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State government relaxes Covid-19 curbs, lifts night curfew, Sunday lockdown

Chennai: Tamil Nadu government has eased Covid-19 restrictions imposed in the state. The decision was taken as the Covid-19 situation improved in the state.

The state government has lifted the night curfew and Sunday lockdown. Schools from classes 1-12 and colleges will also reopen from February 1. Hotels and restaurants will be allowed to function at 50% capacity and weddings will be allowed with at most 100 people. For funerals, the number of people allowed is capped at 50. Textile and jewellery shops can function with 50% capacity, the state government added.  But the  ban on public gatherings, including cultural, political and social, will continue.

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On Thursday, Tamil Nadu reported 28,515 new Covid cases and 53 deaths. Active cases stand at 2,13,534.

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