No more weekend lockdown in Chandigarh

Tribune Web Desk
Chandigarh, April 23

The Chandigarh Administration said on Friday it is revising its night curfew timings and doing away with the weekend lockdown announced last week. 

The decision was taken at a review meeting that UT administrator VP Singh Badnore chaired. 

Night restrictions will be enforced from 9 pm to 5 am, a press release from the administration said.

Sukhna Lake will remain closed over weekends. Museums, libraries, spas, and such public places will remain closed. Hostels and residential educational institutions have been asked to ensure that only students whose stay is unavoidable are allowed to remain. Heads of such institutions must ensure those that remain are tested.  

Estate Office, Sub-Registrar Office & RLA Office, where several infections were detected will be closed until April 30.

Industries could continue with night shifts only after ensuring COVID protocols are safely in place. Managements of establishments found in breach will be held responsible.

Police been ordered to intensity patrols and have been asked to ensure COVID-protocols are followed strictly in crowded places like markets, malls, bus stands, and the railway station. 

Traders have been openly critical of the administration’s decision to announce a weekend lockdown. 

Hours after these decisions were announced, a health bulletin from the administration said that the union territory reported 828 new infections in the last 24 hours.