New Delhi: Night curfew is about to kick in beginning from March 12 in the Patiala district of Punjab. The state authorities took the choice in view of the surge in the variety of COVID-19 circumstances.
According to the federal government’s order, the curfew can be in place from 11 pm to five am. The restrictions will stay in drive till additional orders.
During the restricted interval, solely the important providers can be allowed to perform, together with medical emergency providers. The authorities officers have additionally been exempted.
Police and armed forces personnel on obligation, authorities officers/workers, important providers/medical emergency and some other emergency associated to the protection of the general public/property, can be exempted from the purview of those orders.
1,422 contemporary coronavirus circumstances had been reported in Punjab on Wednesday, taking the general tally to 1,92,040. The demise toll from the illness has reached 5,978. The variety of energetic circumstances additionally elevated from 8,522 on Tuesday to 9,402 on Wednesday.
A complete of 496 coronavirus sufferers had been discharged after recovering from the an infection, taking the variety of cured individuals to 1,76,660.
The state’s well being bulletin said that there are 20 essential sufferers who’re on ventilator assist, whereas 176 are on oxygen assist. A complete of 52,63,900 samples have been collected for testing up to now in the state.
Earlier, Punjab’s Jalandhar administration imposed an evening curfew in the district from March 6 to sort out an upsurge in COVID-19 circumstances.