From tomorrow Friday 21 August, daily night curfew from 7 pm to 5 am in all Punjab cities. With this, Punjab CM Amarinder Singh orders total ban on all gatherings except weddings and funerals. Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh ordered this series of emergency measures to curb COVID cases in the state.
CM Punjab gives out firsthand information about lockdown and curfew timing via his official
Twitter handle
In view of rise in #Covid19 cases, we have decided to impose evening lockdown from 7 PM to 5 AM & weekends lockdown in all towns. Also no public gatherings will be allowed. Detailed instructions will be issued tomorrow. Urge all Punjabis to cooperate & triumph in #MissionFateh. pic.twitter.com/0YoMQRqx73
— Capt.Amarinder Singh (@capt_amarinder) August 20, 2020
Enough is enough…we need to be tough without affecting the state’s economic activity. Each death pains me, and the projections for the coming weeks are grim. Capt Amarinder Singh, Punjab CM
All the emergency measures will be applicable in Punjab state till August 31