chandigarh punjab chief minister captain amarinder singh has requested the general public to restrain nonessential travel and local movement to contain coronavirushe said here on sunday we cannot let the situation go out of hand our daily cases range from 5500 to 6000 with more than 10 positivity in the past one week there are signs of stress on the health system with the increased demand for oxygen punjab is also getting cases from the neighbouring states some of whom may be relatives of the natives so this fight is collectivehighlighting the strong link between social interaction and the spread the cm called for a voluntary hold on nonessential travel and movement out of home amarinder said the virus will travel from the cities to the rural hinterland unless we reduce the interaction between towns and villages the panchayats and the urban local bodies should help the containment plan by motivating people to complyhe asked the people of punjab to realise the gravity of the situation and to follow seven rulesstay home selfisolate on developing symptoms get tested seek medical advice for mild and moderate infection wear mask get admitted in the case of severe illness and get vaccinatedthe cm requested the patients to use fateh home kit of medicines as advised by the doctors and take teleconsultation for health issues wash hands and observe social distancing