Tamil Nadu observes complete lockdown today; Check list of things allowed

All roads of Tamil Nadu's districts, including Chennai and Madhurai, wore a deserted look as the state observed a complete lockdown on Sunday amid the rising number of Covid-19 cases. At present, Tamil Nadu's active case tally stands at 1,31,007 while the state reported 23,989 new Covid cases and 11 fatalities on Saturday. A total of 36,967 have succumbed to the fatal infection to date.

Considering a spike in coronavirus cases, the Tamil Nadu government announced to impose a complete lockdown on Sundays until January 31 to contain the virus. The state is already under the night curfew from 10 pm to 5 am on all days.

Here's what is allowed during the Sunday lockdown in Tamil Nadu:

• The Tamil Nadu government has allowed people to travel during the complete lockdown on Sunday to attend family functions including weddings by producing invitations.
• only 100 persons would be allowed at the marriage functions.
• The State government permitted restaurants to operate food delivery services on the Sunday lockdown.
• Petrol and diesel pumps will remain operational.
• Inter and Intra public transportation will be functional.
• Hospitals, pharmacies, ATM centres, etc other essential services will remain operational during the Sunday lockdown.