Lockdown restrictions come into force in Coimbatore

Almost all the retail outlets in the Coimbatore city downed shutters in the evening in compliance with the new restrictions issued by the District Collector to control the spread of COVID-19. By 5 p.m

Almost all the retail outlets in the Coimbatore city downed shutters in the evening in compliance with the new restrictions issued by the District Collector to control the spread of COVID-19. By 5 p.m. almost all the shops started asking customers to leave and were rolling down the shutters as they had to close business early. Hotels had stopped dining service, gearing up for parcel service till 9 p.m. However, roadside tea shops, small eateries, and pushcarts selling food saw brisk business and in several tea shops there were crowds outside the outlets. Though hotels were permitted to offer parcel service, some eateries decided not to do so.