Night curfew imposed in Punjab's Patiala, Ludhiana amid rising COVID-19 cases

Amid increasing COVID-19 cases, a ​night curfew has been imposed in Punjab's Patiala and Ludhiana districts from March 12 between 11 pm and 5 am. Essential services, government officials on duty and emergency medical services are exempted, authorities said. Earlier, night curfew was imposed in Jalandhar, SBS Nagar, Hoshiarpur and Kapurthala.