Punjab Extends Curfew, TN Mulls Over it as COVID-19 Toll Crosses 200-Mark

A day after Odisha extended the lockdown in the state, the Punjab government followed suit today, extending the curfew  in the state till May 1, PTI reported. According to Special Chief Secretary KBS Sidhu, the decision was taken by Punjab cabinet.
Punjab has so far recorded 137 cases and 11 COVID-19 deaths, according to media reports. Punjab became the second state to do so after Odisha, which also extended the lockdown till April 30 on Thursday.
Meanwhile, a 19 member expert committee constituted by the Tamil Nadu government to advise it of steps to tackle the COVID-19 crisis on Friday also recommended to Chief Minister K Palaniswami that the lockdown be extended by two weeks beyond April 14 considering the rise in number of cases.
As on Friday evening at 5pm, the health ministry recorded 6,039 “active” cases of coronavirus, of a total 6,761 confirmed cases. The death toll due to COVID-19, disease caused by the novel coronavirus, is now at 206.
Friday also marked the day when a doctor succumbed to novel coronavirus infection in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore – making it the second casualty of a front line health worker due to COVID-19.