Shops, other businesses to now open till 10 pm in TN

Chennai, Oct 21 With the aim to ensure faster state economic recovery as festival season is around the corner, Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Wednesday announced further relaxations in lockdown restrictions across Tamil Nadu from Thursday.

In a statement issued here, Palaniswami said all shops, hotels, restaurants, tea stalls, and commercial complexes located in Covid-19 non-containment zones can remain open till 10 pm from October 22 onwards.

He said the standard operating procedure for Covid-19 should however be followed in the state.