Corona: Jammu and Kashmir Reports 741 new Cases, No Deaths
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First Case Of Corona Death Registered In Telangana
Srinagar: Corona cases continued to mount in J&K on Tuesday with 741 new cases reported during the last 24 hours, though there was no death.
Officials said the cases included 515 from the Kashmir division and 226 from the Jammu division.
In wake of the rising number of Covid cases, authorities have made the wearing of masks mandatory in all 20 districts of the UT.
Since the pandemic started, 465,904 have been infected with coronavirus out of which 456,285 have recovered while 4,773 have succumbed to the deadly virus.
The Union Home Minister has alerted the states of the country in the wake of the Indo-Pak War. The Telangana government and police, which were immediately alerted, took preemptive measures. Security has been tightened in Hyderabad.
Thirty-two airports across northern and western parts of the country, including Srinagar and Amritsar, have been closed for civilian flight operations till May 15, according to the civil aviation regulator.
In view of the ongoing high alert across India and intensified security arrangements in Hyderabad and Secunderabad, the city police have issued a ban on bursting firecrackers or fireworks in public spaces, particularly near military cantonment areas.
India responded strongly to Pakistan’s repeated drone and missile attacks and hit at least eight military targets inside Pakistan on Friday night with precision, thereby causing significant damage, the Centre told the media, as part of a special briefing on ‘Operation Sindoor’.
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