Govt of Jammu and Kashmir extends lockdown restrictions till January 31

The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday extended lockdown restrictions in the region till January 31. Earlier on Monday, the Ministry of Home Affairs had announced the extension of the previous COVID-related guidelines while asking people to remain vigilant against the new variant of the virus in the United Kingdom.

All existing protocols and



instructions will continue to remain valid till 31.01.2021, the Jammu and Kashmir government said in a press note today.

Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday recorded 234 fresh COVID-19 cases, while four more people died due to the disease in the last 24 hours, officials said. The union territory's COVID-19 tally mounted to 1,20,527 and the death toll stood at 1,879.