Tamil Nadu: People Play Cricket Without Wearing Masks in Chennai’s Thyagaraya Nagar Area, Social Distancing Norms Flouted (Watch Video)
The incident was reported in Chennai's Thyagaraya Nagar area on Sunday. It must be noted that Chennai is the worst-affected region in the southern state by coronavirus.
Chennai, September 6: A large number of people gathered at a ground in Tamil Nadu to play cricket and were seen flouting social distancing norms. Scores of people were seen playing cricket without wearing a face mask, which has been made mandatory by the government owing to coronavirus pandemic. The incident was reported in Chennai's Thyagaraya Nagar area on Sunday. It must be noted that Chennai is the worst-affected region by coronavirus in the southern state.
A video of boys playing cricket at the playground was shared by ANI. In the 0.40 second video, it is seen that the boys are interacting with each other in groups without wearing a mask. The incident comes at a time when the country is battling the coronavirus pandemic. India Records Biggest Single-Day Spike of 90,632 Coronavirus Cases, Registers Highest Recoveries in Past 24 Hours.
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In Tamil Nadu, the COVID-19 tally mounted to 4,57,697 with 5,870 new cases on Saturday. With 61 more fatalities, the death toll in the southern state rose to 7,748, while cumulative recoveries inched close to the four lakh mark. Of the new infections reported, Chennai logged 965 cases while its nearby districts of Chengelpet, Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur together reported 689 cases. With 5,859 patients being discharged from many hospitals, the total recoveries and active cases stood at 3,98,366 and 51,583 respectively.
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