Chennai: With the ongoing lockdown ending on 31 October and with the Centre extending it for one more month on Tuesday, Tamilnadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami will hold key meetings today to discuss the way forward.
According to sources, the Chief Minister will meet District Collectors via video conferencing in the morning and talk to healthcare experts in the afternoon, before taking a decision.
Since Covid-19 figures are constantly coming down in Tamilnadu, more relaxtions from the existing restrictions can be expected, sources said.
The Chief Minister is likely to discuss with the Collectors the opening of cinema halls, schools and colleges, preparatory measures to check communicable diseases, northeast monsoon and restoration of waterbodies.
During a similar meeting last month, Palaniswami urged District Collectors to step up efforts to further decrease the Covid-19 mortality rate in Tamilnadu.
Addressing a review meeting of Collectors on Covid-19 through a virtual link from the Secretariat, Palaniswami flagged the need for more awareness.
District collectors should increase awareness among the people on the need to seek healthcare assistance by visiting hospitals within 24 hours of the manifestation of symptoms like fever, breathlessness, fatigue and a loss of taste, he had said.