Tamil Nadu people break lockdown norms amid panic buying

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Tamil Nadu people break lockdown norms amid panic buying
Tamil Nadu people break lockdown norms amid panic buying

New Delhi : Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Saturday morning announced that all essential shops in five high risk municipalities will remain open till 3 pm today. Following which people ended up hitting the streets amid panic buying and breaking all lockdown norms, including social distancing.

To cut down the people on streets, the government later announced that all vegetable shops and essential groceries will remain available during the intensified lockdown.

With the risk of coronavirus spreading further in densely populated cities, Palaniswami had Friday ordered total lockdown in Chennai, Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Salem and Madurai.

The decision was taken after a review meeting on the current stock of the situation. DMK President M.K.Stalin had also requested the state government to extend the shop timings on Saturday so that people can buy the needed items.

Palaniswami said in Chennai, Coimbatore and Madurai the lockdown will be implemented strictly between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. from April 26-29.

He also mentioned that the sanitization of the containment zones will be done twice every day.

He said only work from home is permitted for software companies and other private companies should not function in these five districts.