CHANDIGARH: Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday announced extension of curfew in the state for two more weeks after May 3 as well as limited easing of lockdown restrictions from Thursday in non-containment and non-red zones with strict adherence to Covid-19 safety protocols.
In his video message to people of the state on Wednesday, Amarinder said, "I had said that I will announce certain relaxations. We have decided that the lockdown will be lifted from 7 am to 11 am daily and shops will be opened. But you will have to come back after 11 am. Meanwhile, the lockdown/ curfew will be extended for at least two weeks and then we will assess the situation. But (this way) you will get some relaxation."
The curfew/lockdown in the state will now remain in force in Punjab till May 17, though limited easing of restrictions will be in place from April 30 from 7 am to 11am every day.
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The containment and red zones will, however, continue to remain under total and strict lockdown. Amarinder added that the situation will be reviewed after two weeks to decide on more relaxations.
Based on the report of the expert committee set up to formulate the state’s exit strategy, Amarinder said, "Steps like lockdown and then curfew were aimed at checking social mixing. I had said this before that this disease will continue to spread and experts are of the view that it could go on till July, August or even September. My appeal is to avoiding social mixing by maintaining social distancing, wearing marks and not having gatherings at home."
Referring to the large number of Punjabis stranded in other states, Amarinder said it was his government’s duty to bring them back but they would have to be quarantined for 21 days, for which the state had made arrangements in all districts. He said the problem had aggravated in Punjab due to the large number of NRIs who came home, followed by the attendees of the Nizamuddin event. The state, he said, could not afford to let those coming from outside let things spiral out of control.
In his video message to people of the state on Wednesday, Amarinder said, "I had said that I will announce certain relaxations. We have decided that the lockdown will be lifted from 7 am to 11 am daily and shops will be opened. But you will have to come back after 11 am. Meanwhile, the lockdown/ curfew will be extended for at least two weeks and then we will assess the situation. But (this way) you will get some relaxation."
The curfew/lockdown in the state will now remain in force in Punjab till May 17, though limited easing of restrictions will be in place from April 30 from 7 am to 11am every day.
Government’s duty to get stuck Punjabis back, says CM
The containment and red zones will, however, continue to remain under total and strict lockdown. Amarinder added that the situation will be reviewed after two weeks to decide on more relaxations.
Based on the report of the expert committee set up to formulate the state’s exit strategy, Amarinder said, "Steps like lockdown and then curfew were aimed at checking social mixing. I had said this before that this disease will continue to spread and experts are of the view that it could go on till July, August or even September. My appeal is to avoiding social mixing by maintaining social distancing, wearing marks and not having gatherings at home."
Referring to the large number of Punjabis stranded in other states, Amarinder said it was his government’s duty to bring them back but they would have to be quarantined for 21 days, for which the state had made arrangements in all districts. He said the problem had aggravated in Punjab due to the large number of NRIs who came home, followed by the attendees of the Nizamuddin event. The state, he said, could not afford to let those coming from outside let things spiral out of control.
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