Punjab cabinet on Friday, unanimously approved extension of state lockdown till April 30. The state’s special chief Secretary KBS Sidhu, informed that the current lockdown has been extended for an additional 21 days from Friday, ordering strict enforcement of the same.
Currently, India’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) is at 6412 – with Punjab reporting 101 cases.
Punjab has seen a spike in the number of coronavirus cases in the past few days, pushing the total count to 132 so far with 11 deaths.
Earlier in the day, during a video conference with the media hosted by the All India Congress Committee (AICC) from New Delhi, Singh had indicated his government was seriously thinking of extending the lockdown as the time did not appear to be right for lifting the ongoing restrictions.
He also said the government was looking for ways to extricate the state from the restrictions and enable it to function with the coronavirus around.
A high-powered committee with several doctors, medical and other experts, was examining the situation and will soon submit its report on the lockdown exit strategy, said Singh.
