Night curfew in Tamil Nadu? This is what government has to say

The Tamil Nadu government said on Friday that night curfew would be the next option if the latest Covid-19 related restrictions don’t serve their purpose. This comes a day after the Chief Secretary issued an order regarding Covid-19 restrictions effective from Saturday, 10th April and extended the lockdown until April 30. Some of the restrictions announced on Thursday include 50percent occupancy in cinema halls, hotels, recreation clubs, supermarkets, shopping malls and other large-format stores. It also announced a ban on festive and religious gatherings, besides a closing time of 8 pm for places of worship. 

Urging the public to extend their cooperation, it was added that the State government was taking all measures to curb the spread of the virus. According to the government, 95.55 per cent of the persons infected with coronavirus have been cured in Tamil Nadu and the death rate is at 1.41 per cent.

Addressing the media, G Prakash, Commissioner, Greater Chennai Corporation said that the 10 fold increase in cases over the last 45days was very alarming. He added that door-to-door surveillance of Covid-19 symptoms (temperature screening and pulse oximeter reading) by 6,000 health department volunteers would resume across the city. He said that those infected with mild viral loads would be quarantined at home and measures will be taken to home deliver groceries and essentials for up to 10days, during which there would be a sticker outside the home \warning of a Covid-19 case. 

It was added that about 10 lakh people had taken the vaccine in Chennai and that mass vaccination efforts in apartments, colleges, factories were going to be done at a faster pace. Tamil Nadu is now witnessing over 4,200 daily Covid-19 cases with over 1,500 daily cases in the capital city Chennai alone.