Jammu, June 3 -- Even as the people of Jammu had initially shown the way to tackle Covid19 by maintaining minimal cases through strict adherence to lockdown and social distancing norms, a sudden surge in the number of cases in the winter capital region has set the alarm bells ringing.

In the last around a fortnight, there have been numerous instances when the number of cases reported from Jammu exceeded those reported from Kashmir.

On May 25, Jammu witnessed a shocking surge in the number of cases.

On the fateful day out of the 47 cases which tested positive, as many as 21 were from the Jammu district alone. Prior to that 33 cases were reported from Jammu and 14 from Kashmir. But before this, the Jammu district had been showing the way o...