The Punjab government on Wednesday decided to lift the night curfew from January 1, 2021 and advised the public to follow COVID-19 appropriate behaviour. However, both these restrictions would no longer be applicable from January 1, 2021 onwards due to recent downtrend in COVID-19 cases. “Furthermore, the ceiling of 100 persons and 250 persons in all indoor and outdoor social gatherings would be applicable up to December 31. Now, it has been decided that these restrictions are further relaxed to 200 persons and 500 persons in all the indoor and outdoor social gatherings from January 1, 2021 onwards respectively,” it added. “Penalties would be imposed for violation of COVID-19 appropriate behaviour like not wearing of face masks and spitting in public places etc,” it said.

Source: The Hindu December 30, 2020 15:26 UTC