March 31, 2023 11:40 (IST)
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Punjab Punjab imposes night curfew to stem COVID-19 spread
Chandigarh/IBNS: The Punjab government on Tuesday imposed night curfew in the state to stem the further spread of COVID-19, media reports said.
The night curfew will be in place from 10 pm to 5 am till Jan 15.
The step is taken by several other states in view of the coronavirus spike and threat from 'Omicron'.
However, no curb has been announced yet on the rallies in the poll-bound northern state.
The state on Monday reported 419 COVID-19 cases while the active cases stand at 1,741.
India on Tuesday registered 37,379 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.
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