- The government of Punjab,
India , has ordered residents to stay inside after 6 p.m. on weekdays. - The government is also issuing a full weekend lockdown, from Friday at 6 p.m. to Monday at 5 a.m.
- The curfew and lockdown come as
COVID-19 cases and deaths skyrocket across the country.
The government of Punjab, India, has ordered a lockdown as COVID-19 cases surge across the country.
The state ordered a 6 p.m. to 5 a.m. weekday curfew and a full weekend lockdown from Friday at 6 p.m. to Monday at 5 a.m., Chief Minister of Punjab Amarinder Singh said on Twitter.
"Urge you all to stay at home & step out only if absolutely necessary. Seek your full cooperation," he said.
India recorded more than 350,000 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, marking the fifth day in a row the county broke world records for daily COVID-19 cases.