Jammu and Kashmir extends corona curfew till May 31

The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Saturday extended the 'Corona curfew' imposed across the union territory in order to contain the spread of coronavirus. The corona curfew, which was supposed to end on May 24, has earlier been given multiple week-long extensions since April 30. The coronavirus-induced curfew in the union territory will now be in place till May 31.

“Corona Curfew imposed in all 20 distts (districts) of J&K till 7 am on Monday, 24/5/21 is



extended further till 7 am on Monday, 31/5/21. Curfew will be strict except for a few essential services. DCs (Deputy Commissioners) being given limited flexibility to ensure economic activities do not suffer,” the Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) said in a tweet on its official handle.

Jammu and Kashmir on Friday recorded 3,848 fresh COVID-19 cases that took its tally to 2,63,905, while 43 more fatalities pushed the death toll to 3,465, officials said.