Amarinder announces lifting of curfew from May 18, lockdown to stay in Punjab till May 31

Chandigarh, (thestates.news) Amid a decline in the daily count of new cases over the past four days, Punjab CM Capt Amarinder Singh on Saturday announced replacement of the strict curfew with a lockdown till May 31 in the state, while indicating resumption of limited public transport and maximum possible relaxations in the non-containment zones from May 18.
The containment zones would be strictly sealed to enable resumption of shops and small businesses in the non-containment areas, he announced, adding that details of all relaxations would be announced by Monday, taking into account the new guidelines of the Centre for Lockdown 4.0.
Capt Amarinder, however, made it clear that educational institutes would continue to remain closed in the interest of the safety and security of the children.
He appealed to the people to be cautious and continue to support his government as the state moves into a relaxed lockdown in place of the stringent curfew restrictions of the past 55 days.
At the same time, he again urged the Opposition not to indulge in petty politics over the grave issue of Covid, and to cooperate with the state government in this hour of crisis, as they had promised earlier.(uni) (mediasaheb.com)