"lockdown-relaxations"

Tea shops can function from 6 AM to 5 PM and only takeaway services are permitted, Stalin said in a statement and appealed to people to use vessels and avoid using plastic bags to take home the hot beverage.

Senior police officers from all the zones were on the ground monitoring the situation and ensuring there is strict adherence to Covid-19 safety norms

With showers in parts of the city, the plans of several people to visit the vegetable markets were dampened in the initial relaxation hours.