Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi Palaniswamy held a cabinet meeting today. It is learnt that the graded exit from the lockdown has been the main agenda in the meeting.<br />'' <br />'' Meanwhile, Chennai has emerged as a major epicenter of the Covid-19 pandemic in the state.<br />'' <br />'' Therefore testing is being augmented in the city and disinfection works have been accelerated.<br />'' <br />'' AIR correspondent reports, the only district that was in the green zone thus far in the state, Krishnagiri, has moved to orange zone with the confirmation of Covid-19 for a senior citizen there.<br />'' <br />'' Meanwhile, several districts have directed the meat and fish stalls to down their shutters on Sunday for fearing of uncontrolled crowding making it difficult to ensure social distancing. Some districts have announced full lockdown for a day tomorrow.<br />'' <br />'' Meanwhile, the Southern Railway has clarified that it is up to the state governments to approach for running special trains for the repatriation of migrant workers.<br />'' <br />'' So far, no such special train from Tamil Nadu has been finalised.&nbsp;<br />'' &nbsp;
News On AIR | May 2, 2020 5:05 PM
Tamil Nadu CM holds cabinet meeting today on graded exit from lockdown