J&K administration on Sunday extended till May 17 the ‘Corona curfew’ imposed across the Union Territory

 V/D/C NEWS:-

JAMMU: The J&K administration on Sunday extended till May 17 the ‘Corona curfew’ imposed across the 

Union Territory

 to contain the spread of Covid-19. The curfew was scheduled to end on Monday (May 10).

The extended curfew will be stricter for everything else except for a few essential services. From Sunday (May 9) till May 17, gathering permissible for marriages has been reduced to 25 only.

These decisions were taken at a high-level meeting of the 

Covid Task Force

 chaired by Lt Governor 

Manoj Sinha

 after a detailed assessment of district-wise Covid scenario and containment measures required to control the spread of the virus.