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Bandipora: 65 people quarantined, 3 shifted to SKIMS

Teams of doctors visit over 1000 households in Hajin

Hajin: Over 60 people who were suspected of being in contact with Covid-19 patient who died in Srinagar on Thursday morning were quarantined at two different places in North Kashmir’s Bandipora district. Medical Officer Hajin, Dr Nisar Ahmed said that 45 family members of four Covid-19 patients who were tested positive yesterday were quarantined at […]

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No need to panic, essential services and supplies will continue: Lt Guv

Asks people to report travel history to authorities

JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu Wednesday appealed to the people of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir to observe the 21-day lockdown earnestly to break the transmission chain and contribute in the fight against the spread of deadly COVID-19. In a recorded message, the Lt Governor observed that the UT Administration has taken […]

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Impose strict restrictions to ensure people’s safety: Baseer Khan tells DC’s

SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor (LG), Baseer Ahmad Khan and overall in-charge of Coronavirus Control Efforts (CCE) in Kashmir Division, Wednesday directed all the Deputy Commissioners to work religiously for the safety of people so that Coronavirus pandemic is stopped. Khan directed to ensure complete lock down for 21 days strictly and asked for imposing […]

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Only designated essential services officials to be allowed: DM

SRINAGAR: In the wake of the surfacing of two more coronavirus positive cases in the district the District Magistrate Srinagar Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary has ordered imposition of very strict restrictions in the district. The order issued under Section 144 of CrPC states that there shall be complete restrictions on public movement including private transport […]

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5124 persons put under observation in JK: Govt

JAMMU: The Government Wednesday informed that 5124 travellers and persons in contact with suspected cases have been put under surveillance and, so far, 11 cases tested positive (10 active positive and 01 recovered) in Jammu and Kashmir. According to the daily Media Bulletin on novel coronavirus (COVID-19) 3061 persons have been kept under home quarantine […]

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Chill increases in Kashmir due to rains

Upper reaches receive fresh snow

Srinagar: The remote area of Gurez in Bandipora and other upper reaches received fresh snowfall while plains, including summer capital, Srinagar, and south Kashmir were lashed by rain in the valley on Wednesday. Gurez, about 80 km from Bandipora, received fresh snow since early this morning, resulting in further dip in the day temperature. Razdan […]

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People come forward, complain about those hiding travel history

PCR Srinagar received over 400 such complaints

SRINAGAR: The Srinagar control room established for coordinating elaborate measures put in place in the district in efforts to contain spread of the coronavirus infection has received complaints about over 400 persons who have returned from outside countries in the recent past but have hidden their travel histories. These complaints have been received during this […]

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Within 36 hours, JKSRLM hands over 10770 masks to admin

SRINAGAR: Amid Coronavirus scare, SHG women from Jammu and Kashmir State Rural Livelihoods Mission have started making masks in an effort to prevent the spread of pandemic. On the directions of Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar, the SHG members associated with JKSRLM is stepping in to fill the void and contribute for the noble cause. The first […]

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Ration to be delivered to homes of around 1.6 lakh families in Srinagar

Srinagar: Around 1.60 lakh families in Srinagar city would get ration delivered to their homes from Saturday as part of measures by the administration to contain the spread of coronavirus in the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir amidst the lockdown announced by the government. “Home-delivery of PDS (public distribution system) ration to 1.60 lakh […]

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COVID-19: Medical team that treated positive patient put under home quarantine

Srinagar: The authorities Wednesday advised strict home quarantine to all medical teams including, doctors, paramedics staff and technicians from chest disease hospital who came in close contact with a patient having travel history to Andaman and Nicobar islands. An order for strict home quarantine was issued by HOD Chest Disease hospital vide order number SKIMS/MCH/C […]