After single-day biggest spike, lockdown re-imposed in Rajouri district

Tribune News Service

Jammu, July 11

A day after recording a single-day highest spike of 51 COVID-19 positive cases, the district administration has re-imposed lockdown in many areas of Rajouri.

Except for essential commodities, all business establishments were closed in many parts of the district.

Notably, on Friday, 51 people tested positive in Rajouri, with many without travel history.

Stunned over the biggest single-day spike, the district administration re-imposed the lockdown and declared some areas — Jawahar Nagar, Khandli, Salani, Panja, Gujjar Mandi, Malik Market, Old Town, Kheora and Darhali bridge — as restricted areas.

The reports said of the total 51 cases tested positive on Friday, 36 had no travel history. Out of these 36, 16 were from Draj village of Darhal area where already 20 patients have been tested positive.

The reports also read the decision to re-impose lockdown was taken to prevent community transmission in the area because people were neither maintaining social distancing nor following the SoPs announced for Unlock 2.0.

Tehsildar Manjakote, along with some staff members, were kept under home quarantine as COVID-19 patients had visited the office two days ago.

Six employees of the orthopaedic ward of GMC Associated Hospital, Rajouri, have also been kept under home quarantine after a patient, who was undergoing treatment at the hospital, was tested positive.

Moreover, the OPD services at the hospital have also been closed till further orders.