According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the total number of cases in Punjab have climbed to 101, including 4 cured and discharged and 8 deaths.
Punjab CM Amarinder Singh
New Delhi: After Odisha, Punjab too has extended the lockdown/curfew in the state till May 1 amid coronavirus crisis.
"Punjab cabinet led by Captain Amarinder Singh decides to extend lockdown/curfew in the state till May 1, 2020," tweeted Raveen Thukral, Media Advisor to Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh.
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According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the total number of cases in Punjab have climbed to 101, including 4 cured and discharged and 8 deaths.
After a state cabinet meeting on Thursday, the Odisha Government extended the COVID-19 lockdown till April 30, becoming the first state to do so. .
The 21-day lockdown announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last month to contain the spread of novel coronavirus will end on April 14.
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