India on Saturday saw the highest-single day spike in Covid-19 deaths at 4,187 while the new cases remained above the 400,000-mark for a third straight day at 401,078. Tamil Nadu:Tamil Nadu will be observing a complete lockdown for two weeks from May 10 to May 24 amid the spike in daily cases deaths. On Friday, the state had seen a record jump in daily Covid-19 deaths of 197, while 26,465 more people tested positive for the disease. Yediyurappa said that under the lockdown-like restrictions, shops and commercial establishments, bars, hotels and pubs will remain closed. Ration shops, shops selling food, groceries, fruits and vegetables, dairy products, meat and fish are also exempted.

Source: Hindustan Times May 08, 2021 06:00 UTC