Spare hospitals for severe cases of coronavirus: DAK
Srinagar: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Tuesday has urged health authorities in Kashmir valley to spare hospitals for patients who have severe disease from the novel (new) coronavirus. “Most people infected with the novel virus do not require hospitalization,” said DAK President, Dr Nisar ul Hassan. “We need to reserve hospital infrastructure and manpower for […]
COVID-19: Ignoring the virus can speed up cases unknowingly
New Delhi: A Srinagar-based businessman travelled by air, train and road to Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and back to Jammu and Kashmir before he died of COVID-19, and may have infected many others, including a doctor battling for life in a Jammu hospital, officials said on Tuesday. The businessman, who travelled to Delhi to attend a […]
Declare travel history or face legal action, say authorities in Kashmir
Srinagar: People who entered Kashmir after March 1 have to declare their travel history within two days or face legal action, authorities said on Tuesday as they battle to check the spread of the novel coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir. District magistrates in Kashmir have also asked people associated with members of the Tablighi group, […]
World Bank sees outbreak taking a big toll on Asia’s economy
Washington: The World Bank is estimating that the cornavirus outbreak will cause economic growth to slow significantly this year in China and other East Asian-Pacific countries, throwing millions into poverty. Under a worse-case scenario, the region could suffer its sharpest downturn since a devastating currency crisis more than two decades ago, the bank said in […]
Coronavirus: Social distancing helps save lives, says study
Washington: Social distancing measures, a key aspect in the fight against the deadly coronavirus pandemic, helps save lives as it reduces fever, according to an Indian-American CEO and founder of a health tech startup that monitors temperatures of people in the US through its inter-connected digital thermometer. More than 250 million Americans are said to […]
COVID-19 cases swell to 49 in JK
11 more cases test positive on Monday
Srinagar: The COVID-19 positive cases continue to soar in Jammu and Kashmir with eight more cases reported as positive in Kashmir and three cases in Jammu division on Monday taking the total number of positive cases in the UT to 49. Of the total figure, two people died and two have recovered. On Monday morning, […]
Some areas of Jammu city sealed
Jammu: The government has sealed three areas of Jammu and completely banned the movement of people in the city following the detection of coronavirus cases in these areas, officials said. Seven new COVID-19 cases were detected in the union territory on Monday, taking the total number of patients to 45. “With immediate effect and till […]
Don’t travel on Highway, will be booked: IGP
Srinagar: Amidst the ongoing lockdown ordered by the government to prevent spread of coronavirus, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Vijay Kumar (IPS) on Monday cautioned people against travel on Jammu-Srinagar highway in a private vehicle without genuine pass. The senior police officer said that the police will seize the vehicle and passengers will be […]
No plan to extend 21-day lockdown: Govt
New Delhi: 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 lockdown. “There are […]
Several held for violating prohibitory orders, curbs tightened
Srinagar: Several dozen people have been arrested for violating prohibitory orders even as restrictions on the movement and assembly of people to contain the spread of coronavirus continued on the 12th consecutive day on Monday, officials said. They said the curbs across the valley have been tightened to minimize the movement of people in order […]
