Covid Seven-hour relaxation in 64-hr weekend lockdown announced in J-K
Jammu Jan 30 PTI The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Sunday announced a seven-hour relaxation in the restriction on non-essential movement amid concerns raised by traders over the 64-hour long weekend Covid lockdown hampering their businessesA fortnight ago the administration had imposed complete a restriction on non-essential movement from Fridays 2 pm to Mondays 6 am to rein in the surge in COVID-19 casesTraders of Jammu and Srinagar had sought a review of the weekend restrictions stating they have already suffered huge economic losses owing to the outbreak of the pandemicThe new lockdown restrictions on non-essential movement would be from every Friday 9 pm to Monday 6 am said the State Executive Committee SEC which met under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary A K Mehta to review the overall Covid situationThis will come into effect from next weekend the SEC saidJammu and Kashmir on Sunday recorded 4615 fresh coronavirus cases that took its infection tally to 432875 while seven more fatalities pushed the death toll to 4659 PTI TAS NSD NSD
Jammu Jan 30 PTI The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Sunday announced a seven-hour relaxation in the restriction on non-essential movement amid concerns raised by traders over the 64-hour long weekend Covid lockdown hampering their businessesA fortnight ago the administration had imposed complete a restriction on non-essential movement from Fridays 2 pm to Mondays 6 am to rein in the surge in COVID-19 casesTraders of Jammu and Srinagar had sought a review of the weekend restrictions stating they have already suffered huge economic losses owing to the outbreak of the pandemicThe new lockdown restrictions on non-essential movement would be from every Friday 9 pm to Monday 6 am said the State Executive Committee SEC which met under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary A K Mehta to review the overall Covid situationThis will come into effect from next weekend the SEC saidJammu and Kashmir on Sunday recorded 4615 fresh coronavirus cases that took its infection tally to 432875 while seven more fatalities pushed the death toll to 4659 PTI TAS NSD NSD
