Mubashir Bukhari
Srinagar (NVI): Strict restrictions have been imposed in Srinagar to prevent the spread of coronavirus after an elderly woman was tested positive yesterday.
The area within a 300-metre radius from the house of the 67-year-old COVID-19 patient in Khanyar locality has been sealed.
Police and paramilitary forces have erected barricades and laid barbed wires in different parts of the city to prevent the movement of people.
Minimal traffic movement can be seen plying on the city as well as inter-district roads.
Besides, police have asked the shopkeepers to shut the shops to ensure no movement of public on roads.
“We were asked to shut the shops as a preventive measure,” said a shopkeeper from Lal Bazaar area of old Srinagar.
From City Center Lal Chowk to busy downtown markets, authorities have asked all the shopkeepers and vendors to remain shut.
Police deployment can be seen on all the important junctures to prevent the gathering of people.
Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar, Shahid Iqbal Chaudhary in a tweet said that restrictions on the movement and assembly of people were to prevent the spread of the virus.
“Restrictions imposed in Srinagar for containment of any likely spread of coronavirus. Medical teams are following SOP. There will be initial problems for a day or so. Administration will ensure effective services and supplies. Please stay at home. Contact district control room for any help,” DC said in a tweet.
Chaudhary also urged all the people, who might have come in contact with the coronavirus positive patient after her return from Saudi Arabia on Monday, to report at the nearest health facility or contact the control room.
Meanwhile, Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) has been imposed in Anantnag district to avoid the spread of novel coronavirus in the region.
The district magistrate of Anantnag, Bashir Ahmad Dar, has banned the assembly of five or more people in any public place till March 31.
The administration has also imposed section 144 in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district and Ganderbal to stop the spread of Coronavirus.
District Magistrate Baramulla imposed the ban on the assembly of five or more people in any public place.
