Tamil Nadu to undergo tough COVID-19 restrictions amid case surge. Here’s what will be allowed/restricted

Amid a constant spike in COVID-19 cases, Tamil Nadu braces for tough restrictions from Thursday up till 4 am on May 20. The state on Monday recorded an all-time high in new COVID-19 infections adding 20,952 cases to the caseload of 12,28,064 while 122 deaths pushed the toll to 14,468 so far, the Health Department said. Meanwhile, recoveries continued to be high with as many as 18,016 people walking out of healthcare facilities aggregating 10,90,338 to date, leaving 1,23,258 active cases, a bulletin said.