Govt imposes ceiling of 200 in functions, shuts schools
Govt imposes ceiling of 200 in functions, shuts schools
HC Judge, 7 UP tourists, 6 medicos test +ve
3 dead, 573 new cases; LG visits SKIMS to enquire Farooq’s condition
Sanjeev Pargal
JAMMU/SRINAGAR, Apr 4: With a view to curb fast spread of COVID-19, the Government today capped gatherings at all kind of social and customary functions at 200 and ordered closure of all schools up to Class 9th till April 18 and Classes 10th to 12th till April 11 as the Union Territory recorded 573 new positive cases including 451 in Kashmir and 122 in Jammu and three deaths.
A High Court Judge, six tourists from Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh, seven members of a family from Trikuta Nagar Extension and six Medical students-from Girls and Boys Hostels of the Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu were among the positives in Jammu region while a senior IAS officer tested negative for the virus on his return from Srinagar. Seven positive family members of Trikuta Nagar include two male infants aged four and one.