Weekend Curfew Imposed In Jammu-Kashmir From 8 PM Tonight Till 6 AM On Monday; Only Essential Services Allowed

<p>Witnessing a surge in daily covid-19 cases, the administration of Jammu &amp; Kashmir on Saturday announced to impose weekend-lockdown in the Union Territory. According to a statement from the Office of LG, the curfew will remain effective from 8 pm tonight till 6 am on April 26 (Monday).&nbsp;</p> <p>"Complete corona curfew to be observed in the Union Territory from 8 pm tonight till 6 am on April 26 (Monday). Essential and emergency services to be allowed. All market, commercial institutions will remain closed," the official statement said.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>ALSO READ | <a href="https://ift.tt/3dOLCrw Surge: J&amp;K Administration Orders Closure Of Schools, Colleges And Universities Till May 15</a></strong></p> <p>Earlier, the Jammu and Kashmir administration in a notice issued on April 8, ordered imposition of night curfew from 10 pm to 6 am in the urban areas of eight districts which was later extended to municipal and urban local body limits of all the 20 districts in the Union Territory on April 20.</p> <p>Meanwhile, All schools in Jammu and Kashmir shall continue to remain closed for imparting on-campus/in-person education to the students till May 15, except for courses/programs that require physical presence of the students on account of laboratory/research/thesis work and internship etc.</p> <p>The strict measures in the Union Territory have come at the time when the total number of COVID-19 cases in Jammu and Kashmir surged to 1,56,344 on Friday. As per the official data, 1,937 fresh cases of COVID-19 were reported in last 24 hours while 19 more people succumbed to the deadly disease, taking the death toll to 2,111.&nbsp;</p>

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