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Punjab govt extends COVID-19 curbs till April 10
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], March 30 (ANI): In view of a surge in the COVID-19 cases in the state, Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday ordered the extension of curbs till April 10, while directing the health department to increase the number of vaccination sites to tar
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Amarinder Singh urges PM to include people under 60 for COVID-19 vaccinati
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], March 23 (ANI): In view of the recent spike in COVID-19 cases, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to expand the purview of the age group in the ongoing vaccination phase to also include those under 60.
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Punjab reports 2,387 fresh COVID-19 cases; Night curfew imposed in Ludhian
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], March 18 (ANI): Punjab reported 2,387 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, informed the state health department on Thursday.
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Pakistan's Punjab records highest COVID-19 cases since June 2020 amid surg
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 15 (ANI): As the third wave of COVID-19 intensifies in Pakistan, the Punjab province on Sunday reported over 1,600 coronavirus cases for the first time since June 2020.
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All Anganwadi centres shut in Punjab amid spike in COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], March 13 (ANI): Punjab Social Security Women and Child Development Minister Aruna Chaudhary on Saturday instructed to close all Anganwari centres in the state due to resurgence of COVID-19.
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Punjab chief secretary holds meeting with experts to tackle second wave of
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], March 8 (ANI) Punjab Chief Secretary Vini Mahajan on Sunday held a high-level meeting with experts to tackle the second COVID-19 wave.
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Punjab: Out of 4,000 schoolteachers tested, 13 found positive for COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], February 24 (ANI): Amritsar civil surgeon Charanjit Singh on Tuesday took cognizance of the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the state and informed that out of 4,000 school teachers tested, 13 teachers have been found positive for COVID-19.
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Punjab health minister warns of stopping financial help to healthcare work
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], February 22 (ANI): Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu on Monday said that healthcare workers and other medical professionals who do not get vaccinated against COVID-19 will bear their cost of treatment and will not be allowed to avail quarantine or isolati
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Govt school in Ludhiana closed as 15 students, staff members contract COVI
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], February 17 (ANI): The Deputy Commissioner of Ludhiana has ordered the closure of Government Senior Secondary School, Chaunta till March 2 after two staff members and 15 students tested positive for COVID-19.
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Punjab reports 140 new COVID-19 cases, 7 deaths
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], January 18 (ANI): Punjab reported 140 new COVID-19 cases, 278 recoveries and 7 deaths on Monday taking the total number of cases in the state to 1,70,729, according to the state health department.
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Universities in Punjab to reopen from January 21
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], January 18 (ANI): All government and private universities in Punjab will reopen on January 21 after over 10 months of closure due to the COVID-19 induced lockdown.
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Punjab participates in nation-wide COVID-19 vaccination drive
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Mohali (Punjab) [India], January 16 (ANI): Punjab joined the rest of the country in the roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday with heath care workers getting vaccinated in the presence of Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh at Civil Hospital in Mohali.
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