COVID-19 Threat: Primary Schools of Tamil Nadu to be remain closed till March 31

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami has ordered holiday for school students studying in LKG to the fifth standard in the state and also the closure of malls, theatres in border Taluks till March 31 as a precaution against the spread of coronavirus. In a statement, issued here on Sunday, the government said Mr. Palaniswami has ordered the closure of schools for students in LKG to fifth standard, malls and movie theatres in border Taluks in Theni, Kanyakumari,



Coimbatore, Nilgiri, Krishnagiri, Tirunelveli, Tenkasi, Tiruvallur, Vellore, Tirupattur, Ranipet, Erode, Dindigul, Dharmapuri, and Virudhunagar districts till March 31.

He also ordered setting up of quarantine wards near the airports in the state for passengers showing symptoms of Coronavirus infection. In order to prevent the spread of the virus infection from neighboring states, monitoring centers will be set up in check posts in border districts.