In Tamil Nadu, the police has collected about 10.5 crore rupees as the fine for violation of lockdown restrictions. The police have seized over 4.5 lakh vehicles for travel in violation of the norms exposing the motorists themselves and others to the viral infection.<br />'' <br />''Nearly 5.5 lakh FIRs have also been filed by the police yesterday. Most of the violations are related to failure to wear masks, followed by casual travel on the roads.<br />'' <br />''Meanwhile, the Covid-19 tally reached 30-thousand One Hundred and Fifty Two yesterday. 1458 people were tested positive including 1146 from Chennai. 633 people were discharged after recovery while 19 died of the disease in the last twenty four hours. Both new infections and the death count reached new heights yesterday.<br />'' <br />''AIR correspondent reports that the state education department is busy preparing exam halls for the Tenth standard board examinations. About 9.79 lakh students are appearing for the examinations from the 15th of this month.<br />'' <br />''The department has said those coming from containment areas will be seated in a separate room in the exam halls and a separate travel arrangement for them will be made.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Thermal scanners have been made available at all the exam centres for screening the students for fever before entering the halls. Reusable face masks will be given to all the students and their admit cards have already been released on the website for downloading.</span><br />