The special train has 22 coaches and the authorities had permitted only the asymptomatic people to board the train and the passengers were screened at the station before the departure.

Chennai currently has 2008 positive cases - which is triple the amount of the total number of cases Kerala has reported so far.

The Chief Minister, with folded hands, appealed to the people to be co-operative to the government by adhering to the protocols, guidelines, and advisories.

The state government has issued the order based on the proposal of the Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine and it also has rolled out the guidelines over home quarantine.

According to the state government, the retail and state-run retail shops would be functioning from 9 am to 7 pm.

The government claimed that by opening the liquor shops in the state, it would reduce the movements of Tamil Nadu people to the neighboring states to buy liquor.

Last month, the department has clarified that the class 10 board exams are not canceled, but it has been postponed in the wake of the lockdown.

Commissioner of HR&CE Karthikeyan has submitted the assertion of the government when the hearing came to the special bench of the High court.

The decision of opening the TASMAC has come when the state has reported 527 cases on Monday, most of which linked to the Koyambedu cluster.

Tamil Nadu has reported 527 fresh cases on Monday of which most of the cases were directly linked to the Koyambedu cluster.