Govt extends ‘corona curfew’ till May 31

Govt extends ‘corona curfew’ till May 31

Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday extended “corona curfew” across 20 districts till May 31.

“Corona Curfew imposed in all 20 distts of J&K till 7 am on Monday,24/5/21 is extended further till 7 am on Monday,31/5/21,” reads a tweet by government on DIPR handle as per GNS.

“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 administration imposed a curfew in 11 districts in a bid to arrest the surge in Covid-19 cases, which was subsequently extended to all the 20 districts the next day till May 17.

Last weekend, the lockdown was extended till 7 am on May 24. (GNS)

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