ASHWANI SHARMA
EARLY TIMES REPORT
UDHAMPUR, Apr 20: Udhampur Administration today heaved a sigh of relief, when three more positive cases of COVID-19 were turned out negative in tests. Despite this success against COVID-19, no relaxation has been announced by the administration.
All these cases were reported from Narsoo area in tehsil Udhampur and had been put under quarantine after they were found positive of COVID-19.
Pertinently, many villages of Udhampur and Ramnagar tehsils were declared red zones after which they were sealed and movement of any person was restricted to these areas.
“With 3 more persons getting recovered, as many as 8 cases out of the total 19 positives now have recovered while one person had died earlier in district Udhampur. Out of the 5 recoveries earlier, three were from Udhampur tehsil and one each from Ramnagar and Chenani tehsils,” said official sources.
When contacted DC Udhampur, Dr Piyush Singla, said that although it is very good news but restrictions will remain continue as precautionary measures in these as well as other areas and now total Covid-19 positive ceases under isolation in GMC from district Udhampur are 10 and we will continue to put efforts to break the chain of Corona virus from Udhampur district.
Meanwhile, SSP Udhampur Rajiv Pandey said this is indeed good news for Udhampur but deployment of police and nakas will remain intact. He appealed to the people to stay at home and obey the lockdown restrictions. |
