The State Government of Tamil Nadu vide its press release dated 30th July 2020 has announced the extension of induced lockdown till 31st August 2020 with fresh relaxations and a complete lockdown will be observed every Sunday.
Shops and Marketplaces which were earlier allowed to operate between 6.am to 6 p.m would be allowed to operate till 7.pm and Night curfew will remain in place from 9 pm onward.
The government has removed restrictions on the sale of e-commerce and they are now allowed to ship both essential and non-essential goods and the restaurants will be allowed to operate from 6 am to 7 pm with 50 percent capacity. The ban on air conditioners in restaurants will continue.
All commercial establishments, private companies and export units which are operating with 50% workforce would be allowed to do so with 75%.
Further Existing ban on religious congregations, operation of public transport, shopping malls, theatres and bars and all kinds of political and sporting activities, inter-state public and private transport will continue.