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Chennai
Tamilnadu Chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami announced the lockdown after a meeting with health experts and later with cabinet members. “Considering the spread of the virus and based on consultations with medical and health experts and cabinet members, we have decided to enforce an intense lockdown from June 19 midnight until June 30 midnight,” the CM said in a statement. He announced Rs 1,000 support to all ration card holders in areas under intense lockdown and to the members of unorganised welfare boards and other welfare boards.
There will be full lockdown on June 21 and 28 (Sundays) with no relaxation. Barring milk supply, hospitals, pharmacies, ambulance services, emergency and funeral hearse vans, no other activity will be permitted on Sundays. Private vehicles will be allowed only for emergency medical needs.
Rise in Covid-19 cases forced the Tamil Nadu government to announce yet another intense lockdown in Chennai and adjoining parts of three neighbouring districts for 12 days starting June 19. The relaxations, however, will be confined to vegetable and grocery shops and fuel pumps. But people have been advised not to use vehicles and to get their essentials within 2km of their residences.The intense lockdown will be in effect in Greater Chennai Police limits, Tiruvallur municipality, Gummidipoondi, Ponneri and Minjur town panchayats, and all panchayats of Poonamallee, Ekkadu and Cholavaram panchayat unions. Chengalpet and Maraimalai Nagar municipalities, Nandivaram-Guduvanchery town panchayats and all panchayats of Kattankulathur panchayat unions in Chengalpet. Parts of Greater Chennai Police limits falling in Kancheepuram district too would be under intense lockdown.
