TN CM proposes 2 week complete Covid-19 lockdown

Chennai, May 22 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Saturday proposed complete lockdown without any relaxations in the state for two weeks to bring down the Covid-19 infection.Speaking at the meeting of law-makers here Stalin said that medical and healthcare experts had suggested two weeks complete lockdown without any relaxations to bring down the Covid-19 infection numbers.He said that the infection rate has come down but still not under control.Listing out the various measures taken by the government to augment the oxygen supply for Covid-19 patients Stalin said that people are roaming on the streets as if it was a normal holiday.The present lockdown with total shutdown on Sundays announced by the government comes to an end on May 24 early morning.
--IANS vj/rs