NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, JULY 5
The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has made wearing of masks mandatory. The violation will amount to Rs 500 fine order to be effective from Wednesday, the corporation said.
பெருநகர சென்னை மாநகராட்சிக்குட்பட்ட பகுதிகளில் வணிக வளாகங்கள், திரையரங்கங்கள், மார்க்கெட் போன்ற மக்கள் அதிகம் கூடுமிடங்களில் முகக்கவசம் அணியாத நபர்களுக்கு தமிழ்நாடு பொதுசுகாதாரச் சட்டம் 1939ன் படி ரூ.500/- அபராதம் விதிக்கப்படும்.#ChennaiCorporation #CovidIsNotOver #MaskUp pic.twitter.com/T7prykBEiY
— Greater Chennai Corporation (@chennaicorp) July 5, 2022
அனைவரும் முகக்கவசம் கட்டாயம் அணிய வேண்டும். முகக்கவசம் அணியாவிட்டால் அபராதம் விதிக்கப்படும்.
All of you are requested to #WearAMask to protect yourself and others. Fine will be imposed for not wearing a mask.
– @PriyarajanDMK, Mayor, #GCC
#CovidIsNotOver #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/4v9AOzLV0R— Greater Chennai Corporation (@chennaicorp) June 29, 2022
In last 10 days, active Covid-19 cases have breached 6,000-mark in Tamil Nadu where Chennai had accounted for more than half the share.
Perambalur 17
Pudukottai 10
Ramanathapuram 4
Ranipet 28
Salem 42
Sivagangai 18
Tenkasi 31
Thanjavur 27
Theni 15
Thirupathur 3
Thiruvallur 132
Thiruvannamalai 38
Thiruvarur 9
Thoothukudi 64
Tirunelveli 73
Tiruppur 19
Trichy 112
Vellore 14
Villupuram 24
Virudhunagar 41— TNCoronaUpdates (@TNCoronaUpdate) July 5, 2022
Chennai and Chengalpet have been reporting majority of cases, while the remaining was spread in 33 of the 38 districts. The state capital leads among districts with more than 4000 active infections.
Meanwhile, India added 13,086 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,35,31,650, while the active cases increased to 1,14,475, the Union Health Ministry data stated on Tuesday.
The death toll climbed to 5,25,242 with 19 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise 0.26 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98. 53 per cent, the ministry said. An increase of 611 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.