By Zargar Zahoor
Srinagar: Restrictions imposed to contain the spread of coronavirus continued in Kashmir Valley On Tuesday. The restrictions were strictly enforced in areas declared red zones. Nearly four dozen areas have been declared Red Zones by the administration in Jammu and Kashmir. More than two dozen are located in Kashmir division while rest are in Udhampur, Rajouri, Samba and Jammu.
Also, all entries and exits leading into and out of Eidgah and Lal Bazar areas of Srinagar were sealed on Tuesday.
The sealing of the areas comes in the wake of their declaration as containment zones after four cases of COVID-19 affected persons were reported there from.
District Magistrate Srinagar Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary who issued an order in this regard said the sealing of the areas is aimed at preventing spread of the coronavirus infection out of these areas having reported several positive cases.
He said it is also aimed at enabling smooth conduct of the survey in the areas being declared containment zones as ordered by the government.
It is notable that the proposed survey is aimed at determining whether the infection has spread in the area and whether there is a need for isolating any of their residents.
