Clamping down on the Covid-19 surge, Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday ordered state-wide restrictions beginning from Saturday, with the closure of educational institutions till March 31 and restrictions on cinema/mall capacities.

All educational institutions, other than medical and nursing colleges, will remain closed till March 31, with restriction of 50% capacity in cinema halls and not more than 100 people in a mall at any time. He appealed to the people to keep social activity in their houses to the bare minimum for the next fortnight to break the transmission chain. Not more than 10 visitors should be entertained in homes, he urged. Malls to be closed on Sunday in 11 districts

In the 11 worst-hit districts, a complete ban has been ordered on all social gatherings and related functions, except for funerals and weddings, which will be allowed with only 20 people in attendance. This will be enforced from Sunday.

Clamping down on the Covid-19 surge, Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday ordered state-wide restrictions beginning from Saturday, with the closure of educational institutions till March 31 and restrictions on cinema/mall capacities.

All educational institutions, other than medical and nursing colleges, will remain closed till March 31, with restriction of 50% capacity in cinema halls and not more than 100 people in a mall at any time. He appealed to the people to keep social activity in their houses to the bare minimum for the next fortnight to break the transmission chain. Not more than 10 visitors should be entertained in homes, he urged. Malls to be closed on Sunday in 11 districts

In the 11 worst-hit districts, a complete ban has been ordered on all social gatherings and related functions, except for funerals and weddings, which will be allowed with only 20 people in attendance. This will be enforced from Sunday.