Chandigarh: Punjab prolonged the night time curfew in the state by two hours and ordered for the closure of retailers by 5 pm in an effort to management the quickly spreading novel coronavirus an infection. The new restrictions will come into pressure from Tuesday in which curfew timing will now begin from 8 pm and final until 5 am, as a substitute of the sooner 9 pm to 5 am.
As per the federal government notification, the night time curfew will come into pressured from 6pm to 5am each day until additional discover. While, a weekend lockdown will even be imposed from Friday 6pm to Monday 5am. The determination was taken after a cupboard assembly on Monday.
Taking to Twitter, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday mentioned: “Due to steady & speedy rise of COVID-19 circumstances in Punjab, Cabinet right now has determined to impose each day lockdown from 6 PM to 5 AM and weekend lockdown from Friday 6 PM to Monday 5 AM. Urge you all to keep at house & step out provided that completely essential. Seek your full cooperation.”
Due to steady & speedy rise of #Covid19 circumstances in Punjab, Cabinet right now has determined to impose each day lockdown from 6 PM to 5 AM and weekend lockdown from Friday 6 PM to Monday 5 AM. Urge you all to keep at house & step out provided that completely essential. Seek your full cooperation. pic.twitter.com/gS4TFlw5lZ
— Capt.Amarinder Singh (@capt_amarinder) April 26, 2021
Meanwhile on April 19, a stricter measure was introduced together with the extension of night time curfew by an hour and closure of public areas like bars, cinema halls, gyms, spas, teaching centres and sports activities complexes in the wake of the worrying surge in COVID-19 circumstances.