The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday extended the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown-which was scheduled to end on Monday- by another week.
The lockdown or ‘Corona Curfew’ was imposed in all 20 distts of J&K and was scheduled to end at till 7 am on Monday, May 17.
A government handout while confirming the extension of the lockdown till 7 am Monday, May 24, said the curfew “will be strict except for a few essential services”.
“The Corona Curfew imposed in all 20 distts of J&K till 7 am on Monday, 17/5/21 is extended further till 7 am on Monday, 24/5/21. The curfew will be strict except for a few essential services,” a spokesperson tweeted this evening.