Persons with 1st Covaxin dose taken outside JK to register for 2nd jab
SRINAGAR: The government has asked the general public whosoever has taken the first dose of Covaxin outside the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and are due for 2nd dose, to register themselves for the same at their respective Deputy Chief Medical Officer’s office within next three days. According to a handout issued here today […]
‘Training of Trainers’ programme at JLNM Hospital, inaugurated
SRINAGAR: In a bid to prevent further spread of Covid-19 in rural areas of Jammu and Kashmir, the Financial Commissioner (FC), Health and Medical Education (H&ME) Department, Atal Dulloo today said that the govt has initiated a programme, ‘Training for Master trainers’ wherein frontline workers at block and village level shall be trained to conduct […]
Body of Chattabal teenager fished out from Jhelum
Srinagar: The body of a 17-year-old boy, who drowned on May 21, was fished out on Thursday morning from river Jhelum in Guzarbal area of Noorbagh in Srinagar. Officials said that the boy identified as Moomin Ahmad Dar son of Abdul Rehman Dar of Chattabal slipped and drowned in river Jhelum at Weer area of […]
Pandemic: JK records 40 new Covid deaths, 3,037 fresh cases
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday recorded 3,037 fresh Covid cases, taking the infection count to 2,78,859, while 40 more deaths in the past 24 hours pushed the toll 3,702 in the Union Territory, officials said. Out of the fresh cases, 1,089 were from the Jammu division and 1,948 from the Kashmir division, they said […]
Pandemic affects mental health of children, old aged people: Psychiatrist
Says adopt positive approach, pandemic is temporary, it too shall pass
SRINAGAR: “Corona pandemic has affected mental health of the people due to isolation, restriction on movement, social gathering and idleness which has barred people to have normal social interaction and outdoor activities,” said Dr Junaid Nabi, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College, Srinagar. Another reason which has affected mental health is fear, stigma […]
Avoid self-medication, DC Ganderbal to people
GANDERBAL: Deputy Commissioner Ganderbal, Krittika Jyotsna Wednesday held a press briefing on Covid mitigation efforts put in place during which she urged upon the Covid positive patients to avoid self-medication and take medicines only after doctor’s consultation. While sharing the Home Isolation data, the DC said that currently 1078 patients are in Home Isolation. District […]