Iran were brought back to India on Wednesday morning. According to sources, Iran-based Mahan Air brought back 277 Indians from Tehran to Delhi and then all the passengers were taken to Jodhpur. Last week, Centre had given permission to Iran-based Mahan Air for evacuating Indians stuck in the Middle Eastern country due to the outbreak of COVID-19. As per plans, two ferry flights have been allowed to land in India. These will evacuate around 600 Indians from Iran. The first such flight arrived on Wednesday, while the second flight will be operated on March 28. Medanta, Gurugram nurse tests positive A nurse working in Medanta Hospital in Gurugram was detected Coronavirus positive in Panipat town on Wednesday (March 25). The total number of active cases rose to 17 in Haryana. Central to infuse ₹15,000 crore for medical necessities Modi said that <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/pm-narendra-modi-24th-march-speech-highlights-and-updates/articleshow/74796963.cms">this lockdown is like a Lakshman Rekha</a> outside peoples homes and whosoever will cross it will have to pay a heavy price. He also said that the government arranged a fund of ₹15,000 crore to procure essential medical items like ventilators, quarantine facilities, personal protective equipment, isolation beds, ICU beds, ventilators and other essential requirements. Commercial and Private establishment to shut down till April 15 According to the PM’s announcement, all commercial and private establishments shall be closed down. However, an exception has been made for essential services that include ration shops (under PDS), grocery stores, fruits and vegetable vendors, dairy and milk booths. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/heres-what-you-can-access-during-the-21-day-lockdown-across-india/articleshow/74798770.cms">Here’s a list of what can be accessed during the lockdown</a>. India may see 13 lakh cases by mid-May, claims scientists group As per a a US-based scientist group’s calculations, the country may have 1.3 million cases of the pandemic by mid-May at the current rate of growth. According to researchers with the COV-IND-19 Study Group, an interdisciplinary group of scholars and data scientists, the frequency of testing has been very low in India. Only 11,500 subjects have been tested as of March 18. “When there is no approved vaccine or drug for treating COVID-19, entering phase 2 or phase 3 of escalation will have devastating consequences on the already overstretched healthcare system of India,” the scientists wrote in a post on Medium. ICMR too said earlier that Stage 3 of the disease can only be delayed not avoided completely. More than 400,000 global confirmed cases of Coronavirus The number of Coronavirus cases worldwide topped 400,000 on Tuesday (March 24), according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University. The fresh figure reached 407,485 cases with 18,227 deaths, the CSSE said, Xinhua reported. Outside China, the countries that reported over 10,000 cases included Italy, the US, Spain, Germany, Iran and France. Italy suffered the most deaths from the disease, which stood at 6,820 as of Tuesday afternoon, according to the CSSE. It took three days for the total number to jump from 300,000 to 400,000. Over 160 countries and regions have reported COVID-19 cases so far, the CSSE said. Coronavirus claims its new victim in Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu on Wednesday (March 25) woke up to the dreaded news of its first death of a Coronavirus/COVID-19 patient in Madurai. In a tweet, Health Minister C. Vijayabaskar said the COVID-19 positive patient in Madurai died at the Rajaji Hospital. He had a medical history of prolonged illness with steroid-dependent chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and uncontrolled diabetes with hypertension. He also said the COVID-19 with comorbidities like uncontrollable diabetes and hypertension, immunosuppression is high-risk conditions and asked people with such conditions to be extra cautious. Railways suspend all trains till April 14 The Indian Railways on Tuesday announced the suspension of all passenger services till April 14 after the declaration of lockdown. Freight movement, however, will continue to carry essential commodities across the county. The Railways on Sunday suspended its passenger services from March 22 midnight to March 31 midnight. This has been extended. The suspensions also included all local train services. Two more positive cases in Gurugram Gurugram reported two more positive Coronavirus cases, raising the total to 10 yesterday (March 24). The new cases were reported from Emar Palm Garden sector 83 and Palam Vihar. With these two, Palam Vihar has become most infected with four positive cases. Nirvana country sector 50 and Sector 9A has 2 cases each, and Sushant Lok one positive case. Several lockdown violators have been booked under various IPC sections. However, the officials said the numbers were much lower than day one of lockdown. 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Coronavirus in India: 614 infected, 41 recovered and 9 dead

(EDS-adds details) Chennai, Apr 24 (): Tamil Nadu Chief MinisterK Palaniswami has announced a complete shutdown beginningSunday in Chennai, Coimbatore and Madurai for four days tocheck the COVID-19 spread, as two people--a 67-year-old manand a 70-year-old woman -- died due to coronavirus while 72people tested positive on Friday.The fresh cases have taken the total aggregate inthe state to 1,755, a health department bulletin said. With the death of the two people, the total numberof deaths in the state now stands at 22. Fifty-two of the 72 cases were from Chennai alone,taking the tally in the state capital to 452, the bulletinsaid. According to the health department, the 67-yearold man who was admitted to the Rajiv Gandhi GovernmentGeneral Hospital here on April 14 died on April 22. It was confirmed later that the patient wasCOVID-19 positive, the department said. The 70-year-old woman who was admitted to thegovernment hospital in Madurai died early Friday. The number of those discharged after recoverytoday witnessed a spike with at least 114 patients being senthome taking the total in the state to 866. Of the 72 cases, 26 constituted women while theremaining were men, with the youngest being a 11-year-old girland the oldest a 98-year-old man (both hailing fromChennai). As many as 13 people were suspected to be primarycontacts of the total 72, the bulletin said. Chennai continued to rank top with 452 positivecases among the districts followed by Coimbatore 141, Tiruppur110. Madurai and Salem recorded 56 and 30 cases,respectively. Incidentally, the government announced that thesefive districts would undergo complete lockdown till April 29as part of measures to control the spread of virus. The government has, hence, decided to tightencurbs under the Disaster Management Act, 2005 in select urbanregions based on expert opinion, Chief Minister K Palaniswamisaid in a statement. "The lockdown will be fully implemented in thecorporation areas of Chennai, Coimbatore and Madurai from 6 amon April 26 till 9 pm on April 29," Palaniswami said addingSalem and Tirupur corporation zones will see similar completelockdown between Sunday 6 am and Tuesday (April 28) 9 pm. In all other districts of Tamil Nadu, the existingcurbs will continue to be in force, Palaniswami said andappealed to the people to fully cooperate to prevent thespread of COVID-19. VIJ VGN BNWELCOME BNWELCOME

TN reports 2 COVID-19 deaths: CM puts Chennai, other urban areas under full shutdown mode

(Eds: Recasts intro, adds inputs, combines relatedstories)Chennai, Apr 30 () Tamil Nadu's Covid-19 positivecases continued going north on Thursday, with the staterecording century-plus infections for a third straight day, asthe capital city continued registering the bulk of patients.As the second leg of the national lockdown nears its endin another three days, a medical panel constituted by thestate government said a complete relaxation of the curbs wasnot possible and only a graded exit could do. With Chennai topping the number of new cases of the deadlyvirus, a top civic official revealed 98 percent of them wereasymptomatic, even as the Chennai Corporation wanted allgovernment and privately run school buildings to be handedover to it by May 2 to take up preventive measures.On Thursday, as many as 161 fresh cases, the highest fora single day so far, were reported from the state, taking thetotal to 2,323 infections, the Health department said.Of the new cases, 138 were from Chennai, while 10 otherdistricts reported cases in single digits.As many as 26 of the 37 districts in the state recordedno new patients today. A two-month old girl and an 81-year old man, both fromthe city, were among those who tested positive on Thursday. A total of 1,258 people have been discharged in the stateafter treatment, with Chennai topping the table over number ofrecoveries, a health department bulletin said.With no fatalities on today, the toll from the pandemicstood at 27. The state had reported 104 cases on April 29 and 121 onApril 28.The department said there were 1,035 active cases undertreatment as on today while 1,15,761 samples tested negative. According to the Greater Chennai Corporation, 65 per centof cases were from three zones in the city, and a team hasbeen continuously monitoring the containment zones here. The team has been involved in ensuring essentials weresupplied to the people in containment zones. Briefing reporters, Corporation Commissioner G Prakashsaid, "based on our experience at the Corporation and afterinteraction with medical team on a daily basis, (it is found)nearly 98 per cent of cases were of patients who wereasymptomatic".With the city witnessing sharp spikes in its tally of thevirus infected, the civic body approached the city's districtadministration with a plea to transfer all its schoolsbuildings. In a letter to District Collector R Seethalakshmi,Prakash said, '... as per the Disaster Management Act 2005 theDistrict Authority may identify buildings and places whichcould, in the event of any threatening situation or disaster,be used as relief centres or camps and make arrangements forwater supply and sanitation". "In this regard, it is hereby requested to take over theprivate and government school buildings for COVID19 relatedworks by May 2," he said.The expert committee formed by the state government toadvise it on tackling COVID19 has said the ongoing lockdownscheduled to end on May 3 cannot be lifted across the state inone go but that only a phased exit was possible. The expert group held discussions with Chief Minister KPalaniswami on the virus situation in Tamil Nadu, PrabhdeepKaur from the National Institute of Epidemiology, run by theIndian Council of Medical Research, and a key member of thecommittee, told reporters. She also said lifestyle changes with increased focus onpersonal hygiene would be a key aspect as "this virus is goingto be with us for a long time." Kaur said testing has been increased in the last twoweeks and therefore more cases have also been detected.The distribution of the cases was not equal across thestate as there was an increase in some districts while dip inothers."Therefore the situation is not equal," she said.On the relaxation of lockdown, she said it "cannot berelaxed in all parts at the same time. The situation is notconducive for complete relaxing," of the curbs. "But even if the lockdown is lifted, it can be donegradually only," she said and stressed on personal hygienepractices like handwash and using masks in public.There can be no relaxation on curbs against massgatherings, she added.Meanwhile, a few upscale hotels in the city have offeredtheir rooms to the state government to accommodate the medicalprofessionals involved in the fight against the dreaded virus.Doctors and nurses have been accommodated in hotels closeto the hospitals they work. The state government has madearrangements for their travel to the work place and back,officials said.As the four-day total shutdown in Chennai, Madurai andCoimbatore Corporation limits ended on April 29 night, peoplecame out in large numbers to buy various essential items onThursday.To enable people to stock up their essential commoditieswithout any hassle, the government had allowed shops sellinggroceries and vegetables to function till 5 PM today, makingit clear the transaction hours will revert to the earliertimings of 6 am to 1 pm, in adherence to the lockdown norms.Several roads in these cities were buzzing with people,many of whom were seen queuing up outside ATMs to withdrawmoney after a four-day gap.Besides Chennai, its neighbouring districts ofChengalpattu, Kancheepuram and Thiruvallur, had also enforcedthe four-day total lockdown as part of their fight against thevirus. VIJ CORR SAROH ROH

TN sees biggest spike in Covid-19 cases in single day, 161 reported in 11 dts

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(Eds: Adds details, combines related stories) Chennai, Apr 28 () As Tamil Nadu crossed the grim2,000 mark with 121 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, ChiefMinister K Palaniswami said the infections were on the rise aspeople have a casual attitude towards tackling the contagion.Palaniswami hinted that easing curbs beyond May 3 hingedon a dip in numbers in the state, which is linked to effectivetoeing of norms like social distancing.A 68-year-old man died here of COVID-19, the 25thfatality and with 121 more people testing positive, theaggregate number of those infected in Tamil Nadu so farclimbed to 2,058, authorities said.The Chief Minister, chairing a review meeting of topofficials at the Secretariat, said coronavirus cases in thestate were on the rise as people have a casual attitudetowards norms like social distancing and do not understand thegravity of the contagion."The problem lies in the vegetable markets of bigcorporations like Chennai, Coimbatore, Tiruchirappalli andMadurai.Despite telling people (on precautions to be takenagainst COVID-19 like social distancing), they do not followit and think of it casually.They don't understand the intensity and impact of thisdisease," he said.Underscoring that Tamil Nadu was still in the earlystages, unlike some nations which were witnessing full blownspread of the virus, he said "when we take appropriate steps,the spread of the contagion can be easily halted if peoplegive their full cooperation."If such a support was not extended, the State may not beable to rein in the spread of the infection even if othernations manage to control it, he said."Hence, people should follow the government imposed curbsunderstanding the gravity of this disease (COVID-19).Police and local administration departments should takeup street to street propaganda using public address systemfitted vehicles and create awareness among them," he said.Lockdown has been eased in countries like China,Italy andSpain as norms like social distancing, avoiding congregationsand following personal hygience were followed there, he said."Since these (norms) were not followed in our regions,the number of cases are on the rise and you must make peoplerealise it," he said, apparently hinting that easing oflockdown norms beyond May 3 was dependent on a dip in numbersin the State, which is again linked to effective toeing ofnorms like social distancing.A government bulletin said the 68-year-old man wasadmitted in a private hospital here and succumbed to theillness caused by coronavirus today.Among the newly infected was a five-day-old baby girl andchildren ranging from a seven month old toddler to a nine yearold boy.Two city police personnel and a flower vendor at theKoyambedu market here were also among the newly infected.While 27 people were discharged following treatment atvarious hospitals in the state, the aggregate number of peoplerecovered so far was 1,128, the bulletin said, adding that thenumber of active cases stood at 902.Six Thai nationals following recovery were dischargedfrom a hospital in Erode district and shifted to Chennaiprison here.Of the 121 new cases, 103 were from Chennai, taking thecount in the State capital to 673 and Krishnagiri continued tobe the sole green district with no cases.As many as 6,850 people were tested today andcumulatively 93,189 people have undergone testing.Greater Chennai Corporation authorities deployed a mobiletesting van at the Koyambedu market and also deputed healthprofessionals who took throat and nasal swab samples fromtraders and vendors.While disinfection work was carried out across TamilNadu, it was done twice in containment zones.On the lockdown front, a total of 3,26,645 FIRs have sofar been filed for violations across Tamil Nadu and a fine ofRs 3.40 crore levied, a release here said.Also 2,93,193 vehicles, including cars and two-wheelershave been seized.Arrest of people for alleged brewing of illicit liqourcontinued in several districts.District Collectors, along with Police Superintendentsinspected regions under their jurisdiction to ensureimplementation of lockdown norms and disinfection work incontainment zones.Pushcarts were allowed to vend vegetables while groceriesand all other kinds of shops and commercial establishmentswere closed for the third consecutive day of complete lockdownin Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Salem and Tirupur. VGNCOR APRRAVINDRANATH APRRAVINDRANATH

COVID-19: As TN crosses 2,000 mark, CM seeks people's support to tackle virus

Chennai, Apr 27 () As many as 81 people weredischarged following recovery from COVID-19 as 52 testedpositive for the contagion on Monday, including a one-year-oldchild, taking the number of cases in Tamil Nadu to 1,937, thegovernment said. As key urban regions of the State entered the secondday of complete lockdown, the active number of cases as ondate stood at 809 and those discharged was higher at 1,101. From various hospitals, 81 were discharged and testingof 1381 samples were under process in various labs and thefatalities remained at Sunday's count of 24, a governmentbulletin said. The tests are done in 30 government and 11 private labsall over Tamil Nadu and today alone 6,753 people were testedand cumulatively 86,339 have been tested (RT-PCR test). As many as 94,781 samples have so far been tested whichincludes repeat specimen from same persons for confirmatorypurposes. Those who tested positive today include a one year oldboy from Villupuram, a 13-year old teenager from here and 31were men and 19 women taking the aggregate to 1,937 in theState, the bulletin said.Chennai, leading the red zone of Tamil Nadu hadnearly all of the new cases today (47) and with this, 570people had tested positive for the infection in the Statecapital. Coimbatore followed with 141 cases and Tirupur andDindigul had 112 and 80 people respectively, who were affectedby the infection. Krishnagiri district continued to be only green zone inthe whole of Tamil Nadu with no new cases in over 28 dayswhile neighbouring Dharmapuri had one and Tirupathur 18. An Inter-Ministerial Central Team to assess the groundsituation vis-a-vis the COVID-19 pandemic had a meeting withChief Minister K Palaniswami and top officials at theSecretariat. A government release said the deliberations coveredprevention strategies and treatement for the affected people. Today is the third day of visit of the panel which onSunday visited, among other places the Koyambedu market here. The Greater Chennai Corporation, meanwhile, furtherintensified barricading and disinfection work in areas wherepeople have tested positive. As part of containment efforts, about 168 barricadeshave been put up in over 150 streets in the city.Senior GCC officials inspected the halls earmarked forquarantine purposes at the Loyola College here, one of theoldest educational institutions in the city. Fire and Rescue Services Department personnel toojoined the disinfection work in several areas.As the full shutdown entered day two here and inCoimbatore, Madurai, Salem and Tirupur, the cities werelargely deserted as police and local civic officials kept aclose watch to ensure people stayed indoors. Organised by the corporation and a body of traders,hawkers sold vegetables on pushcarts and groceries and veggiestores continued to be shut. State police said 3,16,404 FIRs have been registered and2.84 lakh vehicles seized so far in respect of lockdownviolations and a fine of Rs 3.33 crore levied.Sunday, the first day of full shutdown, saw 60 peoplegetting discharged and 64 new infected cases.On Saturday, 94 people were discharged followingrecovery while 66 tested positive, which was the third day ofmore people getting cured than those who had freshlycontracted the contagion. On April 23, a total of 54 new cases were reported and90 people were discharged that day and the following day, 72tested positive and 114 got cured. VGN BNWELCOME BNWELCOME

COVID-19: 52 test positive,81 discharged

(Eds: Combining related stories) New Delhi, Apr 24 () Nationwide cases of confirmed coronavirus infections rose on Friday by over 1,750 -- the maximum for a day -- to nearly 23,500 with several states including Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Gujarat detecting new patients, even as the government said the outbreak is under control and the tally could have reached one lakh by now without a nationwide lockdown. Government officials also credited a robust surveillance network and various containment measures for the spread being "under control", along with the lockdown, which was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi a month ago on March 24 in an address to the nation. Addressing village panchayat heads and members through video conferencing, Modi on Friday said the coronavirus pandemic has taught the country "to be self-reliant and self-sufficient" and not look for solutions abroad, as he stressed that every village, district and state should be able to provide for its basic needs. He also applauded rural India for its simple and motivating mantra of "Do Gaz Ki Doori" to popularise social distancing. Separately, several medical experts said the prevailing restrictions have been crucial in preventing a situation similar to the US or Europe, but cautioned that a "bigger challenge" awaits the country when it gradually move towards exiting the nationwide lockdown. Some scientists also warned that the trajectory of COVID-19 cases could have plateaued and might even fall for some weeks after the lockdown is lifted but India is likely to see a second wave in late July or August with a surge in the number of cases during the monsoon. "It looks apparent that the trajectory of daily new cases has reached a plateau and eventually it will take a downward fall, maybe for some weeks or even months," Samit Bhattacharya, associate professor at the Department of Mathematics, Shiv Nadar University, told . Rajesh Sundaresan, professor at Bengaluru's Indian Institute of Science (IISc), said, "Once we return to normal activity levels, there is a chance that infection may begin to rise again. China is seeing this to some extent post easing of some restrictions on travel." According to a tally of figures announced by various states and union territories, the number of confirmed cases has reached 23,577 with at least 743 deaths, while nearly 5,000 patients have recovered and have been discharged. In its 5 PM update, the Union Health Ministry put the nationwide tally of confirmed cases at 23,452 -- showing an increase of 1,752 since Thursday -- along with 723 deaths. The previous highest single-day increase was of 1,540 cases on April 20. According to the ministry, the number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 17,915 as 4,813 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, which translates into a recovery rate of 20.52 per cent. The total number of cases include 77 foreign nationals. Since Thursday evening, at least 37 deaths have been reported, of which 14 fatalities are from Maharashtra, nine from Gujarat, three from Uttar Pradesh, two each from Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh,Tamil Nadu and Telengana and one from Karnataka, ministry data stated. Overall, Maharashtra alone has reported 283 deaths, followed by 112 from Gujarat, 83 from Madhya Pradesh and 50 in Delhi. A four-month-old baby girl became the youngest victim of COVID-19 in Kerala on Friday. She was admitted to the Medical College Hospital in Kozhikode on April 21 with history of fever, cough, breathing difficulties and seizure after being treated at two other hospitals. The new cases of confirmed infections included seven police personnel, including four women, in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The state on Friday announced a complete shutdown beginning Sunday in Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai and some other places, disallowing even grocery shops and fully curtailing the public movement. The Union Home Ministry, in the meantime, flagged that the COVID-19 situation is especially serious in some major or emerging hotspot areas including Ahmedabad, Surat, Hyderabad and Chennai. It also said that violations of lockdown measures reported in some parts of the country pose a serious health hazard to public and may lead to the spread of COVID-19. The Centre has sent 10 central teams for spot assessment of the COVID-19 hotspot districts across the country, including five new ones -- Ahmedabad and Surat in Gujarat, Thane in Maharashtra, Hyderabad in Telangana and Chennai in Tamil Nadu. Earlier, similar teams were sent for Mumbai and Pune in Maharashtra, Indore in Madhya Pradesh and Jaipur in Rajasthan, besides two teams for West Bengal. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh separately directed the country's top military brass to ensure that India's adversaries do not get any opportunity to push their "evil design" by taking advantage of the country's focus on fighting the coronavirus pandemic, officials said. Reviewing India's military preparedness at a high-level meeting, Singh also asked the armed forces to avoid wasteful expenditure and make sure judicious utilisation of funds considering the downturn in the economy triggered by the pandemic. Officials at the government's daily press briefing on the COVID-19 situation, however, sounded confident that the fight against the deadly virus outbreak was progressing well and the nationwide lockdown announced by Modi was a timely step. Niti Ayog member V K Paul said the lockdown has been effective in slowing the rate at which COVID-19 cases is doubling in India, and it now stands at 10 days, as against three days on March 21. Paul, who is also heading one of the empowered groups set up to deal with the COVID-19 crisis, said the curve has begun to flatten. "Had we not taken the decision of clamping the nationwide lockdown, we would have had around 1 lakh COVID-19 cases by now, as per a reasonable estimate. Now, the outbreak is under control," he said. Officials, however, said these projections are based on the growth pattern at a particular time. Director of National Centre for Disease Control S K Singh that surveillance has been the country's primary weapon in the fight against novel coronavirus. "We started our surveillance mechanism even before the first case was reported in India. This played an important role in helping us contain the spread of the infection," Singh said. He said around 9.45 lakh suspected coronavirus cases are under the surveillance network at present and upon detection of symptoms of the infection, samples are taken from these people for testing. Singh said the surveillance network has been set up at district level as well, so that household survey, quarantine and isolation are done as part of cluster containment plan. Joint Secretary in the Health Ministry Lav Agarwal said in the last 28 days, as many as 15 districts have had no new case, while there are 80 districts in the country that have not reported any new coronavirus case in the last 14 day. In Delhi, where more than 800 people have recovered so far including at least 723 in six days till Thursday, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the plasma therapy trial conducted on four patients here has yielded "very encouraging" initial results, giving a ray of hope to seriously-ill coronavirus patients. Karnataka is also likely to start the Convalescent Plasma Therapy (CPT) for COVID-19 patients, who are critical, from Saturday, state's medical education minister K Sudhakar said. PLB ASG SAR JTR NAB ABS ACB MPB ASK BUN KSU VGN BJ VJVJ

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