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Parts of Chennai received light showers in the afternoon. Express Photo: Srinivas K

Tamil Nadu Chennai Coronavirus News Live Updates: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami Tuesday announced that lockdown in the state will be extended till October 31, with a few relaxations. The government also put on hold its earlier order permitting students from Class X to XII to voluntarily go to schools from October 1 to seek teachers’ guidance .

Restaurants and tea shops will be allowed to run from 6 am till 9 pm while parcels services and takeaway services can be availed till 10 pm.

As many as 100 incoming flights (from the 50 earlier) have been permitted to land in Chennai. Government training centers and institutions are also permitted to function with precautionary measures in place. The government has increased the number of crew members at a film set from 75 to 100.

However, the ban on suburban electric trains in the state will continue. The restrictions on containment zones will remain in place without any relaxation. Popular tourist spots, research centres, colleges, theatres, museums and amusement parks will remain closed.

Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu on Tuesday reported 5,546 cases, taking the overall tally to 5,91,943. With 70 deaths, the toll reached 9,453. In Chennai, 1277 fresh Covid-19 cases were reported. So far, a total of 1,66,029 people have been infected in the city.

With as many as 5,501 people discharged following treatment, the number of recoveries has now increased to 5,36,209.

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District collectors should increase awareness among people on the need to visit hospitals within 24 hours of getting symptoms like fever, breathlessness, fatigue and a loss of taste, he said. (File)

District collectors should step up efforts to further decrease the COVID-19 mortality rate in Tamil Nadu, the CM said on Tuesday. Addressing a review meeting of district collectors on COVID-19 through a virtual link from the Secretariat, Palaniswami flagged the need for more awareness.

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District collectors should increase awareness among people on the need to visit hospitals within 24 hours of getting symptoms like fever, breathlessness, fatigue and a loss of taste, he said. “Priority must be given to samples of senior citizens and those with co-morbidities while conducting RT-PCR tests to detect COVID. Test results should be declared expeditiously,” he added.

In a sign that the leadership tussle in All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) is to continue, the party failed to nominate a CM candidate for the upcoming 2021 Assembly elections in its executive meeting on Monday.

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Addressing reporters after the meet, AIADMK deputy coordinator KP Munusamy said party coordinator Panneerselvam and joint coordinator Palaniswami would together announce the CM candidate on October 7.

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However, there was no information on the 11-member steering committee, which has been the primary demand of the OPS faction ever since its merger with the party in 2017.

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