Srinagar
The authorities in Indian Occupied Kashmir have imposed strict restrictions on the movement of people in several areas of Srinagar and other districts of the territory to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
According to Kashmir Media Service, reports said that barricades and concertina wires had been erected at many places in Lal Chowk and downtown areas of Srinagar to stop the movement of the public.
“The restrictions on public gatherings, assembly and movement in many areas are aimed at avoiding the spread of any likely cases,” the Deputy Commissioner of Srinagar, Shahid Iqbal Choudhary wrote on Twitter.
The imposition of the curbs by the authorities follows a day after a 67-year-old woman from Khaniyar area of Srinagar, who had returned on March 16 from Saudi Arabia after performing Umrah, tested positive for coronavirus.
Meanwhile, the authorities also imposed restrictions in Islamabad and Baramulla districts in view of the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.
The district magistrate of Islamabad ordered that there was a complete ban on the assembly of four or more people in any public place till end of the March.
“COVID-19 has a pattern of transmission of rapid rate, in case prescribed preventive protocols including avoiding mass gathering etc. are not strictly followed,” the order reads.
The authorities in Baramulla district also imposed same restrictions in Baramulla and Sopore towns to tackle the spread of the coronavirus.
Pertinently, few days ago, same restrictions were imposed by the authorities in Budgam, Shopian, Ramban and Kathua districts while strict restrictions were also imposed in Maisuma, Lal Chowk, Gawkadal and Khaniyar area of Srinagar city.
The authorities in Kashmir University (KU) have postponed all undergraduate and postgraduate exams till March 31 in view of coronavirus scare in Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
An official said that the fresh dates of all deferred exams would be notified later separately, Kashmir Media Service reported.
Meanwhile, the Central University of Kashmir (CUK) has also postponed all the examinations with immediate effect.
The Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (BOSE) has also postponed private 10th and 12th class examinations till March 31. “The fresh date sheet will be notified separately,” the official said.
The official further commented that the decision to postpone all exams had been taken in wake of the decision by the Srinagar district administration to impose restrictions on the movement of public transport and assembly of people.—APP
