Weekend curfew lifted in J&K

Night curfew will stay from 8pm to 7am; not more than 25 people allowed at indoor or outdoor event

RINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Sunday lifted the weekend curfew from all districts of the Union territory though some restrictions such as night curfew will stay in place.

As per the orders issued by state executive committee (SEC) chief secretary Arun Kumar Mehta while there will be no weekend curfew in any district, night curfew will remain in force in all the districts from 8pm to 7am.

Businesses will be able to stay open during curfew relaxation hours in all 20 districts. The order said that the maximum number of people permitted to attend any indoor or outdoor gathering will be restricted to 25. “Public and private educational institutions are permitted to seek personal attendance of limited vaccinated staff for administrative purposes,” it said.

There has been a sharp decline in the daily Covid cases and deaths in the UT with the single-day infections falling below 100 and fatalities remaining in single-digits this week.

Officials said there has been a significant improvement in terms of total weekly cases, positivity rate, bed occupancy, case fatality rate, vaccination coverage and extent of compliance to Covid-appropriate behaviour.

166 fresh cases, no deaths in J&K

No virus-related death was recorded in Jammu and Kashmir while 166 new infections were detected on Sunday.

Kashmir division detected 132 cases, while Jammu saw 34 cases. The active cases dropped to 1,288 as the overall recoveries mounted to 3,14,995 and the recovery rate climbed to 98.23%. The UT has recorded 3,20,657 cases, of which 4,374 people have succumbed.