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People que up in large number at GMC Hospital Jammu to get Covid-19 test done on Saturday


After Talab Tillo parts, Ustad Mohalla too declared Red

| Jammu |

District Magistrate Jammu, Sushma Chauhan, vide powers conferred upon her under section 144 of CrPC read with relevant provisions under the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 and the Disaster Management Act, 2005, has declared Ustad Mohalla (Municipal Ward No 9), falling under Police Station Pacca Danga, as containment /red zone and imposed strict lockdown and tight perimeter control, except for essential needs.
However, for any medical emergency, individuals can contact 24X7 control room at 0191-2571616, 0191-2571912 and necessary facilitation shall be done.
As per an order issued today by the DM, �Any violation of this order shall invite punitive action under section 188 of Indian Penal Code and other relevant sections of Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 and the Disaster Management Act, 2005.�
Earlier in the day, strict lockdown restrictions were re-imposed in parts of Jammu with district administration declaring Gole Pulli Vikas Lane and Camp Gole Gujral localities of Talab Tillo in Jammu city as red zones.
To combat the spread of the highly contagious virus, these localities have been sealed on Saturday.