Rising Covid cases: Tamil Nadu imposes Sunday lockdown and night curfew

Over 45 students were tested positive at Madras Institute of Technology, forcing the management to stop classes till January 28

With Covid cases seeing a massive surge in Covid cases by 58 per cent in a span of 24 hours, the state government has come out with fresh guidelines including Sunday lockdown, night curfew starting from Thursday among others. Over 45 students were tested positive at the Madras Institute of Technology forcing the management to stop classes till January 28.

The state will start Sunday lockdowns starting from January 9. Classes for students from class 1 to 9 will be conducted online only, while physical classes will be there for standards 10 to 12 and for colleges. Though restaurants are