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Punjab also imposes night curfew from December

Punjab on Wednesday became the latest state to announce fresh restrictions, including night curfew and doubling of fine for not wearing masks or following social distancing norms, amid rising cases in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) and apprehensions of a second wave. Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has ordered night curfew in all towns and cities from 10 pm to 5 am and doubled the fine for flouting Covid-19 appropriate behaviour to Rs 1000, with effect from December 1.

Apart from this, all hotels restaurants and wedding venues would close at 9.30 pm. The curbs will be reviewed on December 15. Punjab has so far logged 147,665 Covid-19 cases which include 6,834 active cases, over 136,000 recoveries and 4,653 deaths. As many as 614 people were reported positive while 22 more succumbed to the infection on Tuesday. Ludhiana district recorded a maximum of 103 fresh Covid-19 cases, followed by 94 in Jalandhar and 82 in Patiala, among others.The principal secretary to the Punjab governor was among six people who tested positive for coronavirus in Chandigarh. Chief minister Singh  was tested for coronavirus and the report came out negative.


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