No segment of the society should think that the government is acting against their interests as far as lockdown restrictions are concerned because the steps taken to curb transmission of COVID are only in the interests of the people. Of course the restrictions which were imposed recently due to the surge in corona cases especially on account of new virus variant Omicron have affected the businesses in the UT of J&K but again people should understand that the government has to make a trade-off between the disease and the comfort level of people. It is prudent of the government that it is trying the best possible methods to stop the virus’ spread as many deaths have been reported due to the third wave of the pandemic in J&K. Common man should not think otherwise about the government’s action in this context because every single step it is taking is in the interest of society as a whole. As the cases have started tumbling down, the government has heeded to the appeal of business bodies in the UT and now restrained weekend lockdown to Saturday and Sunday only. The Friday curbs on non-essential movement have been lifted after the tally of the virus has seen a dip and if the people will follow the directions of the government religiously soon things will become normal and there will be no restriction either on Saturday or Sunday as well. The Chamber of Commerce and Industry Jammu is playing a pivotal role in bridging the gap between government and the business establishments and now after the end of Friday curbs, it has demanded for ending restrictions on Saturday also. Though the situation is precarious because the common man has to suffer especially the traders who had already faced the brunt of months long lockdowns therefore the government should act fast in revisiting the decisions on lockdowns and do some favour for the business fraternity of the UT of J&K. Whatever the government will decide to contain the coronavirus should be followed in letter and spirit because the decisions of the government are scientifically based and need to be respected because business is not above the lives of people. The trader bodies should understand this and need not to mount pressure on government functionaries to alter their plan to stop the virus step as this can have dangerous ramifications.