Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government has announced a major relaxation in Covid restrictions. The state has also decided to open theaters from Monday. Theaters are allowed to operate with 50 percent of the seats. The permission was given at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister MK Stalin.
With these concessions, the lockdown in Tamil Nadu has been extended till September 6. The government has announced that schools and colleges will be reopened from September 1. Schools for classes IX to XII will be open from September 1. And colleges will open. Before the opening of schools and colleges, teachers and other staff at the school will ensure that both doses of the vaccine are received.
Before the opening of schools and colleges, teachers and other staff at the school will ensure that both doses of the vaccine are received. Polytechnic colleges are also allowed to open along with it. Schools will be open to students in grades nine through 12 in the first phase, but will also be open to students in grades one through eight after September 15. The decision will be made after evaluating the circumstances.