Coronavirus impact: Punjab extends application deadlines for several recruitment drives

The Punjab government has ordered to extend the application form registration deadline for a number of recruitment drives taking place in the state. The order has been passed on account of the complete lockdown in the country to evade the spread of the coronavirus. The state government has ordered all departments, universities, Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC), PSUs, autonomous bodies, and Subordinate Services Selection Board working under the state government to extend the deadline to April 30 or later. Before this, various recruitment and exam conducting bodies such as Staff Selection Commission (SSC), National Testing Agency (NTA), Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and several state-level recruitment bodies had also extended registration dates and postponed recruitment examinations.

In Punjab, on Tuesday, a 65-year-old man became the latest victim of coronavirus. This has taken the death tally to four in the state which has so far witnessed 41 cases of the pandemic. The person was a resident of Nayagaon in Punjab's Mohali district with no travel history. A week before, he was admitted to the Chandigarh's Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER). He had complained of chest pain and breathlessness. One day before, he was confirmed to be a coronavirus patient. In the state, it is the third coronavirus-related death in the past three days.

Out of total 41 coronavirus cases in Punjab, 19 are from Nawanshahr, six from Hoshiarpur, five from Jalandhar, two from Ludhiana, seven from Mohali, and one each from Amritsar and Patiala. One patient was cleared from the hospital after his second test result came negative.

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