J&K extends Corona Lockdown in 4 districts till May 10

    Jammu Tawi: Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday extended ‘corona curfew’ till May 10 in four districts of J&K including Jammu and Srinagar.

    “In view of the trend in COVID positive cases, the positivity rate and the cases per million, the Corona Curfew in the 4 districts of Srinagar, Baramulla, Budgam and Jammu which is there till 7 am on Thursday, 6 May 2021, will stand extended till 6 am on Monday, 10 May 2021,” government’s mouthpiece  DIPR tweeted.

    “In addition, Samba district will also be under Corona Curfew from 7 pm on Wednesday 5 May 2021 till 7 am on Monday, 10 May 2021.”

    The lockdown which was supposed to end in Srinagar, Budgam, Baramulla and Jammu on May 3 Monday at 7 am in J&K, was on May 1 extended till 7 am Thursday May 6.

    The government on Saturday announced the extension of the lockdown in four districts — Jammu and three others in the valley—till Thursday morning. Later most of remaining districts in Valley extended the lockdown till Thursday.

    The officials said the night curfew will continue in all municipal /urban local body limits of all the 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir.