The government of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday lifted the weekend curfew and further eased restrictions due to the significant improvement in the Covid-19 situation. The nocturnal curfew will, however, remain in force in all districts from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m., according to an official order.
Chief Secretary AK Mehta said the decision was made at a State Executive Committee (SEC) meeting, with an emphasis on total weekly new cases (per million), positivity rate, bed occupancy, death rate and vaccination coverage of the target population.
“It was observed that, compared to the previous weeks, all districts achieved a significant improvement in terms of the above-mentioned parameters. However, given the inequalities, there is a need to continue some of the existing Covid containment measures in all districts. “Trend in daily Covid cases,” says the official order.
The SEC extended the current restrictions to further orders and announced easing in all districts due to the significant improvement in the Covid situation.
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“There must not be a curfew on weekends in any district,” the order said.
In addition, public and private educational institutions are permitted to require the personal presence of personnel with limited vaccinations for administrative purposes. The maximum number of people who can attend indoor and outdoor gatherings is limited to 25.
Deputy commissioners have been instructed to conduct weekly mapping and data collection at the Panchayat level to track Covid-positive cases.
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On Sunday, Jammu and Kashmir reported 166 new cases of Covid-19, bringing the number of infections to 3,20,657. There have been no deaths in the past 24 hours. Of the new cases, 34 were from the Jammu Division and 132 from the Kashmir Division of the Union Territory.
The number of active Covid-19 cases in Jammu and Kashmir fell to 1,288, while 3,14,995 patients have recovered so far.
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