Coronavirus: Srinagar administration requisitions 65 well-equipped hotels and government accommodations for quarantining purposes
1166 citizens arriving back from Bangladesh and other countries shifted to 20 facilities; DC Srinagar visited several of them to inspect facilities — also interacted with quarantined persons SRINAGAR, MARCH 21: The Srinagar administration has requisitioned 65 well-equipped hotels and government accommodations to be used as quarantine facilities for citizens arriving back in Srinagar from […]
Strict restrictions to remain enforced across Srinagar tomorrow
Precautionary measure to prevent spread of coronavirus: DM SRINAGAR, MARCH 21: The District Magistrate Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary has ordered imposition of strict restrictions across Srinagar district tomorrow on March 22. The order states that no kind of public movement or activity will be allowed anywhere in the district adding that only government officials of […]
Coronavirus: DM Srinagar fixes responsibilities of officers to ensure comfortable quarantine of returnees from outside countries
Lapses to lead to strict action against concerned officers SRINAGAR, MARCH 21: In order to ensure comfortable and safe stay of persons – arriving back from outside countries – shifted into quarantine facilities the Srinagar administration has fixed roles and responsibilities of officers assigned to different quarantine centres as incharge of relevant facilities. District Magistrate […]
Div Com visits quarantine centers, inspects 24×7 facilities
Appeals people to follow health advisory, avoid social gatherings SRINAGAR, MARCH 21: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K. Pole today visited various quarantine facility centers across Srinagar city which were established for suspected Covid-19 patients. The Div Com inspected round the clock facilities available at these centers including testing facilities, availability of adequate staff, equipments, ambulances, […]
Advisor Baseer Khan takes stock of coronavirus control measures
Directs strict monitoring at Srinagar Internal Airport, appeals people to follow precautions JAMMU, MARCH 21: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan, who is overall in-charge of coronavirus control efforts in Kashmir, convened a meeting here today to review the measures being put in place by various departments regarding prevention and control of Covid-19. The […]
Fight against COVID-19 shared responsibility: Jitendra Singh
Advisor Bhatnagar for strict adherence of Govt advisories Efficient response mobilized for tackling coronavirus: Atal Dulloo JAMMU, MARCH 21: Union Minister of State in PMO, Dr. Jitendra Singh today said that the fight against novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is a shared responsibility and everyone has to play due role in tackling the contagion. The Union Minister […]
COVID-19: Man with Saudi Arabia travel history runs away from Srinagar hospital
Srinagar: A person, with travel history to Saudi Arabia, ran away from Chest Disease (CD) Hospital Srinagar as medicos were preparing to take his sample for coronavirus test, sources told GNS on Saturday. They said that the person, who was advised by the district authorities to visit the hospital as a part of precautionary measure, […]
Coronavirus prevention measures: Gazetted holidays cancelled in Srinagar
Order issued under disaster management act 2005 aimed at strengthening of response apparatus against coronavirus: DM Srinagar SRINAGAR, MARCH 21: In view of the emerging situation because of the threat from the coronavirus epidemic and the need for strengthening of response apparatus to contain its spread the District Magistrate Srinagar Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary under […]
COVID-19: Centaur employees stage protest against lodging travelers in hotel for quarantine
Centaur hotel employees and the guests who are already staying in the hotel since long that include three deputy inspector generals (DIGs) of police, staged a massive protest against the Srinagar administration’s decision of lodging passengers at the hotel “for quarantine” on Saturday. A group of employees told that Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Dr Shahid Iqbal […]
Doctors in Kashmir seek accommodation as they ‘don’t want to carry coronavirus back home’
Srinagar: Doctors in Kashmir hospitals, where suspected COVID-19 patients are admitted, have sought hostel accommodation, fearing that they might infect their family or others. According to the doctors, there is a high probability they might get infected while on duty. Two female resident doctors have already been put under observation after they complained about respiratory problems, […]
