All districts of J&K declared orange zones

STATE TIMES NEWS

JAMMU: The government has classified all districts of Jammu and Kashmir excluding the Lakhanpur Containment Zone and Jawahar Tunnel area as orange zones following the assessment of the COVID-19 situation in the Union Territory.
This classification has been done after the State Executive Committee conducted a detailed review of the current Covid-19 situation in Jammu and Kashmir.
It was done while taking into account an overall assessment of the situation pertaining to the spread of COVID-19 in the Union Territory, trends in new cases particularly the recent spike in new cases.
Accordingly, the government has declared the Lakhanpur Containment zone on the NH-44 with a buffer of 500 metre radius and Jawahar tunnel area, on either side as Red Zone while all the districts of Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory has been kept in the category of Orange Zone.