SRINAGAR: After the unexpected spike in Covid circumstances in January, the federal government has re-imposed weekend lockdown in Jammu and Kashmir to include the unfold of the virus.
“There shall be whole restriction on non-essential motion all through weekends in all the Jammu and Kashmir,” reads an order issued via the State Govt Committee headed via J&Okay Leader Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta.
It used to be mentioned that there used to be a necessity for added measures but even so proceeding with the prevailing Covid containment measures in all districts in view of the asymmetric development noticed in day-to-day Covid circumstances in addition to the emerging positivity charge.
The order mentioned that night time curfew shall proceed to stay in power in all districts from 9 pm to six am with whole restriction on non-essential motion.
The Covid circumstances in Jammu and Kashmir have risen via 10 instances within the ultimate 10 days.
Jammu and Kashmir the day past witnessed the very best spike of two,456 Covid circumstances, taking the collection of general lively circumstances within the Union Territory to ten,003 together with 5201 in Kashmir and four,802 within the Jammu area.
5 Covid deaths have been additionally reported the day past, taking the Covid dying toll in J&Okay to 4557.
In view of the surge within the Covid circumstances, the government have cancelled the leaves of all healthcare employees and likewise cancelled the iciness holiday of docs.
The Out Door Affected person Division (OPD) services and products and non-compulsory surgical procedures had been placed on grasp in all primary hospitals in Jammu and Kashmir.