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Chandigarh, April 26
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh here on Monday said he is against the imposition of a coronavirus lockdown even as he predicted that the pandemic situation is expected to get worse in the state.
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The chief minister made the comment at a meeting, a day after the daily infection count in the state crossed the 7,000-mark, the highest single-day rise since the outbreak of the pandemic last year.
The CM said the situation is expected to worsen, especially in south Punjab, where Ludhiana district alone reported 1,300-plus cases on Sunday.
According to a statement, the CM said while stringent measures are being taken to tackle the surge in cases, he is not “proposing” a lockdown in the state as it leads to economic woes and the exodus of migrant workers.