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| Apr 26, 2020, 11:43:45 AM | TOI.in
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Panic buying gripped Chennai as total lockdown announced by Tamil Nadu chief minister E Palaniswami. The Tamil Nadu Govt has announced complete lockdown in five red hotspot districts. Complete lockdown was announced in Chennai, Madurai, Coimbatore, Tirupur and Salem. CM Edappadi K Palaniswami announced that groceries and vegetable shops would be allowed to function till 3 pm today. After the announcement, hundreds of locals thronged to markets and provision stores violating social distancing norms. Similar scenes of crowded markets were witnessed in Madurai, Coimbatore, Tirupur and Salem.

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