Chennai: Tamil Nadu government on Sunday announced a night curfew in the state between 10 pm and 4 am. It further imposed a complete lockdown on Sundays. The government has allowed the continuous process industries, fuel bunks, emergency medical supplies and services to operate through the night.

On Sundays, when the state will be under complete lockdown all vegetable and fish markets, cinema halls, shopping complexes and stand-alone shops are to remain shut while eateries can operate takeaway services.

Tamil Nadu has been witnessing an alarming rise in the number of Covid-19 cases. On Saturday, the state reported 9,344 new Covid-19 cases, pushing the caseload to 9,80,728, while recoveries mounted to 9,02,022 with 5,263 patients being discharged. Active cases stood at 65,635.

A night curfew will be in place between 10 pm and 4am. Inter and intra-state travel banned: Private and Public transportation, taxis and autos will not be allowed. Transportation from outside the state and between districts will not be allowed.

Only those driving for emergencies will be allowed during curfew. Essential services exempted from night curfew. These include: milk and newspaper deliveries, hospitals and diagnostic centres, pharmacies, ambulance, and vehicles transporting petrol, diesel, LPG. Journalists, petrol bunks, continuous process industries and industries producing essentials will be allowed to work irrespective of curfew timing.