• The state now has 2069 corona infected. 82 percent of patients are cured, 41 lives
• Production started in about 13 thousand industrial units of the state working after the permission given in the third phase of lockdown

The lockdown situation has been imposed in Punjab by removing the day curfew from Monday. However, the night curfew will continue. Today is the first day of the nationwide lockdown of the fourth phase. Implementing the concessions of the Central Government, it has been ordered to start construction work and buses in non-containment zone in the state, opening of jewelery and salon shops. The sports stadium has also been asked to open. Today, its impact was also seen. The streets and markets were illuminated. It is expected that the wheel of development will now spin in the state, as production has started in about 13 thousand industrial units of the state working after the permission given in the third phase of lockdown.

On the other hand, the state now has 2069 corona infected. Of these, 82 percent patients have been cured and 41 have lost their lives. With this, CM Captain Amarinder Singh has also expressed the possibility of increasing the cases of infection in the coming days. He informed that about 55 thousand people will come from outside in the state in a week. There are also around 12 thousand NRIs. Although the government has claimed full management, the apprehension due to the arrival of outsiders cannot be ruled out.

How are things in the state …

The administration is all set to implement the new lockdown guidelines in Jalandhar, Ludhiana and Amritsar. The operators look happy after being allowed to open the shop. Pooja, who works at the Prati Ladies Salon in Ludhiana while talking to the media, said that she is taking full precaution in the battle against Corona.

People who came to shop at a shop in Patiala, following social distancing, stood far and wide.Instructions were issued by the Patiala District Administration at 2.30 pm on Sunday that the shops would be opened by dividing them into two groups. In the city and countryside, one group can be opened on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and the shops of another group will be opened on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. These include medical stores, bakeries, grocery, auto garages, spare parts shops etc.

No preparation for new phase of administration lockdown in many districts

In many cities such as Gurdaspur and Faridkot, no such announcement has been made. The most confused taxi and saloon people are whether to start work or not. However, the Faridkot administration is said to implement new instructions for complete preparation by Monday evening.

The first train from Jalandhar City railway station at 11 am on Monday morning has left for Araria in Bihar with 1200 people. Apart from this, trains will also be sent at 2 pm for Purnia, 5 pm for Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh, 8 pm for Lucknow and 11 am for Faizabad. Today a total of 6 thousand workers will be sent home from Jalandhar in these five trains.

Devotees offered prayers at the fair held on Apara Ekadashi on Monday of the month of Jyestha in the 900-year-old Siddhapeeth Mata Shri Bhadrakali Temple at Gate Khazan, Amritsar. Mahant Sanjay Sharma and his family did a grand show in the morning. After this, Aarti was performed. After this, the movement of devotees continues. Mahanta said that due to the corona crisis, only five devotees have been instructed by the temple committee to enter the temple for darshan. Every devotee is being sanitized before going in, while sitting inside is not allowed to worship.