A healthcare worker takes swab samples from an elderly woman for Covid testing outside Ludhiana's Civil Hospital. Tribune file photo
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Ludhiana, May 16
Ludhiana’s district administration extended its Covid-19 restrictions on Sunday as the district continued to report over 1,000 cases a day.
A formal order issued by District Magistrate Varinder Kumar Sharma said it would continue having weekday curfew restrictions from 12 pm to 5 am and weekend lockdown from 12 noon on Friday to 5 am on Monday.
Punjab’s official health bulletin on Saturday reported 1,132 infections in the district on Saturday---the highest in the state---and 18 fatalities.
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