Covid-19: 2 wholesale markets in Jammu closed after labourer tests positive

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Jammu, June 1: Two main wholesale markets in Jammu will be closed on Monday after a worker at Nehru Market tested positive.

A labourer, who works in the Nehru Market warehouse, tested positive on Sunday. The worker had reportedly visited another wholesale market, Kanak Mandi, so both Nehru Market and Kanak Mandi were shut on Monday.

The worker, who is a resident of Chowki Choura Akhnoor, was hiding after being tested positive. He was found in Paharian Mohalla area of Jammu after an eight-hour search operation by the police.

Meanwhile, Jammu province reported 75 positive cases in the last 24 hours, highest in a single day.