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Coronavirus: Tamil Nadu closes schools, malls and theatres till March 31

The CM also ordered setting up of quarantine wards near the airports in the state for passengers with COVID-19 symptoms

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Students wearing masks in view of coronavirus pandemic attend a class, in Navi Mumbai | PTI photo

T E Narasimhan Chennai
Tamil Nadu has directed schools to declare holiday and also ordered closure of malls, movie theatres in the state’s border Taluks till March 31 amid the coronavirus outbreak.

On Sunday chief minister K Palaniswami called for closure of schools for students in LKG to fifth standard across the state.

He also asked malls and movie theatres in Theni, Kanyakumari, Coimbatore, Nilgiri, Krishnagiri, Tirunelveli, Tenkasi, Tiruvallur, Vellore, Tirupattur, Ranipet, Erode, Dindigul, Dharmapuri and Virudhunagar districts to remain shut till March 31. Schools in these Taluks are already closed.

The CM also ordered setting up of quarantine wards near the airports in

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