Tamil Nadu extends coronavirus lockdown till May 31, but with relaxations

According to the the state government release, while e-passes will not be needed for vehicles within the district, they would be required for inter-district travel

Tamil Nadu on Sunday extended the Covid-19 lockdown till May 31, subject to certain relaxations in the restrictions.
 

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami said that based on the views expressed by - the medical expert committee, district collectors and senior ministers - the lockdown had been extended till the midnight of May 31 in the state.
 

He added, however, that relaxations had been made only for 25 districts – Coimbatore, Erode, Salem, Tiruppur, Namakkal, Karur, Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, Tenkasi, Kanyakumari, Theni, Madurai, Sivaganga, Virudhunagar, Ramanathapuram, Dindigul, Pudukkottai, Trichy, Tiruvarur, Thanjavur, Nagapattinam, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Vellore and the Niligiris.

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