Jalandhar has reported its first coronavirus death taking the state fatality toll due to COVID-19 to 9. As per reports, Congress leader Deepak Sharma's father Praveen Sharma who was tested positive for coronavirus has died. Punjab has so far reported 101 coronavirus cases including 8 deaths while 4 people who were exposed to the novel disease have recovered. Punjab was the first state to impose curfew ahead of a nation-wide lockdown was imposed by PM Modi. On Wednesday, reports were doing the rounds that the curfew in Punjab was extended till April 30, however, Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh clarified that no decision was taken on the extension so far.
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