<p>The Punjab government on Friday lifted the weekend and night curfew and eased Covid-19 curbs. </p>.<p>It allowed the gathering of 100 people in an indoor space and 200 people in an outdoor setting.</p>.<p>The government also allowed bars, gyms, cinema halls, restaurants, spas to reopen with staff and visitors having taken at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.</p>.<p>Punjab registered 162 fresh Covid-19 cases, taking the infection tally to 5,97,347 on Friday, while the death toll rose to 16,168 after eight more patients succumbed to the disease, according to a medical bulletin.</p>.<p>Two deaths were recorded in Bathinda, while one each in Ferozepur, Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Ludhiana, Sangrur and Tarn Taran. The death toll also includes three fatalities which were not reported earlier.</p>.<p>The number of active cases stand at 1,809.</p>.<p>Of the fresh cases, Bathinda reported 19 infections, followed by 17 in Amritsar and 14 in Jalandhar, among others.</p>.<p>With 259 recoveries in the past 24 hours, the number of cured persons in the state reached 5,79,370, the bulletin said.</p>.<p>A total of 1,12,91,779 samples have been collected for testing so far in the state, it said.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, Chandigarh reported eight new cases of Covid-19,pushing the infection tally to 61,811.</p>.<p>With no new fatality in the Union Territory, the death toll stood at 809.</p>.<p>There are 101 active cases in the state, while 60,901 people have recovered from the infection.</p>.<p>A total of 5,81,225 samples have been taken for testing so far and of them, 5,18,145 tested negative while reports of seven samples are awaited, the bulletin added. </p>.<p><em>(With inputs from PTI)</em></p>
<p>The Punjab government on Friday lifted the weekend and night curfew and eased Covid-19 curbs. </p>.<p>It allowed the gathering of 100 people in an indoor space and 200 people in an outdoor setting.</p>.<p>The government also allowed bars, gyms, cinema halls, restaurants, spas to reopen with staff and visitors having taken at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.</p>.<p>Punjab registered 162 fresh Covid-19 cases, taking the infection tally to 5,97,347 on Friday, while the death toll rose to 16,168 after eight more patients succumbed to the disease, according to a medical bulletin.</p>.<p>Two deaths were recorded in Bathinda, while one each in Ferozepur, Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Ludhiana, Sangrur and Tarn Taran. The death toll also includes three fatalities which were not reported earlier.</p>.<p>The number of active cases stand at 1,809.</p>.<p>Of the fresh cases, Bathinda reported 19 infections, followed by 17 in Amritsar and 14 in Jalandhar, among others.</p>.<p>With 259 recoveries in the past 24 hours, the number of cured persons in the state reached 5,79,370, the bulletin said.</p>.<p>A total of 1,12,91,779 samples have been collected for testing so far in the state, it said.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, Chandigarh reported eight new cases of Covid-19,pushing the infection tally to 61,811.</p>.<p>With no new fatality in the Union Territory, the death toll stood at 809.</p>.<p>There are 101 active cases in the state, while 60,901 people have recovered from the infection.</p>.<p>A total of 5,81,225 samples have been taken for testing so far and of them, 5,18,145 tested negative while reports of seven samples are awaited, the bulletin added. </p>.<p><em>(With inputs from PTI)</em></p>
