Govt ropes in private hospitals, nursing homes to ramp-up isolation facilities: Atal Dulloo
JAMMU, MARCH 29: Financial Commissioner Health and Medical Education Department, Atal Dulloo today said government has roped in private hospitals and nursing homes to create additional isolation facilities across Jammu and Kashmir for treating COVID-19 patients. In this regard, Atal Dulloo visited the Acharya Shri Chander College of Medical Sciences (ASCOMS) Jammu and assessed the […]
Coronavirus: Srinagar administration reaches out to those in need of food and medicines
Home-deliveries of foodgrains and LPG to citizens to free food packets to migrant workers to free food and medicines to citizens in need among a range of measures to minimise problems because of restrictions in the district: DC Srinagar SRINAGAR, MARCH 29: While there are elaborate measures in operation in the district for containment of […]
Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (Covid-19)
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. […]
Why Modi, Trump & others are angry at WHO’s handling of Covid-19 crisis
New Delhi: The World Health Organisation (WHO), the agency that handles health within the United Nations, is facing a lot of global criticism, and even in India, over how it has handled this Covid-19 crisis. It does seem that it took too long in reacting to the pandemic and gave China a long pass. It was […]
As Iran coronavirus deaths rise, Rouhani hits back at criticism
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has hit back at criticism over the country’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, saying he had to weigh protecting the country’s sanctions-hit economy while tackling the worst outbreak in the region. Iran, one of the world’s hardest-hit countries from the virus, reported 123 more deaths on Sunday in the past 24 hours, pushing its […]
Implement lockdown restrictions rigorously: Cabinet Secretary to States/UTs
Holds video conference meeting with Chief Secretaries to review Covid-19 control efforts JAMMU, MARCH 29: Cabinet Secretary, Rajiv Gauba today asked all States/UTs to rigorously implement lockdown restrictions to contain the community transmission of coronavirus pandemic. He asked for taking stern action against people who are violating lockdown orders. Cabinet Secretary made these remarks while […]
Advance ration distribution begins in Ganderbal
DC inspects ration stores takes stock of availability GANDERBAL, MARCH 29: In view of total lockdown as a move to mitigate the risk of COVID-19 outbreak, the District Administration today started the process of advance two months’ ration distribution in the district. The advance ration for the month of April and May is being distributed […]
Don’t pay heed to unverified reports on social media: Dir SKIMS
SRINAGAR, MARCH 29: Director, Shere-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura, Dr AG Ahanger today appealed to people not to pay heed to unverified reports attributed to him on the social media regarding the spread of Coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir A message, which is being circulated on social networking sites attributing Director SKIMS to […]
Doctor’s Note: Why are older people more vulnerable to COVID-19?
In almost every country battling with the COVID-19 outbreak, people over the age of 65 are being told to self-quarantine and shut themselves off from other people who might risk infecting them. Sadly, this means grandparents will not be seeing their children and grandchildren for potentially several months and risk being left emotionally as well […]
Things will get worse before they get better, says Boris Johnson to Britons
London: Prime Minister Boris Johnson has posted letters to 30 million households across the UK, cautioning people: “We know things will get worse before they get better”, as he continued to isolate himself in Downing Street after testing positive for coronavirus. Alongside the letter, residents will receive a leaflet outlining official advice, with clear explanations […]
