Srinagar: Amid 21-day lockdown announced by Prime Minister of India, the Jammu and Kashmir has ordered closure of all government offices except those providing essential services till April 14.
“All government offices except those providing essential services closed till April 14,” tweeted. Principal Secretary, Planning & Development & Information, Rohit Kansal
Last night, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for a complete lockdown of the entire India for the next 21 days in an effort to contain the COVID-19 Pandemic.
In a special televised address to the Nation, the Prime Minister said that even those nations with the best of the medical facilities could not contain the virus and that the social distancing was the only option to mitigate it.
“All of you are also witnessing how the most advanced countries of the world have been rendered absolutely helpless by this pandemic. It is not that these countries are not putting in adequate efforts or they lack resources. The Coronavirus is spreading at such a rapid pace that despite all the preparations and efforts, these countries are finding it hard to manage the crisis.”
The analysis of happenings in all these countries since the last two months, and the opinion of experts has proved that there is only one way to effectively deal with Coronavirus – Social Distancing, he said.
He said this decision was taken from the experiences of health sector experts and experiences of other countries and 21 days was essential to break the chain of infection.
