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With 13 new positive cases, total number of Coronavirus infected cases in J&K rises to 33

<span style="color: #222222;">In Jammu and Kashmir, 13 new positive cases of Coronavirus have come up, taking the total to 33. These include 30 active cases, two recovered cases and one death. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Following the spike in cases in last three days, around 6,000 people have been put under surveillance.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">AIR correspondent reports, These 13 new cases were reported in Srinagar, Bandipora and Jammu, all contacts of previously positive ones. In the last 72 hours, J&K has reported 25 new cases from Srinagar, Bandipora, Rajouri and Jammu. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Lt. Governor G C Murmu has ordered doubling up of the isolation and quarantine facilities. The officers have been directed to trace the contacts of suspected cases so that random sampling and testing could be done as a precautionary measure. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Home delivery of essentials in many areas has been started. Mobile ambulances have been allocated for random health check-ups of the students living in hostels and to ensure ration to them. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The J&K Resident Commission in New Delhi has established a 24/7 helpline for stranded residents from J&K. Hundreds of students from across the country have been facilitated by the Commission to return to their home districts and dedicated hostels in New Delhi. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In a novel initiative to encourage social distancing, the spokesperson of J&K Govt Rohit Kansal held a press conference with media persons using Social Networking Platform and shared the details with regard to government efforts in controlling the spead of Coronavirus. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Further, to ensure lockdown, J&K police has registered 337 FIRs and arrested 627 people for non-compliance of lockdown orders.</span><br />

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