COVID curfew extended till May 17 in J&Okay.
The Jammu and Kashmir Administration on Sunday extended till May 17 the curfew imposed throughout the union territory to curb the unfold of coronavirus.
The curfew was earlier scheduled to finish on Monday.
“The curfew will be strict except for a few essential services,” the Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) mentioned.
Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday recorded 4,788 contemporary coronavirus instances taking the tally of contaminated individuals to 2,11,742 whereas the demise toll in the union territory rose to 2,672 with a document 60 fatalities in 24 hours.
“Corona Curfew imposed in all 20 districts of J-Okay till 7 am on Monday, 10/5/21 is extended additional by 7 days till 7 am on Monday, 17/5/21.
The curfew might be strict apart from a number of important companies,” DIPR-J&Okay mentioned in a tweet.
It additionally mentioned the gathering permissible for marriages is diminished to 25 from the present 50 with impact from Sunday itself.
Earlier on April 29, the Jammu and Kashmir administration imposed curfew in 11 districts in a bid to deal with the surge in COVID-19 instances, which was subsequently extended to all of the 20 districts the subsequent day.
Jammu and Kashmir additionally witnessed a 34-hour curfew from 8 pm on April 24 till April 26.
On April 8, evening curfew was imposed from 10 pm to six am in the city areas of eight districts, which was extended to the municipal and concrete native physique limits of all of the 20 districts in the UT on April 20.
