There might be no lockdown on Saturdays. (Representational)
Chandigarh:
The Punjab authorities on Wednesday stated the lockdown will now stay in drive solely on Sundays in all 167 municipal cities of the state until September 30.
There might be no lockdown on Saturdays.
A spokesperson for the Punjab authorities stated Chief Minister Amarinder Singh directed the relief of among the lockdown restrictions in city areas after reviewing the Covid-19 scenario within the state.
He stated the motion of people for all non-essential actions would stay prohibited between 9:30 pm to five:00 am inside municipal limits of all cities of Punjab all through the week.
Important actions and companies such because the motion of individuals and items on nationwide and state highways, inter-state and intra-state actions, unloading of cargo and journey of individuals to their locations after disembarking from buses, trains and aeroplanes, nonetheless, can be permitted.
The spokesperson added that important companies associated to well being, agriculture and linked actions, dairying and fishery actions, banks, ATMs and so on would even be permitted.
Retailers or malls, besides these dealing in important commodities, can be allowed to stay open until 9 p.m. from Monday to Saturday however can be closed in all cities on Sunday.
Retailers dealing in necessities can be open even on Sundays until 9 pm.
The prevailing restrictions on passengers in autos would additionally proceed to stay in drive, with solely three individuals together with a driver to be allowed in a 4-wheeler automobile, and all buses and public transport autos to permit passengers solely as much as 50 per cent of their seating capability with no individual standing.
Ban all social, political, spiritual gatherings, protests, and demonstrations will proceed to stay in drive all through the state whereas gatherings referring to marriage and funerals shall be allowed just for 30 individuals and 20 individuals respectively.
