In Tamil Nadu, the State Government has permitted small temples, mosques and churches including those in Corporation limits to reopen from the tenth of this month. Their annual income has been fixed at less than ten thousand rupees to get permission for reopening. They have been asked to follow the Standard Operating Procedures strictly during the worship to ward off COVID-19 infections.<br />'' <br />''Meanwhile, the total COVID-19 cases in the state has gone up to over two lakh, 90 thousand with 5,883 people tested positive today. The total number of those who recovered has exceeded two lakh 32 thousand.<br />'' <br />''At present in Tamil Nadu, the places of worship with less than ten thousand rupees annual income in rural and town panchayats and municipalities are being permitted to allow devotees. Those temples, mosques and churches within corporation limits were asked to wait. Today, Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswamy has said in a statement that those in the Corporation limits can also reopen from the forthcoming Monday. <br />''<br />''However, the income ceiling for them remains the same. The necessary permission for the worship places will be provided by the District Collectors concerned except in Chennai where the city Corporation Commissioner is empowered to give the approval. In yet another move, the driving schools across the state have also been allowed to function from Monday. They are asked to follow the standard operating procedures diligently.<br />