Schools, Colleges, all educational institutions remain closed till March 31 due to COVID Situation

 Schools, Colleges, all educational institutions other than medical and nursing colleges in Punjab to remain closed till March 31, due to COVID Situation


 

 Ajay K. Bhagat | Posted on 19th of March, 2021 05:21PM IST

Punjab- The Congress government in Punjab has ordered fresh restrictions in the state following a spurt in coronavirus cases. The government has ordered all educational institutions, other than medical and nursing colleges, to remain closed till March 31. Cinema halls have been asked to operate with 50 per cent capacity and not more than 100 persons in a mall at any time. The new restrictions will come into effect from Saturday Tomorrow (March 20). 


Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has appealed people to keep social activity in their houses to the bare minimum for the next 2 weeks to break the transmission chain. 

"Not more than 10 visitors should be entertained in homes," he said after chairing a meeting of the Covid Task Force with top officials. 

20 people allowed for funerals, weddings

In the 11 worst-hit districts of Punjab, a complete ban has been ordered on all social gatherings and related functions, except for funerals and weddings, which will be allowed with only 20 persons in attendance. This will be enforced from Sunday. These districts are Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Patiala, Mohali, Amritsar, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala, SBS Nagar, Fatehgarh Sahib, Ropar and Moga. "In these districts, which will remain under night curfew from 9 pm to 5 am," the order said.

Also, the government has ordered cinemas, multiplexes, restaurants, malls etc to remain closed on Sundays, though home deliveries will be allowed subject to night curfew. Industries and essential services shall be allowed to function, but barring these, all restrictions shall be strictly enforced.


Also, starting next week, one hour of silence will be observed across the state every Saturday, from 11 am to 12 noon, in memory of those who lost their lives to Covid, with no vehicle to ply at this time.

The Chief Minister asked the district administration to involve the general public, along with market committees, Sarpanches etc, in this initiative, which will, however, remain voluntary for them.

The Chief Minister ordered restrictions on in-person public dealings in government offices, with citizens to be encouraged to visit offices only for essential services. SIngh directed officials to encourage online and virtual modes for grievance redressal, and asked concerned departments to issue necessary instructions for limiting appointments per day for registries etc. 


Though other districts will not be placed under such stringent restrictions for now, the Chief Minister ordered immediate reinforcement and strict monitoring of the strategy of micro-containment and containment zones where there are evident clusters. He made it clear that if necessary, strict curbs will also be imposed in other districts if the situation worsens and Covid protocols and norms are not adhered to be by the people.

The situation will be reviewed after two weeks, the Chief Minister said. 

CM also directed health officials to ramp up testing per day to 35,000. He said that a special focus should be given on super spreaders and government employees, teachers in educational institutions, etc. must be tested routinely. 

 

The Chief Minister also directed the Department of Medical Education & Research to immediately complete recruitment of specialists/super-specialists.

Earlier on Thursday, Punjab witnessed 2,387 new coronavirus cases while 32 people succumbed to the contagion. According to the state's Health Department, the infection tally climbed to 2.05 lakh and toll also rose to 6,204. The active cases also increased to 14,366 from 13,320 a day ago.

 

 

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