Coimbatore Corpn. closes parks, bus stands

Will ramp up testing and monitoring of quarantine areas

The Coimbatore Corporation shut the VOC Park, Gandhi Park and other parks in the city, in keeping with the State Government’s recent restrictions to control the spread of COVID-19, according to a release from the civic body. The Corporation’s bus stands would remain closed from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m., owing to the night curfew. Ambulance and other vehicles of the healthcare sector would be allowed to operate during this time. During the total lockdown on Sundays, meat stalls, fish markets, vegetable shops, malls, cinemas, and shopping complexes would not be allowed to function. Restaurants and other eateries can function from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m., noon to 3 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. to provide only parcel service.