T.N. Gives Holiday For KG, Primary Classes Till March 31

Malls, cinemas to be shut in select taluks; CM urges people to avoid travel outside State for next 15 days

In a series of restrictive measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Sunday announced holiday from kindergarten to Class V in all schools, besides closure of malls and cinemas in select taluks in 16 border districts of Tamil Nadu till March 31.

He appealed to the people to avoid travelling out of the State for the next 15 days and not to have social gatherings in large numbers in public places.

The taluks where malls and cinemas will be shut are in Theni, Dindigul, Virudhunagar, Kanniyakumari, Tirunelveli, Tenkasi, Tiruppur, Coimbatore, the Nilgiris, Erode, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Vellore, Tiruppattur, Ranipet and Tiruvallur districts, which share borders with neighbouring States.