<span style="color: #222222;">In view of rising positive cases of Covid-19 across the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, the Jammu District Administration today made use of face masks compulsory in all public places.<br />''<br />''AIR correspondent reports that Jammu Deputy Commissioner Avny Lavasa in the capacity of Chairperson of District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) ordered that use of face masks shall be compulsory at all public places in Jammu district with immediate effect till further orders. The order states that all district and sectoral officers will ensure usage of face masks by all officers in the office.<br />''<br />''Further, the school management, shopping malls, cinema theatres, and other complexes are also directed to adhere to the directives. Worth to mention, that the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir yesterday reported 333 positive cases Covid-19 including 187 cases from Jammu division and 146 cases from Kashmir division, taking the total number of positive cases to 4,57,517. Also, one COVID death has been reported in Jammu division. </span><br />