Tamil Nadu Chennai Coronavirus News Live Updates: Tamil Nadu on Sunday extended the

ongoing lockdown in the state for the sixth month till September 30, with further
relaxations announced across the state. Public transportation, which had been
suspended till August will be allowed to resume from today, while Metro services
will resume from September 7 in Chennai.

Places of worship will also be reopened to the public from today. The government
will take a decision on intra-state rail services after September 15. Malls,
showrooms and big stores will be reopened with 100 per cent capacity from today.
All stores will be allowed to operate till 8 pm. Restaurants and tea stalls will
operate from 6 am to 8 pm, with takeaway services available till 9 pm. Further, all
banks, factories, government offices and IT companies can resume operations with
100 per cent workforce, while film shooting will be resumed with 75 per cent
workforce from September 1.

As per the latest guidelines, the mandatory lockdown on Sundays has been lifted and
the e-pass system for inter-district travel has been scrapped. E-pass will now be
required only while travelling to hill stations.