Though Mathesh himself had not been infected, he knew his 16-year-old physically challenged son would be unable to fend for himself in the corona ward.
Custodial death of the two traders has again raised the spectre of police violence in Thoothukudi district and has put the present AIADMK government in a spot.
Three government employees were part of a gang that issued fake e-Passes to facilitate travel from Chennai to other districts during Coronavirus lockdown.
The 23-year-old social activist plans to move the Supreme Court against the Madras HC verdict exonerating her father in the murder case of her husband.
Mutton and fish markets in Chennai witnessed massive crowds during the last weekend with all social distancing norms thrown to the winds, prompting the authorities to shut the slaughter houses, and mutton and poultry shops during the on-going 12-day shutdown.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palnaiswami, condoling the death of Palani, announced a relief of Rs.20 lakhs for his family and also a government job to an eligible family member.
The government appointed Dr J Radhakrishnan, present revenue commissioner and Covid-19 nodal officer for Chennai, as the Health Secretary, a post he had held before Beela Rajesh.
Two previous hotspots – at Koyambedu supermarket and neighbouring Arumbakkam locality – were directly attributable to the virus being spread from hair cutting salons, which were operating surreptitiously.
With poor political leadership, lack of transparency and a shackled bureaucracy, the Tamil Nadu government seems clueless about combating the coronavirus in the state.
Education, hygiene habits, disinvestment, mangoes and labour laws—the pandemic has left its imprint on all of these and many more. Outlook explores the wide-ranging effects of COVID-19 and why some things will never be the same again.
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