The Jammu and Kashmir administration placed a weekend curfew in the union territory (UT) on Saturday, citing a nationwide increase in coronavirus cases. The UT administration said in a statement that the weekend curfew will begin at 8 p.m. on Saturday and last until 6 a.m. on April 26.
It said that all essential services will be allowed during the restricted period. It, however, said that all non-essential shops, markets and commercial institutions will remain closed till Monday.
Earlier, the Jammu and Kashmir administration had imposed a night curfew in all the 20 districts of the UT. It had also imposed various curbs in the UT and said that public transport will ply with only 50 per cent seating capacity.
Asking officials to ensure that appropriate COVID behaviour is followed, the UT administration had said that only 50 per cent shops in market complexes, bazaars and malls within the municipal limits or urban local body will be allowed to open through a rotation system.
