Corona Updates
Coronavirus Update – 5PM
One new COVID19 positive case reported from Trichy. 24 Y Male, Dubai Return at Trichy GH.
Coronavirus Update – 2PM
Govt of India will pay the Employees’ Provident Fund(EPF) contribution, both of employer and employee, for next 3 months.
This is for businesses which have upto 100 employees and 90% of them earn less than ₹15,000.
Coronavirus Update – 11PM
TN Health Minister Update: 3 new positive cases of COVID19 in TN.
18Y M at RGGH.
63Y M Dubai return at Walajah GH.
66Y M at IRTT, Perundurai.
TN total now – 26
Coronavirus Update – 3PM
5 news cases of COVID19 in TN.
4 Indonesian nationals & their travel guide from Chennai
tested positive at Salem Medical College.
TN total cases now – 23
Revised instructions from Chennai Corporation:
1. All tea shops should be closed by 6 pm today.
2. Only dry rations and vegetables to be home delivered after following safety protocols.
3. Home delivery of cooked food by Zomato/ Swiggy is BANNED.
4. Can step out to buy groceries when needed.
Coronavirus Update – 9AM
Coronavirus Update – 10PM
Coronavirus Update – 8PM
PM orders entire country will go into complete lockdown from 12 mid-night tonight for 21 days. All states, all UTs, all Districts, all Villages.
Coronavirus Update – 7PM
Total Coronavirus positive cases rise to 519
IRCTC asks people not to cancel tickets they have booked online for those trains that have been cancelled; assures them that they will get full refund automatically.
Tokyo Olympics postponed until 2021.
Coronavirus Update – 2PM
TN Health minister Update
3 more Covid19 positive cases in TN:
74Y M USA return admitted at Stanley
52Y F USA return admitted at Stanley
25Y F Swiss return at KMC
They are residents of Porur, Purasaivakkam, Keelkattalai respectively
Total cases in TN now: 15
PM Modi to address the nation at 8 pm today.
- This is the second time in a week when the prime minister will address the country on coronavirus.
- Nearly 500 coronavirus cases have been reported in India so far, according to data released by the health ministry today.
Coronavirus Update – 11AM
Tamil Nadu Government announced Rs 1000 to all ration card holders. Free rice, sugar, and other essential commodities. To avoid long queues, commodities will be issued on a token basis.
Construction workers, drivers will get Rs 1000, 17 kilo rice, 1kilo pulse and 1litre edible oil.
Besides Amma Canteen, common kitchens will be established in various possible places in Tamil Nadu to provide food for the needy.
Coronavirus Update – 9AM
Tamil Nadu complete lockdown begins at 6 PM Today till Mar 31 to prevent spread of COVID19
Section 144 of CrPc would be in force.
People have to stay home at all times.
All essential things and services will be available. People can come out only for essentials.
Individuals must maintain distance of 1 or 3 feet in public places.
Coronavirus Update – 6PM
Chennai’s Ritchie street, the second largest electronics hub in India with over 2,000 shops will not operate until March 31. Over 70 percent of the products here come from China.
Coronavirus Update – 5PM
All domestic flights in India stopped from midnight tomorrow (23:59 on 24th March 2020)
TN govt imposes Sec 144 across Tamilnadu from tomorrow 6 pm.
Coronavirus Update – 11AM
TN imposes Section 144 for a week
Tamil Nadu: Prohibitory orders under section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) will come into effect from 6pm on Tuesday and will end on March 31. Section 144 prohibits the assembly of five people and above in a public place.
Essential services like milk, groceries, vegetables, meat and fish will remain open.
Public and private transport vehicles like buses, cabs and autos will not be available.
Amma canteens will remain open. Hotels, however, can provide delivery services.
Coronavirus – Safety Tip
Use the non-dominant (i.e. your left hand, if you are right handed and vice versa) hand for door knobs, transport, bathrooms, etc. Because it is very difficult for you to touch your face with that hand. But always wash your hands.
Coronavirus Update – 10PM
Coronavirus Update – 8PM
Chennai Metro rail services, TN interstate Govt and Private Bus services will be suspended till the midnight of 31.3.2020