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Unlock 5 guidelines: Punjab government announces end to night curfew and Sunday lockdown

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Unlock 5 guidelines: Punjab government announces end to night curfew and Sunday lockdown
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Punjab Unlock 5 guidelines: Amid declining in Covid-19 cases and deaths, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday ordered a slew of relaxations, including the lifting of night curfew and end to Sunday lockdown. He also directed the DGP to strictly enforce wearing of masks and other safety norms. publive-image Among the relaxations announced by the Chief Minister are increasing the limit for marriage functions and funerals to 100 in the state, in line with the Government of India guidelines, as well as easing the limit of three persons in a car and 50% capacity in buses, subject to the condition of windows being open.
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Punjab govt issues Unlock 5 guidelines; no night curfew, Sunday lockdown Captain Amarinder Singh, however, has directed DGP Dinkar Gupta to ensure strict adherence to COVID protocols, with immediate action against those violating the mandatory mask's condition. There should be no laxity, especially in view of the ongoing Paddy procurement operations and the forthcoming festival season, he said. Also Read | MHA issues Unlock 5 guidelines; here's what’s opened, what's closed

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On the issue of reopening of schools and educational institutions, which the Centre had left to the states to decide post-October 15 under Unlock 5.0, the final decision will be announced after due deliberations between the Home Secretary and the Education Department. publive-image publive-image
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Also Read | Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrested by UP police while on his way to Hathras Punjab govt issues Unlock 5 guidelines; no night curfew, Sunday lockdown During a virtual meeting to review the COVID situation in the state, the Chief Minister took note of the decline in the rising cases/deaths trend and said the restrictions imposed earlier by the state government had helped. However, he expressed concern over the increase in cases in rural areas, even though numbers in cities/towns were going down. Captain Amarinder also directed Chief Secretary Vini Mahajan to look into arranging for the provision of Vitamins etc to poor COVID patients discharged from hospitals. Punjab govt issues Unlock 5 guidelines; no night curfew, Sunday lockdown In a brief presentation earlier, the state’s expert health committee head, Dr. KK Talwar, said the positivity rate in the state had come down from 10.85% on September 14 to 5.12% on September 28. The number of deaths and patients on ventilators had also shown a decline during this period, he said. The state’s COVID death rate currently stands at 2.9%, with deaths per million at 112.5%. The recovery rate has gone up to 82.1%. educareHealth Minister Balbir Sidhu underlined the need for the motivation of doctors and other medical staff to keep the situation under control. Health Secretary Hussan Lal shared details of the current situation in government and private hospitals etc, while Dr. D.K. Tiwari, Secretary Medical Education & Research disclosed that 54 COVID patients had been given plasma donation at the three GMCs so far. -PTC News-
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