The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Saturday extended the coronavirus curfew over 20 districts until May 31 in response to an increase in coronavirus cases. The UT administration issued an order stating that the curfew will be strictly enforced, with the exception of a few necessary services. District Collectors, on the other hand, are given limited flexibility to guarantee that economic activity do not suffer.
“Corona Curfew imposed in all 20 districts of J&K till 7 AM on Monday, 24/5/21 is extended further till 7 AM on Monday, 31/5/21,” a tweet by government on DIPR handle stated.
“Curfew will be strict except for a few essential services,” the tweet reads further, adding, “DCs being given limited flexibility to ensure economic activities do not suffer.”
On April 29 last, the J-K administration had imposed the curfew in 11 districts to contain the spread of Covid-19 cases, which was subsequently extended to all the 20 districts the next day till May 17. Moreover, last weekend, the lockdown was extended till 7 AM on May 24.
Jammu and Kashmir on Friday recorded 3,848 fresh COVID cases that took its tally to 2,63,905 while 43 more fatalities pushed the death toll to 3,465. Out of the fresh cases, 1,442 were from the Jammu division and 2,406 from the Kashmir division of the union territory.
The officials said that Srinagar district recorded the highest number of cases (598), followed by Jammu (401) and Budgam (344). The number of active cases in the UT is 49,893 while 2,10,547 patients have recovered so far.
