Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami has announced a complete lockdown in Chennai and certain areas under it, including areas in Thiruvallur, Kancheepuram and Chengalpattu districts from June 19 to 30.
Only the working of hospitals, laboratory and pharmacies will be allowed. No taxis, autos and private transport will be allowed to run except for emergencies. People will have to buy essential items from within a 2 km radius.
Essential services including shops selling milk, vegetables and fruits, mobile outlets, groceries will be open. Petrol pumps will be allowed to run between 6 am and 4 pm. Takeaways from restaurants will be allowed between 6 am and 8 pm.
The announcement came as the state continues to struggle with the rising number of COVID-19 cases.
Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi today assured that there will be coronavirus testing for all in Delhi during an all-party meeting to discuss the management of the coronavirus situation in the National Capital Region, which includes Delhi and parts of Uttar Pradesh and parts of Haryana.
The coronavirus tests per day in Delhi will reach 18,000 in the next few days, the Home Minister said. Most parties, cutting across party lines, had demanded more testing.
Delhi is the state with the third-highest COVID-19 count after Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. The capital's tally of coronavirus infections has touched 41,182 as the number of deaths due to the disease climbed to 1,327.
Today's meeting comes a day after he held a high-level meeting with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, following which he laid out a number of measures to battle the capital's COVID-19 crisis.
The parties that attended the meeting at the North Block included Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party, the Congress, BJP, Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party and Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party.
India on Monday recorded 11,502 fresh coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, pushing the total number of cases to 3,32,424, data from the Union Health Ministry this morning shows. The death count rose to 9,520 with 325 fatalities in the last one day. Of the total cases in the country, Maharashtra tops the tally with 1,07,958 cases, followed by Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Gujarat.
India's recovery rate - the number of patients who have successfully fought the viral illness - stood at 51.07 per cent this morning. 1,69,798 people have recovered, the Health Ministry has said.
Here are the Highlights on Coronavirus Outbreak:
219 new COVID-19 cases reported in Telangana today, taking the total number of cases in the state to 5,193: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/Csbp7JiaV2
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30 new COVID19 positive cases reported in Jharkhand today, taking the total number of cases in the state to 1793 including 784 active cases and 1000 recovered: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/0q9Bel0D1m
- ANI (@ANI) June 15, 2020
Karnataka detects 213 new #COVID19 positive cases and 2 deaths today, taking the total number of positive cases and deaths to 7213 and 88 respectively: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/WRPgoOC6FV
- ANI (@ANI) June 15, 2020
Karnataka detects 213 new #COVID19 positive cases and 2 deaths today, taking the total number of positive cases and deaths to 7213 and 88 respectively: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/WRPgoOC6FV
- ANI (@ANI) June 15, 2020
We will have to increase COVID-19 testing in Delhi by adopting new solutions, says Home Minister Amit Shah.
Delhi Govt issues an order to private & govt laboratories, asking them to work with their full capacity and increase their #COVID19 testing capacity. As per the order, private labs will have to give results within 48 hours.
- ANI (@ANI) June 15, 2020
17 #COVID19 cases reported in Uttarakhand today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 1836, including 668 active cases, 1135 recovered, & 24 deaths: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/Gg53hiimu4
- ANI (@ANI) June 15, 2020
COVID-19 "Testing For All" In Delhi, Assures Amit Shah At All-Party MeetMadhya Pradesh: Religious places in Bhopal reopened today, after about 2.5 months, amid #COVID19 pandemic. Visuals from Birla Mandir. Temple administration says, "All govt guidelines are being followed. We have made mask compulsory for everyone at the temple." pic.twitter.com/41uKhi35kr
- ANI (@ANI) June 15, 2020
Maharashtra: A local train leaves from Nallasopara railway station. Western Railway has resumed their selected suburban services from today only for movement of essential staff as identified by the state government. pic.twitter.com/sazlrYvPZi
- ANI (@ANI) June 15, 2020
Passengers start arriving at Colombo Airport for the special Air India flight AI 1202 for repatriation of stranded Indian nationals from Sri Lanka under the 3rd phase of #VandeBharatMission: High Commission of India in Colombo, Sri Lanka pic.twitter.com/BRGlxP5yxt
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Delhi reported 2,224 new coronavirus cases and 56 deaths in the past 24 hours, government data revealed on Sunday night, taking the total number of cases in the city to 41,182 and deaths to 1,327. This is the highest single-day spike in numbers and is also the third consecutive 24-hour period in which over 2,000 new cases have been detected. Read more
Some local trains will run in Mumbai from today only for those engaged in essential services amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Western Railway tweeted. It said general passengers are not allowed in these trains and asked people not to crowd at stations. Read more
- Union home minister Amit Shah will hold all all-party meeting today to review the management for coronavirus in the National Capital Region, which includes Delhi and parts of Uttar Pradesh and parts of Haryana. The meeting, an official note said, will be held at 11 am in the North Block.
- The parties invited include Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party, the Congress, BJP, Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party and Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party.
- The meeting follows the strictures of the Supreme Court on Maharashtra, Delhi and Tamil Nadu -- states with the highest incidence of coronavirus.
- Neighbouring Uttar Pradesh and Haryana had sealed border with Delhi, contending that the movement of people to and from the national capital was spreading the infection in the states.
- Uttar Pradesh told the Supreme Court on Friday that it would continue the travel restrictions as there are 40 times more COVID-19 cases in the national capital compared to Noida and Ghaziabad.
- Haryana said it would allow travel for all to and from Delhi without restrictions.
