Amid a steep rise in its Covid-19 cases over the past few days, the Tamil Nadu government on Monday issued SOPs for Jallikattu events, allowing only 150 spectators or 50% of the total seating capacity.
The state government has also mandated full Covid-19 vaccination or negative RT-PCR test report, whichshould not be older than 48 hours.
Earlier today, university semester exams in the state slated for later this month have been deferred indefinitely due to the Covid-19 situation in Tamil Nadu.
Higher Education Minister K Ponmudi said the decision has been taken in consultation with Chief Minister MK Stalin who was keen about students’ welfare.
“All university exams are being deferred indefinitely due to the surging covid numbers. The revised schedule will be announce later,” he told reporters. Presently, colleges are closed for study holidays and if there are complaints of any institution remaining open, they will be asked to close down, he added.
Amid a rise in coronavirus infections over the past few days, Tamil Nadu on Sunday reported 12,895 new cases while its active infections touched 51,335.
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