Curbs extended till May 31

Jammu/Leh, May 22

The J&K administration on Saturday extended till May 31 the lockdown imposed across the Union Territory to curb the Covid spread. The restrictions were scheduled to end on May 24. Ladakh has decided to extend the restrictions till 7 am on June 7.

RAT mandatory for those reaching Ladakh

• The rapid antigen test (RAT) has been made mandatory for all incoming passengers irrespective of negative RT-PCR reports
• If anyone found positive, he or she will be isolated at the place of stay or Covid care centre, an official order reads

The Department of Information and Public Relations mentioned in a tweet that the curbs in all 20 districts had been extended till 7 am on May 31. “Curfew will be strict barring a few essential services. Deputy commissioners were being given limited flexibility to ensure economic activities didn’t suffer,” it stated.

Meanwhile, J&K recorded 3,408 fresh Covid cases, taking the caseload to 2,67,313, while 48 more fatalities pushed the death toll to 3,513.

Ladakh registered 121 fresh cases and one fatality on Saturday, taking its infection tally to 17,146 and death toll to 173. The rapid antigen test (RAT) has been made mandatory for all incoming passengers, including tourists, irrespective of negative RT-PCR reports, officials said. “Every person/tourist on arrival, irrespective of having an RT-PCR negative test report, will mandatorily be subjected to RAT test at the point of arrival. Such person, if found positive, shall be isolated at the place of stay or Covid care centre,” an official order issued here read. — PTI