madurai all essential services would be provided with some restrictions as the government had already informed when section 144 of crpc is in force in madurai said district collector dr t g vinayhe told reporters here that panic buying was witnessed throughout the district which was uncalled for as people can rest assured that these services would continue to be provided during the curfew people can go to shops to buy these essentials but they would have to follow the onemetre social distancing rule strictly failing which they could be booked for negligence he saidwhile all means of public transport including interstate and intra state would be stopped vehicles carrying essential goods would be allowed to bring them in after being screened as transport was being stopped the checkposts would intensify checks and only permit vehicles to ply after proper screening fifteen checkposts had been established on the borders of madurai districtmaintaining social distancing was a must and more than five people cannot gather at any spot the services that would be allowed during the curfew other than health are grocery shops milk supply vegetables meat and fish stalls ration shops and medicine shops he said they were informing the people through the public address system that they need not panic and hoard goodsall health facilities in the district would continue to function hence medical personnel in government rajaji hospital taluk hospitals and primary health centres would continue to work on shift basis with proper health precautions and equipment the government has also said that all street vending activities should be closed which would be ensured from 6 pm on tuesday people spreading false information about the disease would be dealt with seriously he said