COVID curbs extended in Punjab, CM announces some relaxations, shopping timing
changed Shops can stay open till 6 PM, Private offices may function at 50%, 20
allowed at gathering including wedding/cremations Recruitment exams, sports,
training for National/International events permitted GYMS/Restaurants to open
after one week with 50% capacity
Chandigarh, June 7, 2021. Adopting a graded
approach to reopening, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday
ordered extension of Covid restrictions in the state to June 15 with certain
relaxations, including opening of shops till 6 p.m and private offices to
function at 50% strength.
Night curfew will remain in force from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. on weekdays, including
Saturdays, but regular weekend curfew will continue on Sundays, the Chief
Minister announced. With case positivity declining to 3.2% and active cases also
coming down, the Chief Minister allowed gatherings up to 20 people, including
weddings and cremations.
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Entry restrictions (negative Covid test/vaccination)
for arrivals in the state have also been done away with. Recruitment exams will
be allowed to be held subject to adherence to social distancing and other Covid
appropriate norms, though the Chief Minister said online mode should be
preferred. Sports training for national and international events has also been
permitted and the Department of Sports and Youth affairs has been asked to issue
the necessary instructions and guidelines, which shall have to be strictly
adhered to. Reviewing the Covid situation virtually, with ministers, senior
police and administrative officials and health experts, the Chief Minister said
district administration may determine opening of non-essential shops, including
on weekend, on the basis of local situation, while ensuring that crowding
leading to spread of Covid are avoided.
On government offices, he said that
attendance can be decided by the head of the concerned office but
co-morbid/disabled employees at risk may be exempted. Further relaxations will
be allowed in the coming weeks depending on the outcomes, if the cases continue
to decline, said Captain Amarinder, adding that Gyms and Restaurants could be
opened after a week with 50%, and other conditions as per expert advice, if the
situation improves further. Owners and workers of the gyms and restaurants
should get themselves vaccinated prior to the reopening, he added.
Asserting that Punjab could not afford to let its guard down despite the decline in case
load and increasing in testing, the Chief Minister said the virus mutations were
a matter of concern, even though the CFR was lower than the first wave. The
Chief Minister expressed satisfaction over the progress of the Corona Mukt Pendu
Abhiyan in the villages, where almost 1.5 Crore individuals (37 lakh households)
have already been screened. These efforts, he said, had resulted in
identification of 5889 positive patients who have been assisted as per
protocols. The week on week positivity has also reduced from 9 % to 3 %, he
added, reiterating, however, the need to further strengthen the screening and
testing mechanisms to free the rural areas of the state from the pandemic.
Referring to the spread of Black Fungus (Mucormycosis), the Chief Minister said
there are currently 381 cases of mucormycosis in the state, of which 38 have
already been cured and 265 are undergoing treatment. There is an adequate supply
of drugs for treatment, he assured the people, adding that his government would
continue to augment the supplies and ensure that there is no shortage of any
essential drug in the state. For better management of cases, the Chief Minister
asked the departments to reduce testing time. Post-Covid complications should be
studied carefully for better preparation to handle those, he said, citing the
example of Flying Sikh Milkha Singh, who was discharged after Covid recovery but
had to be again hospitalised.
ਗ੍ਰੈਜੁਏਸ਼ਨ ਪਾਸ ਲਈ ਨੌਕਰੀ ਦਾ ਮੌਕਾ : ਪੰਜਾਬ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਨੇ 4400 ਤੌਂ ਵੱਧ ਅਸਾਮੀਆਂ ਤੇ ਭਰਤੀ ਲਈ ਕੀਤੀ ਅਰਜ਼ੀਆਂ ਦੀ ਮੰਗ
ਪੰਜਾਬ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਵਲੋਂ ਸਕੂਲਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ 8000 ਅਸਾਮੀਆਂ ਦੀ ਭਰਤੀ , ਜਲਦੀ ਕਰੋ ਅਪਲਾਈ
He said he had been informed that 20% of patients
in hospitals in Patiala are similar cases of recovered patients being
readmitted. Punjab’s Covid Expert Group head Dr KK Talwar informed the meeting
that almost 30% Covid patients are having post Covid complications and continue
to be symptomatic. Patients are taking almost three months to get back to
normal, and thus need to be strictly monitored, he added.
