Punjab Blockade News: With coronavirus cases declining, Punjab Prime Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday ordered more relaxations in the states and lifted the night curfew. Also Read – Unlock 5.0: Movie Theaters, Swimming Pools in Delhi yet to receive orders to reopen
Issuing the guidelines, the chief minister’s office said the state government lifted Sunday’s lockdown and ordered the DGP to strictly enforce the wearing of masks and other safety regulations. Also Read – Unlock 5 Guidelines: What Has Changed Since Unlock 4.0? | Explained
Amid the decline in Covid cases and deaths, Captain Amarinder Singh orders a series of relaxations, including lifting the night curfew and ending the Sunday closure, while ordering the DGP to strictly enforce the use of masks and other security regulations, ”said the Office of the Chief Minister of Punjab. Also read – School reopening news: West Bengal will make decision on school opening after mid-November
According to updates from the CMO, the other relaxations announced by CM include increasing the limit for marriage functions and funerals to 100 in the state, in accordance with the Center’s guidelines, as well as reducing the limit of 3 people in a car and 50% capacity. on buses, subject to the condition that the windows are open.
On the issue of the reopening of schools and educational institutions, which the Center left to the states to decide after October 15, the prime minister said the final decision will be released after due deliberations between the Secretary of the Interior and the Department of Education.
The decision was made during a virtual meeting to review the Covid situation in the state. While overall corona cases are declining, the prime minister nonetheless expressed concern about the increase in cases in rural areas.
The state recorded 47 more deaths from COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the death toll in the state to 3,406, while 1,435 new cases brought the infection count to 1,13,886.
Seven deaths were reported in Hoshiarpur, six in Ludhiana, five in Jalandhar and Mohali, and four in Bathinda and Gurdaspur.
Three deaths were reported in Rupnagar, two in Amritsar, Ferozepur and Sangrur, and one death in Barnala, Fatehgarh Sahib, Fazilka, Moga, Muktsar, SBS Nagar and Patiala.
Amritsar reported 167 new cases of infection, Ludhiana 163, Jalandhar 143, Mohali 123, Patiala 96 and Bathinda 90 in addition to other districts.
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