In a bid to contain the spread of COVID-19 cases, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has imposed a total lockdown in the state from 7 PM to 5 AM on all days, reported news agency ANI. This comes on a day when several MLAs and ministers were found to be COVID-19 positive just a day ahead of the state assembly session. State Rural Development Minister Tript Rajinder Bajwa was the first Minister to test positive for coronavirus but he has recovered and rejoined office. After him, Jails Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa tested positive followed by Revenue Minister Gurpreet Kangar and Industries Minister Sham Sunder Arora. The total number of cases in the state has climbed to 46,090, including 14,640 active cases, 30,231 recovered cases, and 1219 deaths.

Source: dna August 27, 2020 15:45 UTC