‘10 year old Covid-19 patient stable, recovering’

‘Dispensary staff quarantined in Eidgah’

Srinagar: A 10 year old boy who had tested positive for the Covid-19 infection a couple of days ago is stable and recovering at a good pace, doctors at SKIMS Soura said. This 10 year old boy from Rathpora Eidgah had tested positive after he came into contact with a Tableegi Jamat member in a […]

Barricading information on pandemic amounts to stifling press: Media Body

Srinagar: The Kashmir Press Club has taken a serious note of the attempts by authorities to throttle information on coronavirus amid an unprecedented lockdown across the region. In a statement issued here, the KPC while highlighting a recent gag order issued by Director Health Services, Kashmir ordering doctors and paramedics not to share information with […]

Covid-19: Indian Army organised felicitation, interaction with Doctors

Kupwara: Chakkigam Battalion under the aegis of Charkut Sector and Kilo Force organised a Felicitation Programme for doctors and medical staff of Public Health Centre, Nutnussa and distribution of essential items to Kashmiri Pandits in Pandit Colony, Nutnussa on Friday afternoon. Maj Gen Ashok Singh, YSM,SM, GOC Kilo Force attended the function and interacted with […]

SMC uses high-tech machinery, drones to sanitize Srinagar City

SRINAGAR: The Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) is using high-tech machinery and drones to sanitize summer capital, Srinagar in view of the unprecedented ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Divulging details, the Commissioner, SMC, Gazanfar Ali said that the General Council meeting conducted on March 10 to combat deadly Covid-l9 virus provided a detailed outlook and futuristic plan to […]

Govt to convert railway coaches into isolation wards: Atal Dulloo

Army to establish isolation facilities in JK

JAMMU: Financial Commissioner, Health and Medical Education Department, Atal Dulloo Saturday said that government is planning to turn some railway coaches into isolation wards for patients with coronavirus. This decision was taken after a meeting between Railways department and the Health and Medical Education Department at Jammu in which various modalities were discussed to convert […]

Reports of 7 covid-19 positive patients test negative

Srinagar: Seven confirmed cases for Covid-19 have now been declared negative. This was disclosed by Head of Department Chest Disease hospital Srinagar, Dr Naveed Shah. He said that seven Covid-19 patients admitted in the hospital are now negative. “The patients are in quarantine and reported negative after a fresh round of blood samples were taken. […]

Mishandling of case of first deceased Covid-19 patient

‘Patient was offered ambulance but he preferred his own vehicle: Inquiry Officer

Srinagar: Additional Commissioner Tasaduq Hussain Mir who was appointed as inquiry officer to probe the alleged mishandling of the deceased Covid-19 patient from Hyderpora, originally an inhabitant of Sopore Saturday said that the patient had preferred to visit SKIMS Soura in his own vehicle, despite an ambulance being offered by doctors at JVC SKIMS Bemina. […]

Advisor Sharma reviews academic scenario, admission process of CU Jammu

JAMMU: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, K.K. Sharma Saturday held a meeting with Vice Chancellor Cluster University Jammu (CLUJ), Anju Bhasin via video conferencing to review academic scenario and admission process for session 2020-21 in the varsity. The meeting was held using ‘Zoom Cloud’ platform as part of social distancing measures announced to contain the spread […]

9 of 14 coronavirus patients cured in Ladakh

Leh: Nine of the 14 patients who had tested positive for coronavirus in Ladakh have been cured over the past 12 days, a senior government official said on Saturday. Commissioner Secretary (Health), Rigzin Samphel, in a tweet said, “2 (two) more positive cases turn negative, total cured 9” Ladakh had recorded a total of 14 […]