<span style="color: #222222;">On the directives of Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh, the Punjab Home Department today issued orders imposing additional restrictions throughout the State forthwith till further orders.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The department ordered all shops including those in malls and multiplexes close by 5 pm with home delivery upto 9 pm.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Disclosing this at Chandigarh today, a spokesperson of the Chief Minister's Office said that however, daily night curfew shall now be from 6 pm to 5 am on all days prohibiting all the non-essential activities.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Earlier the night curfew was enforced from 8 pm to 5 am.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The week-end curfew has also been ordered from 5 am on Saturday to 5 am on Monday.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">However, all essential activities would remain exempted. All private offices including the service industry have been allowed to work from home only.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Pointing out further, the spokesperson said that the chemist shops and shops dealing with supply of essential goods like milk, dairy products, vegetables, fruits besides manufacturing industry have been exempted from Covid restrictions however subject to adherence of Covid protocols.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The movement of employees or labour of the manufacturing industry and vehicles carrying them has also been allowed. However, the concerned industry would issue them requisite permission for the purpose.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Likewise, activities including 'to and fro' movement of passengers travelling by Air, trains, buses, construction activities in both the urban and rural areas, agriculture including procurement, horticultural, animal husbandry, veterinary services, e-commerce and movement of all goods, vaccination out-reach camps have also been exempted from the aforesaid restrictions subject to strict adherence of health protocols.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The district authorities would ensure strict implementation of all the extant directives of Ministry of Home Affairs and State Government on Covid appropriate behavior including social distancing norms of 6 feet distance, regulating market places, public transport and imposition of penalties for violation of Covid appropriate behavior like wearing of face masks and spitting in public places, the spokesperson added.</span><br />''  <br />