Srinagar:The government on Saturday extended Corona Curfew across Jammu and Kashmir till May 24 in order to prevent the COVID-19 cases from spreading.

Directorate of Information and Public Relation (DIPR) in a tweet informed the extension in Corona Curfew for seven more days.

“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,” DIPR-J&K tweeted.

In wake of the spike in the COVID-19 cases, the Corona Curfew continued to remain in place across Jammu and Kashmir from April 29 evening—(KNO)

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