Punjab COVID-19: Nights curfew imposed in Jalandhar from today. Details here
- Curfew has been imposed under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) 1973 and the National Disaster Management Act, 2005
In the view of sudden hike in COVID-19 cases, officials announced a night curfew in Jalandhar, starting from Saturday. Night curfew will be in place in Jalandhar from Saturday 11 pm to 5 am until further notice.
"Observing the hike in the COVID-19 cases in Jalandhar district, night curfew has been imposed from 11 pm to 5 am from March 6 and will be applicable till further notice," read a notice issued by the office of Jalandhar district magistrate Ghanshyam Thori on Saturday.
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Curfew has been imposed under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) 1973 and the National Disaster Management Act, 2005.
Punjab has seen a spike in COVID-19 tally recently. The state reported 6,661 active cases, according to the bulleten released by ministry of health and family welfare.
Jalandhar on Friday had reported the maximum 134 fresh cases in the state. There are a total of 856 active cases in Jalandhar as of now, according to a medical bulletin.
Last month, the Punjab government had authorised deputy commissioners (DCs) to impose night curfew in coronavirus hotspots in their districts if needed.
The central government has, meanwhile, rushed high-level multi-disciplinary public health teams to Maharashtra and Punjab in view of the increase in the number of daily new COVID-19 cases being consistently reported by these states.
The teams will visit the hotspot areas in the states and ascertain the reasons for the surge. They will also brief the Chief Secretary and Secretary (H) on their observations and remedial measures to be undertaken by the state health authorities.
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