Amid declining Covid-19 cases and deaths, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday ordered a slew of relaxations, including lifting of night curfew and end to Sunday lockdown, while directing the DGP to strictly enforce wearing of masks and other safety norms.
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.
On the issue of reopening of schools and educational institutions, which the Centre had left to the states to decide post 15 October, the final decision will be announced after due deliberations between the Home Secretary and the Education Department.
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. Captain Amarinder also directed Chief Secretary Vini Mahajan to look into arranging for provision of Vitamins, etc, to poor Covid patients discharged from hospitals.