Jammu & Kashmir Government on Monday scaled up their efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus cases by shutting down hotels in famous tourist resort of Patnitop in Udhampur district. Large number of pilgrims/tourists visit the area after performing pooja in the cave shrine of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi.
According to the daily bulletin released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, so far three cases have tested positive, while as reports of six cases are awaited in Jammu & Kashmir.
Meanwhile, the Jammu & Kashmir High Court Monday issued a circular restricting the functioning in both of its Jammu and Srinagar wings to urgent matters only.
According to the circular, functioning in both the wings of the High Court from March 16, 2020 to March 31, 2020 shall be restricted to urgent matters.
The Government had already ordered shutdown of shopping malls, multiplexes, restaurants, clubs, gyms, spas, educational institutions, and denied permission to various organisations to hold dharnas, run community kitchens, protest demonstrations to check assembly of large number of people at one place.
On its part Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine board authorities had also issued an advisory to the NRIs/ foreigners and other visitors not to visit the Shrine for 28 days after landing in India as a precautionary measure against Coronavirus.
The domestic visitors having symptoms like cough, heavy fever and breathing problems also advised to reschedule or postpone their visit to the Holy Shrine, the advisory said.