New Delhi: The Centre said COVID-19 is spreading at a faster rate in the country and cautioned that the next four weeks are “very very critical” urging people to control the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
While, Delhi imposed night curfew in view of the coronavirus surge in infections as the national capital recorded 5,100 fresh cases on Tuesday. The curfew from 10 pm to 5 am will be in force with immediate effect till April 30.
Amid indications that the country may have recorded a single-day rise of over one lakh new COVID-19 cases for the second time surpassing the previous high, two top Central officials on Tuesday night sounded a note of caution.
On Sunday, India registered an all-time high of 1,03,558 cases in the span of a day.
A total of 96,982 cases have been reported in a span of 24 hours, while the death toll increased to 1,65,547 with 446 daily new fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated at 8 am.
Meanwhile, the Centre repsonded to the growing demands of relaxing age limit for COVID-19 vaccination climing that the aim is to protect those who are most vulnerable, and not to “administer the vaccine to those who want it but to those who need it”.
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Darbar Move: Employees advised to get vaccinated in Jammu
Jammu Tawi, Apr 6: Ahead of the bi-annual darbar move, the Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday advised its employees working in the move offices, including civil secretariat and those falling in the age group of 45 and above, to get themselves vaccinated against COVID-19.
An order issued by Commissioner Secretary in General Administration Department Manoj Kumar Dwivedi impressed upon all the administrative secretaries to ensure vaccination of all eligible employees working in their respective departments.
“In view of the recent spike in COVID-19 infection cases across the country and the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, all employees of Civil Secretariat and move offices outside civil secretariat of the age of 45 years and above are advised to get themselves vaccinated at the Special Vaccination Centre setup in Civil Secretariat, Dispensary, Jammu,” the order read.
It said the employees are further advised to continue to follow COVID-appropriate behaviour, even after vaccination, by maintaining hand hygiene, wearing face masks and observing social distancing.
The civil secretariat – the seat of the J&K government – along with Raj Bhavan and other move offices are scheduled to close at the winter capital Jammu on April 30 and May 1 and will reopen in the summer capital of Srinagar on May 10 as part of the bi-annual darbar move.
The darbar move was started by then Maharaja Gulab Singh in 1872 to escape the extreme heat during summers in Jammu and biting cold winters in Srinagar. The practice was continued after independence to provide governance benefits by turns to both Kashmir and Jammu regions for six months each.
