Srinagar: In the wake of surge in Covid-19 cases, the UT administration re-imposed the 64-hour-long weekend lockdown across Jammu and Kashmir on Friday for the third straight week.
As soon as the Friday congregational prayers were over, the shopkeepers were asked to close down their shutters in wake of the weekend lockdown, which began from 02:00PM today.
The weekend lockdown was announced by the State Executive Committee (SEC) headed by Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir following the surge in the Covid-9 cases in Jammu and Kashmir from past couple of weeks.
All the markets, business establishments and other non-essential services remained closed from the afternoon here while public traffic was also off the roads.
The lockdown will continue till Monday morning.
