Night curfew imposed in two more districts of Punjab amid rising COVID-19 cases
Coronavirus Punjab: Amid a spike in COVID-19 cases, a night curfew has been imposed in Patiala and Ludhiana from Friday onwards. So, if you are looking for the timings regarding the night curfew in Ludhiana and Patiala then you will get it here.
The timing for the night curfew in Ludhiana and is Patiala from 11:00 pm to 5:00 am.
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The orders will come into effect from March 12 till further orders. Meanwhile, the essential services, government officials and medical emergency services would be exempted.
Also, Jalandhar Deputy Commissioner has issued an order for all marriage halls, hotels and banquet halls to preserve CCTV footage of events organized in their premises so that implementation of gathering restrictions could be inspected by supervisors.
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Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has already admitted that the COVID-19 situation in the state was a matter of concern.
The Chief Minister had said that the government was keeping a close eye on the situation. Even as he blamed the casual, carefree attitude of Punjabis for the sudden spike in cases.
Also, he has asked people to strictly adhere to all Covid safety norms, including wearing of face masks and social distancing. Coronavirus had not gone yet in Punjab, he had said.
Do you think keeping in view the rising covid cases, night curfew should be imposed in entire state of Punjab as a precautionary measure? https://www.ptcnews.tv/poll-question-12-03-2021e/ On Thursday, Punjab reported a total of 1309 cases of coronavirus taking the total number of cases to 1,93,345. As of Thursday, there are 10,069 active cases in the state. Click here to follow PTC News on Twitter. -PTC News
