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With the state’s Covid positivity rate sliding to 0.4 percent, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday ordered the lifting of Union Cabinet Expansion 2021: Here’s official list of Council Of Ministers; Who’s got what?
Hoping that better sense will prevail on the political parties and leaders brazenly violating Covid curbs by holding massive protests, he asked DGP Dinkar Gupta to issue challans against those indulging in anti-Covid behaviour.
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Captain Amarinder Singh also ordered the opening of bars, cinema halls, restaurants, spas, swimming pools, gyms, malls, sports complexes, museums, zoos etc., subject to all eligible staff members and visitors who have taken at least one dose of each of the vaccines.
Though schools will continue to remain closed, colleges, coaching centres and all other institutions of higher learning shall be allowed to open by the Deputy Commissioner concerned, subject to a certificate having been submitted, that all teaching, non-teaching staff, and students have been given at least one dose of vaccination, at least 2 weeks ago.
The Chief Minister, while reviewing the Covid situation virtually, said the situation will again be reviewed on July 20. Strict use of masks must be ensured at all times, the Chief Minister directed, while announcing the easing of restrictions.
Heath Secretary Hussan Lal said four districts had shown positivity of 1 or less than 1 percent, but the districts that still needed vigilance were Ludhiana, Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Firozpur and Roop Nagar.
The Chief Minister noted that due to the SOPs in place, and the level of COVID and post COVID care, Punjab has had much fewer cases and deaths than most other states, including Haryana, and Delhi.
Against 623 cases and 51 confirmed deaths so far in Punjab, both Haryana and Delhi have seen over 1600 cases each, and 193 and 236 deaths respectively.
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weekend lockdown and night curfew.
Besides lifting weekend lockdown and night curfew in Punjab, he allowed gatherings of 100 persons indoors and 200 outdoors from Monday. He also directed the DGP to challan all political leaders violating the Covid rules while holding rallies and protest meetings.
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