COVID-19 surge: Authorities order closure of public parks across J&K
Srinagar: Amid a spike in the Covid-19 cases across Jammu and Kashmir, the authorities on Sunday ordered the closure of public parks for visitors across the Union Territory.
According to Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR), on its official Twitter handle said that all paid public in Jammu and Kashmir have been closed till further orders.
“Due to the prevailing COVID situation in J&K, State Executive Committee, in the exercise of the powers conferred upon it under section 24 of Disaster Management Act,2005, hereby orders that all paid public parks in the UT of J&K shall remain closed for visitors till further orders,” DIPR Tweeted.
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