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Beating coronavirus: Armed with sticks, women guard hamlet against COVID-19

Chatta Pind (Jammu): Armed with sticks, women at a hamlet in Jammu stand guard at entry points, which have been blocked by barbed wires, as they have taken it upon themselves to ensure a complete lockdown and prevent outsiders’ entry into their hamlet to keep the residents safe from coronavirus. Both mothers and daughters in […]

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Govt determined to fight COVID-19 pandemic: Advisor Baseer Khan

Takes stock of screening centre set up near Jawahar Tunnel

ANANTNAG: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan accompanied by District Magistrate (DM) Anantnag, Bashir Ahmad Dar on Friday visited screening centre established at Zig near Jawahar Tunnel and took stock of the arrangements put in place for screening of the passengers. During the visit, the Advisor ordered conducting door to door survey of the […]

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13 persons discharged after completing two-week quarantine period

GANDERBAL: Thirteen persons all from village Waskura, Ganderbal, were discharged after successfully completing their 14-day quarantine period, here Friday. As a precautionary measure, these persons having contact history with the Covid positive case of Bandipora district, were shifted to hospital quarantine at the MMC, Watlar, two weeks ago. The persons were under were under medical […]

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Several villages, wards declared Red zones in Kulgam

KULGAM: After a positive COVID-19 case, the second one in the district, was reported from village Sopat in the district, District Magistrate (DM), Kulgam Showkat Aijaz Bhat declared Sopat and Tengpora villages red zone and its surrounding villages, Berigam, Mondhole, Banghall ,Cheyan Adigam of tehsil Devsar buffer Zones. Meanwhile Naikpora A & B ward No. […]

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District Admn Pulwama sets up helpline for patients

PULWAMA: The District Administration Pulwama today established a dedicated helpline for the patients suffering from Non Communicable diseases including Diabetes, Cancer and Hypertension. Patients and their attendants across the district this have been advised contact Dr. Nuzhat on 7006130677 and Uzma Bashir on 9419297323 for medical assistance. The helpline aims to facilitate special needs of […]

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COVID-19: RDD Kashmir produces, distributes 1100 face-masks per day

Deptt ropes in local entrepreneurs, SHGs for mass production of masks: Dir RDD

SRINAGAR: Director, Department of Rural Development (RDD), Kashmir, Qazi Sarwar on Friday informed that the RDD Kashmir is presently producing and distributing 1100 masks per-day among the rural population. He said the initiative is part of the various measures taken by the department for the containment of the COVID-19 virus among the rural population. The […]

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COVID-19 Containment: DC Ganderbal review arrangements

GANDERBAL: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Ganderbal, Shafqat Iqbal Friday convened a meeting of Health department and Tehsildars to review the arrangements in place for containment of the Covid-19. Additional Deputy Commissioner, Farooq Ahmad Baba, Superintendent, District Hospital Ganderbal, Chief Medical Officer, Tehsildars, District Health Officer, Block Medical Officers and other concerned were present in the […]

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COVID19: SDH to be Isolation Facility Centre for COVID-19 Patients

Other healthcare facilities also been augmented

KUPWARA: District Administration, Kupwara is making concerted efforts to provide proper health care facilities to COVID-19 patients in the district. For this purpose, Sub District Hospital (SDH), Kupwara, having capacity of 100 beds, has been designated as Isolation Facility Centre (IFC) for COVID-19 patients. The Hospital premises and its adjacent area have been declared red […]

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SMC installs 2 decontamination tunnels at SKIMS, sanitizes Eidgah red zone

Several masjids around Eidgah also sanitized

SRINAGAR: Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) installed and made operational two decontamination tunnels at SKIMS, here the other day. The tunnels were installed at two entry points to ensure that the persons visiting hospital including doctors, hospital workers, patients and other attendants get sanitized instantly while entering or leaving the hospital premises. Commissioner SMC, Gazanfar Ali, […]

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39 persons discharged after completing two-week quarantine

39 persons discharged after completing two-week quarantine

1811 persons discharged so far after successfully completing isolation period

SRINAGAR: Thirty nine (39) more persons who were shifted into administrative quarantine in Srinagar two weeks ago were discharged Thursday after successfully completing their 14-day quarantine period. Except one all these persons belonged to Srinagar district. Upon being discharged all these persons were ferried home in transportation the administration had arranged for their convenience. Concerned […]