NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, MAR 7
As COVID-19 cases are increasing day by day, the Tamil Nadu Health and Family Welfare Department has issued fresh travel guidelines for domestic and international passengers on Sunday.
Business travellers arriving Tamil Nadu for a short visit of 72 hours or less than three days are now exempted from home quarantine. E-pass is mandatory for all international passengers and domestic travellers, except those from neighbouring Puducherry, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
As on Saturday, Tamil Nadu recorded 526 new COVD-19 cases, of which 243 patients tested positive in Chennai. The state witnessed the discharge of 560 patients. However, four patients succumbed to COVID-19.
The Tamil Nadu government tested 54,864 people on Saturday.
