Punjab government has decided to impose a night curfew till the month-end as the state is witnessing a spike in Covid-19 infections.The night curfew will remain in place from 9 pm to 5 am daily across the entire state.The Punjab government has also decided to ban political gatherings in the state.Earlier, the Punjab government had ordered to extend the existing Covid-19-related restrictions till 10 April to curb spread of the deadly virus.Under the revised guidelines, the government had decided to extend the night curfew from nine to 11 such districts, including Ludhiana, Patiala, where the cases of Covid-19 are rising.Meanwhile, 62 more people died from coronavirus in Punjab, while there were over 2,900 new cases, the Health Department.

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