Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu had further relaxed the existing SOPs for social gatherings, which will come into effect from 19th December. The government, with an aim to further relax lockdown norms, had announced that the prevailing Standard Operating Procedures for social gatherings will be relaxed further. The CM of Tamil Nadu Edappadi Palaniswami took his official twitter handle and shared the announcement.
As per the Twitter announcement, religious congregations, social, political meets, entertainment and cultural events, symposiums, other conventions, processions, etc will now on be permitted with 50people capacity and the basic SOPs on place. Also, the organisers of the meeting are expected to get prior permission from the District Collector and if the meeting is to be held within Greater Chennai limits, a permission from Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai is mandatory. The orders will come into effect from 19th December, 2020.
At the same time, the chief minister further requested the public to adhere to the SOP and contain the spread of COVID-19. Tamil Nadu which has crossed 8 lakh covid 19 mark three days back has seen new isolated cluster, Indian Institute of Technology Madras is an alarming thing to consider if SOPs are floated. The Health secretary and the Chief Minister and all other concerned has asked the People and organization to adhere strictly to the SOPs.
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