Unlock 4: Night Curfew in Punjab Only on Sundays Till Sept 30
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| Unlock 4: Night Curfew in Punjab Only on Sundays Till Sept 30 |
Chandigarh : The Punjab Government has announced that curfew would be imposed on Sundays in all 167 municipal towns of the state till September 30. There will, however, be no curfew on Saturdays.
Amid easing of restrictions, Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh today announced that those flying in from abroad with Covid-negative certificates up to 96 hours old could now go for home quarantine.
International travellers, who got themselves tested on arrival at the airport, as part of the Government of India’s new directives, could also go for home quarantine if found negative, he said, adding that Punjab was currently at the 17th position in the country in terms of Covid cases.
Unlock 4: Night Curfew in Punjab Only on Sundays Till Sept 30
Unlock 4: Night Curfew in Punjab Only on Sundays Till Sept 30
The Chief Minister said after the decline in testing due to rumour-mongering and fake propaganda, the number of Covid tests had again touched around 28,000 per day as the police had cracked down heavily on miscreants spreading misinformation in the state. Pointing out that 28,688 tests were conducted yesterday, he said the figures would be raised to 30,000 soon. The focus of the state government was on saving lives, for which early testing was essential, he added.
“We have to effectively counter such campaigns,” he told the third group of Congress MLAs as part of his series of video-conferences with party legislators and ministers to discuss the Covid situation. He asked the ministers and MLAs to visit their districts and constituencies to take stock of the ground situation over the next three days. With the peak expected in the state in the next two weeks, it was important for the elected representatives and officials to work together to tackle the crisis, he said.
Slamming the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for its “concerted campaign to spread misinformation in Punjab on Covid”, the Chief Minister said despite its lower population, Delhi, which was ruled by AAP, had reported worrisome data on the pandemic. “They (AAP) have made it a subject of competition,” he said, adding that this was shocking.
Unlock 4: Night Curfew in Punjab Only on Sundays Till Sept 30
Free distribution of food packets for poor patients in isolation had started in Patiala, and would begin in other districts soon, said Capt Amarinder. He said the process of distribution of free Covid kits to 50,000 patients at homes and in hospitals would begin in a couple of days.
Overcharging by private hospitals was a concern raised by MLAs, some of whom said many of these hospitals were also refusing to attend to Covid patients and needed to be controlled. Chief Secretary Vini Mahajan said the state was passing through a critical time, necessitating a joint fight by all stakeholders. She urged MLAs to bring any problems to the notice of the officials concerned.
The Chief Minister promised the MLAs that the procurement of paddy would be done smoothly as it had been done for wheat amid the pandemic.
Free covid kits to be given soon
Free distribution of food packets for poor patients in isolation had started in Patiala, and would begin in other districts soon, said Capt Amarinder. He said the process of distribution of free Covid kits to 50,000 patients at homes and in hospitals would begin in a couple of days. The focus of the state government was on saving lives, for which early testing was essential, he added.
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