Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Sunday announced further relaxations to the Covid-related restriction. The administration lifted the weekend curfew in three more districts — Ramban, Kishtwar and Kulgam. However, the night curfew will continue to remain in place in all 20 districts.
Now, there would be no weekend curfew in 16 districts of J&K. The remaining four districts with high Covid-19 caseload will continue to observe weekend lockdown along with more restrictions.
Educational institutions will also remain shut in all districts till July 31.
Here are the fresh Covid-19 guidelines
* Restaurants and bars can open for in-dining from 7 am till 10 pm at 50 per cent of its total capacity, only for the customers who are vaccinated or are carrying a negative RT-PCR or RAT report of 48 hours prior.
* All outdoor shops are permitted to open on all days, only from 7 am till 7 pm. The market associations will have to fully cooperate with the local administration in ensuring strict compliance to the Covid appropriate behaviour.
* All shops in the indoor shopping complexes/ malls can open from 7 am till 7 pm only for the consumers who are vaccinated or for customers with negative RT-PCR or RAT report of 48 hours prior. The shop owners/ managers/ staff will have to ensure compliance with it. The District Magistrates shall strictly enforce this measure.
* Indoor sports complexes and gyms are also permitted to open at 50 per cent of their total capacity for persons vaccinated/ persons with a valid negative report for Covid-19. The swimming pools will, however, continue to remain closed.
* Paid Public Parks are also permitted to open only for the vaccinated public.
Covid-19 guidelines for all other districts
* Weekend curfew from Friday 8 pm till Monday 7 am and daily night curfew from 8 pm to 7 am will remain in force.
* All outdoor shops and bazaars are permitted to open five days a week (except on Saturdays and Sundays).
* 50 per cent of the shops in indoor shopping complexes/ malls can open subject to a roster to be issued by concerned Deputy Commissioners.
* Restaurants and bars can open for in-dining from 7 am till 10 pm at 50 per cent of its total capacity, only for the customers who are vaccinated or are carrying a negative RT-PCR or RAT report of 48 hours prior.
Besides these guidelines, the UT government has also notified that there would be no restriction on entry of passengers, returnees or travelers coming to J&K, whether by road, rail or air. However, they will have to mandatorily take a Covid-19 antigen test on arrival.
Passengers carrying a negative RT-PCR report of 48 hours prior need not take the antigen test on arrival. This is also applicable to the pilgrims coming for Mata Vaishno Devi pilgrimage at Katra in Jammu.
