Kashmir’s first Coronavirus case recovering, 3 more cases pop up in Jammu
Srinagar: The woman from Khanyar area of Srinagar, who was reported as the first Coronavirus infection case in Kashmir with a travel history of Saudi Arabia has tested negative for the virus. Dr G H Yatoo Nodal officer for Coronavirus at SKIMS said that the samples of 67- year -old woman who was tested positive […]
No plan to extend 21-day lockdown: Govt
New Delhi, Mar 30 (PTI) The government on Monday said there was no plan to extend the 21-day lockdown which came intro force on Tuesday midnight. The Press Information Bureau (PIB) of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting tweeted, saying Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba has denied media reports claiming that the government will extend the […]
COVID-19: Trump says peak US death rate likely in 2 weeks, extends social distance guidelines until Apr 30
Washington, Mar 30 (PTI) President Donald Trump said on Sunday the peak death rate in the US from the novel coronavirus is likely to hit in two weeks as he extended the coronavirus guidelines, including social distancing, until April 30. Assuring his countrymen that he expects the United States to be on its way to […]
Coronavirus: China reports 4 deaths, 31 new cases
Beijing, Mar 30 (PTI) China has reported 31 new cases of coronavirus including 30 imported ones while the death toll reached 3,304 with four more fatalities, health officials said on Monday. The country’s National Health Commission (NHC) in its daily report said 31 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland were reported on Sunday, […]
Muslim woman donates her savings for Hajj to RSS-affiliate
New Delhi, Mar 29 (PTI) A Muslim woman from Jammu and Kashmir has donated her savings of Rs 5 lakh, meant for the Hajj pilgrimage, to the RSS-affiliated ‘Sewa Bharati’ after apparently being “impressed with the welfare work” done by the outfit amid the lockdown due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Khalida Begum, 87, who […]
38 positive cases with 02 recoveries and 02 deaths, 6465 persons under observation in JK
JAMMU, MARCH 29: The Government today informed that 6465 travellers and persons in contact with suspected cases have been put under surveillance and, so far, 38 cases (34 active positive, 02 recovered and 02 deaths) have tested positive in Jammu and Kashmir. According to the daily Media Bulletin on novel coronavirus (COVID-19) 3260 persons have been kept […]
People still concealing travel history: Rohit Kansal
Srinagar, Mar 29: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Sunday said that concealing travel history is a crime, saying that those hiding travel history are putting the entire society at risk. Government spokesman, Rohit Kansal in a tweet said that despite repeated appeals, the people are hiding their travel history. He said that the couple which […]
Coronavirus global death toll crosses 31,000
Paris, Mar 29 (AFP) The worldwide number of officially confirmed fatalities from the novel coronavirus rose to 31,412 on Sunday, according to a tally compiled by AFP from official sources. More than two-thirds of the deaths from coronavirus have now been recorded in Europe. Over 667,090 declared cases have been registered in 183 countries and […]
337 FIRs registered, 627 arrested for violating lockdown in JK: DGP
Jammu, Mar 29 (PTI) Director General of Jammu and Kashmir police Dilbag Singh said 337 FIRs have been registered and 627 persons arrested for violating prohibitory orders in the Union Territory amid the coronavirus outbreak. He said 118 shops and 490 vehicles were seized for defying the government orders. The Jammu and Kashmir administration has […]
