Social distancing norms were forgotten as crods thronged shops. Express Photo: Srinivas K
Tamil Nadu Coronavirus July 6, 7 Highlights: With the lockdown having been eased on Monday, customers thronged Chennai’s shopping hub T Nagar as shops reopened in the city.
Roads in the city were choked with traffic and social distancing norms were forgotten as some semblance of normalcy was retored in the city following the 17-day intense lockdown.
Meanwhile, with 3,827 fresh COVID-19 cases reported Monday, the tally in Tamil Nadu is now 1,14,978. Of the total cases, Chennai recorded 1,747. So far, the city has reported 70,107 cases — close to 61 per cent of the total cases.
The death toll in the state is 1,571, after 61 deaths were reported since Sunday. Among the deceased in the last 24 hours, eight people had no comorbidities.
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At least 40 staff members of the hospital have tested positive. (Source: vijayahospital.org)
The Tamil Nadu Education Department has announced that Class 12 results will not be declared today.
The Directorate of Government Exams (DGE), Tamil Nadu was scheduled to declare the results of class 12 or Higher Secondary Examination (HSE) today. “The result of class 12 exam will be announced on Tuesday at 5 pm. The students can check the results through the website- dge.tn.gov.in, dge1.tn.nic.in, tnresults.nic.in,” the office of the director M Palanisamy had told indianexpress.com.
Around 9 lakh students appeared in the Higher Secondary exams with few papers left. Though the government cancelled the SSLC and plus one exams, but had decided to conduct the pending HSE, VHSE exams later.
No new date has been announced for the results currently.
Mahesh Kumar Aggawal, Commissioner of Police for Chennai paid tribute to M Nagarajan, a constable attached to Vepery police station in Chennai who died of COVID-19 on Monday.
The Directorate of Government Exams (DGE), Tamil Nadu will declare the result of class 12 or Higher Secondary Examination (HSE) today.
“The result of class 12 exam will be announced on Tuesday at 5 pm. The students can check the results through the website- dge.tn.gov.in, dge1.tn.nic.in, tnresults.nic.in,” the office of the director M Palanisamy told indianexpress.com.
Around 9 lakh students appeared in the Higher Secondary exams with few papers left. Though the government cancelled the SSLC and plus one exams, but had decided to conduct the pending HSE, VHSE exams later.
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K Sivaramakrishnan aka Ramesh, the owner of the popular snacks joint 'Jannal Bajji Kadai' has succumbed to COVID-19. He was 58. With no name or signboards, Ramesh had been operating through a single-window selling hot Bajjis, Bondas, and other Tiffin items over 25 years in the Ponnambala Vadhyar street near the Kapaleeswarar temple in Mylapore. Many on social media have been sharing their experiences with the iconic shop.
Over the last 24 hours, 29 individuals have succumbed to COVID-19 in Chennai.
10 deaths were recorded in Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, seven in Government Stanley Hospital and Medical College, seven in Government Super Specialty Hospital in Omandurar Estate, four in Government Kilpauk Medical College and Hospital and one in a private hospital in Sethupatti.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami announced Monday that all family rice card holders will be provided with rice free of cost until November. The quantity of this rice will be the same as that supplied for the months of April, May, June and July amid the lockdown.
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M Nagarajan, a constable posted at the Vepery police station in Chennai, succumbed to COVID-19 on Monday. The constable had been undergoing treatment before his death.
He is the third police personnel to succumb to the virus in Tamil Nadu, after S Balamurali, inspector at Mambalam police station, and R Manimaran, a special sub-inspector at Pattinampakkam police station, died of COVID-19.
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With 3,827 fresh Covid-19 cases today, the total number of cases in Tamil Nadu has now surged to 1,14,978. The death toll in the state also increased to 1,571 after 61 deaths were reported since Sunday. Of the total cases, Chennai recorded 1,747. As many as 66,571 have been discharged from the hospitals, active cases in the state have reached 46,833. Apart from Chennai, Madurai (245), Chengalpattu (213), Kancheepuram (182), Thiruvallur (175) recorded maximum cases.
A Chennai police constable who was posted at the Vepery police station succumbed to COVID-19 today. M Nagarajan, who had been admitted to a hospital for treatment died after failing to respond to the treatment.
He is the third police personnel to succumb to the virus, after S Balamurali, inspector at Mambalam police station and R Manimaran, a special sub-inspector at Pattinampakkam police station.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami condoled the death of the constable and offered his condolences to the bereaved family.
Former AIADMK minister B Valarmathi has tested positive for COVID-19. With this, the number of MLAs in Tamil Nadu who have tested positive for COVID-19 has risen to ten. Here is the full list:
AIADMK - Six MLAs
DMK - Four MLAs
The Tamil Nadu School Education Department on Monday announced the cancellation of the government order introducing three subject courses in higher secondary citing limited job opportunities. As per the previous order, the students can opt for three subject or four subject courses as per their preference, however, Parents, teachers, and several educationists raised objections over this saying that students will opt for three subject courses as it has one subject lesser and this will have an impact on their career option. DMK leader MK Stalin took to Twitter and said he welcomes the decision by the government which he had requested before. He also slammed the government for making decisions in a hurry and later cancelling them.
The investigation into the custodial deaths last month of a father and son in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi has brought under the scanner a 27-year-old community policing initiative in the state, Friends of Police (FOP), with demands to dismantle the system that is “widely misused”, especially in small towns and rural areas.
The probe by the state’s Crime Branch-CID into the deaths of shopkeeper P Jeyaraj and his son J Bennix in Sathankulam police station on the night of June 19 has zeroed in on the alleged role of six FOP members who had been “helping the Inspector and Sub-Inspectors in routine affairs”.
“We suspect that all six of them had a role in the custodial torture that happened on June 19 night and similar incidents in the past. We have identified them, and all six will be arrested,” an officer linked to the probe told The Sunday Express.
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The staff of Anna University will resume work as usual from today, according to a circular issued by the University in Guindy, Chennai. Both teachers and non-teaching staff have been instructed to report to work, with bus services of the university having resumed as well.
Currently, a few buildings of the university have been converted into isolation wards for COVID-19 patients.
With the lockdown being lifted in Thiruvallur, Kancheepuram and Chengalpet, here is a list of activities that are permitted in the three districts:
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With the lockdown being lifted in Chennai, here is a list of activities that are permitted in areas falling under the Greater Chennai Police jurisdiction:
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