Doctors at SKIMS Bemina threaten strike as authorities fail to provide standard PPE

Doctors at SKIMS Bemina threaten strike as authorities fail to provide standard PPE

Srinagar: Doctors at SKIMS Medical College-Hospital, Bemina on Wednesday threatened to call for strike after the hospital authorities allegedly fail to provide them standard personal protective equipment. A representative of doctors told Kashmir Reader that the doctors have been requesting proper protective equipment as they are dealing with the Covid-19 patients and expecting mothers from […]

80-year-old woman from Srinagar dies, becomes eighth Covid-19 victim

Twenty more test positive for Coronavirus in Kashmir

80-year-old woman from Srinagar dies, becomes eighth Covid-19 victim

Twenty more test positive for Coronavirus in Kashmir Srinagar: Kashmir witnessed one more Covid-19 death on Tuesday after an elderly woman from Srinagar passed away at Chest Diseases Hospital after being recorded positive for the new virus a day ago. Head of the Department Chest Medicine, Dr Naveed Shah told Kashmir Reader that 80-year-old woman, […]

Govt floats emergency tenders to buy 1 lakh PPE kits for J&K hospitals

Govt floats emergency tenders to buy 1 lakh PPE kits for J&K hospitals

Srinagar: The J&K government has floated an emergency tender seeking personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare professionals to address a shortage of necessary gear for doctors treating Covid-19 patients in the region. According to tender documents, J&K needs 1 lakh PPE kits which include coveralls and goggles, N-95 masks, nitrile gloves, face shield and triple-layer […]

80-year-old woman from Srinagar dies, becomes eight Covid-19 victim 

Twenty more test positive for Coronavirus in Kashmir 

80-year-old woman from Srinagar dies, becomes eight Covid-19 victim 

Srinagar: Kashmir witnessed one more Covid-19 death on Tuesday after an elderly woman from Srinagar passed away at Chest Diseases Hospital after being recorded positive for the new virus a day ago. Head of the Department Chest Medicine, Dr Naveed Shah told Kashmir Reader that 80-year-old woman, a resident of Rainawari in Srinagar died at the […]

8th Covid-19 death in J&K, 80-yr-old Srinagar woman dies at CD Hospital

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir witnessed eight Covid-19 death on Tuesday after an elderly woman died at Chest Diseases Hospital, officials said. They said the 80-year-old woman of Rainawari Srinagar was admitted to CD Hospital on Monday after tested positive for Covid-19 there. “She breathed her last this evening after her condition deteriorated. She was having […]

Three minors among 10 test positive for Covid-19 at SKIMS

Three minors among 10 test positive for Covid-19 at SKIMS

Srinagar: Ten persons have tested positive for novel Coronavirus at SKIMS on Tuesday, officials said. They said the Virology lab of SKIMS has analysed at least 630 samples today of which 10 were found positive for the new virus. “Five of the new cases are from Zandfaran, Botengo, Kanlbagh and Kakkar Hamam villages of Baramulla, four […]

Kashmir records 22 fresh Covid-19 cases, J&K tally reaches 546

Kashmir records 22 fresh Covid-19 cases, J&K tally reaches 546

Srinagar: Twenty-three more persons tested positive for novel Coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday taking the total number of cases to 546. According to officials, among the new Coronavirus patients tested positive for Covid-19, 22 were reported from Kashmir while one Covid-19 patient was detected positive in Jammu. The region has reported seven deaths […]

Govt delivers free medicines to 800 families in Srinagar since Covid-19 lockdown

Govt delivers free medicines to 800 families in Srinagar since Covid-19 lockdown

‘Lifesaving drug consignments worth Rs 2 cr airlifted to Valley in four weeks’ Srinagar: Nearly 800 Srinagar families received free medicines at their doorsteps amid Coronavirus lockdown, officials said. They said the free medicines worth Rs 10 lakh have been delivered at the doorsteps of poor patients after receiving distressing calls from them at a […]

Kashmir records 27 fresh cases, J&K Covid-19 tally crosses 500

Kashmir records 27 fresh cases, J&K Covid-19 tally crosses 500

Srinagar: Kashmir recorded another spike in Covid-19 cases on Sunday after twenty-seven persons tested positive for the new virus. It took the total number of cases to 523 in Jammu and Kashmir. According to officials, all the new Coronavirus patients are from Kashmir while no fresh Covid-19 case was reported in Jammu on Sunday. They […]

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