India's Tamil Nadu shuts state borders over virus fear

Officials say they cannot recall a state closing its internal borders like this in recent decades. FMTNews Covid19 India

Indian paramilitary soldiers stand guard at a temporary checkpoint in Tamil Nadu.

The Tamil Nadu government shut the borders with Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh states, which have reported a growing number of coronavirus cases. A government statement said the measure would last until at least March 31 and that only “essential goods” and government buses would be allowed across the border.Kerala was until recently one of the worst-hit states in India, which now has more than 220 cases and recorded four deaths from the virus.

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