COVID19 curfew extended in J&K till May 17

The Jammu and Kashmir Administration on Sunday has extended the curfew imposed across the union territory till May 17 to curb the spread of COVID19. The curfew was earlier scheduled to end on Monday.

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Administration on Sunday has extended the curfew imposed across the union territory till May 17 to curb the spread of COVID19. The curfew was earlier scheduled to end on Monday. The curfew imposed in the state will be strict except for a few essential services, the Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) said.

Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday recorded 4,788 fresh COVID19 cases taking the tally of infected persons to 2,11,742 while the death toll in the union territory rose to 2,672 with a record 60 fatalities in 24 hours.

Covid19 curfew has been imposed in all 20 districts of J&K till 7 am on Monday, 10/5/21 is extended further by 7 days till 7 am on Monday, 17/5/21. The curfew will be strict except for a few essential services, DIPR-J&K said in a tweet.

It also said the gathering permissible for marriages is reduced to 25 from the current 50 with effect from Sunday itself.

Earlier on April 29, the Jammu and Kashmir administration imposed curfew in 11 districts in a bid to tackle the surge in COVID-19 cases, which was subsequently extended to all the 20 districts the next day. Jammu and Kashmir also witnessed a 34-hour curfew from 8 pm on April 24 till April 26.

On April 8, night curfew was imposed from 10 pm to 6 am in the urban areas of eight districts, which was extended to the municipal and urban local body limits of all the 20 districts in the UT on April 20.

Meanwhile, taking serious note of a fake letter regarding the regularisation of daily wage workers, the Jammu and Kashmir government on Sunday warned of strict action against those spreading fake news and misinformation.

The chief secretary's office clarified that the content of the letter, regarding SRO-64 (daily rated worker) DRW's regularisation that is being circulated over various social media platforms, is fake and devoid of official endorsement, an official spokesman said. He said those spreading fake news and misinformation will face strict legal action.