amid prevalent chaos and uncertainty over access to the essential services and commodities during the lockdown we bring you the latest updates from chennai update at 1115pm odisha cm discusses return of migrants from tn counterpart update at 645pm tamil nadu registers 161 more coronavirus cases taking total number of patients to 2323 chennai records 138 cases 48 people have been discharged today is 48 active cases in hospital stand at 1035 update at 606pm tamil nadu reports 161 fresh coronavirus patients taking total number of cases to 2323 chennai records 138 cases update at 529pm lockdown can be lifted in tamil nadu only in a phased manner not completely says national institute of epidemiology deputy director prabhdeep kaur update at 510pm state government appoints senior bureaucrat atulya misra as the nodal authority for facilitating movement of stranded tourists pilgrims and students and guest workers update at 319pm chief minister edappadi k palaniswami held a meeting with medical expert committee on covid19ani update at 222pm tambaram railway station in chennai has been decorated with stickers made of vinyl to create awareness on coronavirus pandemic and make people aware of corona warriors contribution to society216pm a new website nonresidenttamilorg has been launched for tamil citizens who are abroad and want to return homeani update at 115pm dmk mp kanimozhi and mla j anbalagan distributed food material among the needy in chennai today social distancing norms were flouted once both the leaders left the placeani update at 1255pm heavy traffic in coimbatore after cm edappadi palaniswami yesterday announced that shops will remain open from 6am to 5pm for essential items vegetables fruits in chennai coimbatore madurai for today the city accounts for about 35 of the total positive cases in the state and residents demand the civic body release a separate bulletin with wardwise details of cases as positive cases soar in five corporations of chennai coimbatore madurai salem and tirupur chief minister edappadi k palaniswami announced a more focused approach to contain the spread in containment zones 1101am people wait in queue outside thiruvanmiyur market in chennai amidst lockdown khazana jewellery has pledged to donate rs 10 crore towards fighting the covid19 pandemic1054am crowded temporary market at villivakkam bus terminus1050am tamil nadu centre and state must not delay any further and announce decision on lifting lockdown to avoid further confusion among public says dmk president mk stalin1045am people buying vegetables at chintadripet market in chennai amidst lockdown958am vegetable retail market at koyambedu completely closed on thursday938am public restricted to enter koyambedu vegetable market on thursday besides worsthit places like pulianthope in thiruvika nagar areas like mylapore with emerging clusters are posing a challenge to the civic body emerging clusters contacts of frontline workers are chennais biggest challenge in the battle against covid19 the map in the civic body covid19 control room has red circles over some city hospitals market areas and congested neighbourhoods the pudukottai administration asked factories and industries who have hired workers from