Chennai:With the number of people testing positive for coronavirus going up in the state, the Tamil Nadu government on Thursday announced a range of restrictions to check the spread of the disease.
As of Wednesday, the number of active Covid-19 cases in the state stood at 27,743 and the number of persons who tested positive was 3,986.
In a statement issued here, the government said it is worrying that people are not following safety measures like wearing masks and maintaining social distance and hence the infection rate is increasing daily.
Taking into account the welfare of the general public, it said that it has decided to ban certain activities which were allowed earlier and allow some with restrictions.
The bans announced by the government, effective from April 10, include festival and religious gatherings, and on the retail sale of fruits and vegetables at Koyambedu Market here, and in wholesale markets in other parts of the state.
Industrial and business establishments have been asked to ensure that employees are wearing masks and using sanitisers, and follow the standard operating procedures. Action will be taken against those violating this.
Meanwhile, industrial units should take action to vaccinate their workers.
Standing passengers will not be allowed in all the inter-district passenger buses and buses in Chennai and the buses plying to Puducherry, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
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Vegetable shops, shopping malls, big format textile and jewellery showrooms can have only 50 per cent of customers at any point of time and can operate only till 11 p.m.