India News | Punjab Bans Visitors' Entry to Civil Secretariat in View of COVID-19 Spread
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Punjab government has banned the entry of visitors (general public) to the Punjab Civil Secretariat 1 and 2 here in view of the spread of COVID-19, officials said on Friday.
Chandigarh, Jul 10 (PTI) The Punjab government has banned the entry of visitors (general public) to the Punjab Civil Secretariat 1 and 2 here in view of the spread of COVID-19, officials said on Friday.
The principal secretary of the General Administration department has signed an order in this regard, a state government statement said.
It said the decision has been taken keeping "in view the growing spread of COVID-19".
According to the statement, in case of any difficulty faced by the public in this regard, the Additional Secretary Administration can be contacted.
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It said all citizens are urged to cooperate with the government in its efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Notably, Punjab has over 7,000 novel coronavirus cases and has reported 183 deaths.
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