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Tamil Nadu has extended the lockdown against the spread of Covid-19 up to April 30, says a statement by Chief Minister Edapaddi K Palaniswami.
The extension comes in the backdrop of Covid-19 cases in Tamil Nadu crossing the 1,000-mark to end with 1,075 cases on Sunday - the third State to cross the 1,000 mark after Maharashtra and New Delhi.
Interestingly, on Saturday, Chief Secretary, K Shanmugham told newspersons that a decision to extend the lockdown would be taken after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announces his decision. However Palaniswami, who has been accused by the opposition for delaying a decision, chose to announce the decision today.
Prime Minister Modi is slated to address the nation at 10 am on Tuesday.
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