Lockdown complete in Tiruchi and across central zone
The Hindu
Teams of police deployed at vantage points to ensure compliance
TIRUCHI
General public by and large remained indoors as the lockdown announced on Sunday by the State government in view of the rise in COVID-19 cases was total in Tiruchi and elsewhere in the central zone.
Law enforcers positioned themselves at vantage points in the city ensuring total enforcement of the lockdown and penalising violators. Business activities came to a complete standstill as traders downedshutters heeding the governmentdirective. Barring pharmacies and outlets selling milk, other shops remained closed.With State Transport Corporationbuses, private buses and other private vehicles off road and there being virtually no movement of freight carriers barring those transporting essentials, roads wore a deserted look with sparse public movement.
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