COVID-19 Unlock: Tamil Nadu Govt Permits Bars To Reopen, Theaters To Run With 100% Occupancy

<p><strong>Chennai:</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> The Tamil Nadu government on Saturday announced certain relaxations to the lockdown extended till October 31 to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the state. The government issued orders to permit bars to reopen, allowed theaters to run with 100% occupancy, and revoked the order for eateries to function till 11 pm.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In a press release on Saturday, the Tamil Nadu government revoked the order curbing all shops, eateries, and bakeries to function beyond 11 pm.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The state government also gave permission for indoor and outdoor stadiums to function in the state for training sports persons in both contact and non-contact sports. It also permitted swimming pools to function for therapeutical purposes.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><strong>Also Read |</strong><span style="color: #e03e2d;"><a style="color: #e03e2d;" href="https://ift.tt/30V4Rf8> Only Hindus Eligible For Appointment To HR &amp; CE Posts: TN Govt Informs Madras HC</strong></a></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Meanwhile, the state government announced further relaxation from November 1. The state government said,</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">All schools can begin classes for standard 1 and 8 students on a rotational basis&nbsp;<br /><br /></span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Theaters can function with 100% capacity by following Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)<br /><br /></span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bars can reopen&nbsp;<br /><br /></span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Inter-state and inter-district buses (except for Kerala) with and without&nbsp; AC can function with 100% occupancy&nbsp;<br /><br /></span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">All kinds of TV and film shooting with artists and limited viewers can start by following the SOP. Also, all the persons must have taken the vaccine.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">However, the restriction will continue for political and religious events, the release said.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Meanwhile, TN Chief Minister MK Stalin requested that the people above 18 years of age take both doses of COVID-19 vaccine and support the state in the fight against COVID-19.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As of Saturday, the Tamil Nadu government reported 1,140 new COVID-19 infections and 17 deaths.</span></p>

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