With Punjab's Covid-19 positivity rate coming down to 2%, chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh announced easing of the restrictions, allowing restaurants and other eating joints, as well as cinemas and gyms to reopen at 50% capacity from Wednesday.
The announcement was made after chief secretary Vini Mahajan, citing a University of Cambridge Judge Business School report of June 14 on Growth of Infection in Punjab, said that all districts are on downward trajectories in terms of new Covid-19 cases.
"The estimated trend value of the daily growth rate was -9.2 per cent as of June 14. This implies that reported new cases will halve in 7 days, under the assumption that the growth rate remains constant. As of June 14, the estimated Reproduction number Rt for Punjab stood at 0.69, significantly below one. Newly reported Covid-19 cases are likely to decline to about 210 per day by June 28," she added, according to news agency PTI.
Mahajan also said that while number of Covid-19 cases are low, there are indications that the growth rates of cases, while negative, have recently reversed direction from their downward paths in Fazilka, Jalandhar, and Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar.
Here are the latest guidelines:
- The Punjab CM announced increase in gathering of people, including for weddings and cremations, to 50 persons.
- Under the new guidelines, daily night curfew will be in place from 8pm to 5am, with weekend curfew from 8pm on Saturday upto 5am on Monday, across the state. However, all essential activities, including those covered under existing 'exemptions', will remain unaffected, unhindered and exempted from curfew restrictions.
- The chief minister ordered opening of all restaurants (including in hotels), cafes, coffee shops, fast food outlets, dhabas etc., cinemas, gyms at maximum 50% of capacity, subject to all their employees having received at least one dose of vaccination. AC buses can also ply with 50% capacity.
- Bars and pubs shall continue to remain closed. All educational institutions i.e. schools and colleges will also continue to be closed.
Here are the latest guidelines:
- The Punjab CM announced increase in gathering of people, including for weddings and cremations, to 50 persons.
- Under the new guidelines, daily night curfew will be in place from 8pm to 5am, with weekend curfew from 8pm on Saturday upto 5am on Monday, across the state. However, all essential activities, including those covered under existing 'exemptions', will remain unaffected, unhindered and exempted from curfew restrictions.
- The chief minister ordered opening of all restaurants (including in hotels), cafes, coffee shops, fast food outlets, dhabas etc., cinemas, gyms at maximum 50% of capacity, subject to all their employees having received at least one dose of vaccination. AC buses can also ply with 50% capacity.
- Bars and pubs shall continue to remain closed. All educational institutions i.e. schools and colleges will also continue to be closed.
5.District authorities have been asked to determine opening timings of non-essential shops, including on Sunday, on the basis of the local situation, while ensuring that crowds are avoided. They shall also continue to ensure strict implementation of all the extant directives of MHA/state government on Covid-19 appropriate behaviour, including social/physical distancing, wearing of face masks etc.