Elderly man from north Kashmir dies at SKIMS Bemina
Srinagar: An elderly man from north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, who was tested positive for Covid-19, died on Saturday at SKIMS Medical College-Hospital, Bemina. A resident of Tangmarg area the deceased was admitted to SKIMS Bemina hospital on April 13 with many co-morbidities including hypertension, a health official told Kashmir Reader. Medical Superintendent of the […]
Srinagar: Twenty more persons tested positive for novel Coronavirus in Kashmir on Friday taking the total number of cases to 454 in Jammu and Kashmir. According to officials, all the fresh Coronavirus patients were found positive for the new Virus at the virology lab of Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS). They said, nine persons […]
Srinagar: Health officials on Friday said that no fresh Covid-19 cases has been detected positive at CD Hospital Srinagar. Nodal Officer at GMC Srinagar, Dr M Saleem Khan told Kashmir Reader that 145 samples tested at CD Hospital today were found negative of Coronavirus. “These samples were received from four districts including Srinagar, Pulwama, Kulgam […]
Srinagar: Twenty seven persons including wife of an infected doctor were found positive for the coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, taking the total number of cases in the region to 434. According to officials, Shopian reported the highest cases (9) among the districts, followed by Anantnag (7) Kupwara (4) and Baramulla (3) while […]
Doctor’s children and patients among 70 people quarantined in Baramulla
Srinagar: The resident doctor who tested positive for novel coronavirus in Baramulla district on Thursday has said that improper protective gear exposed him to the infection at the emergency wing of the hospital, which is associated with Government Medical College Baramulla. The 40-year-old doctor told Kashmir Reader that the protective gear provided to frontline workers […]
J&K Covid-19 tally crosses 400
Srinagar: Kashmir recorded another major spike in Covid-19 cases on Wednesday after twenty-seven persons tested positive for the new virus in the valley, taking the total number of cases to 407 in Jammu and Kashmir. According to officials, all the new Coronavirus patients are from Kashmir as no fresh Covid-19 case has been reported in […]
Srinagar: Twelve more persons including a resident doctor have tested positive for novel Coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday taking the total number of cases to 380 in the region. According to officials, 11 among the new Coronavirus patients are from Kashmir while a remaining patient belongs to Jammu division. They said that ten […]
Srinagar: Eighteen more persons tested positive for novel coronavirus in Kashmir on Monday, among them three minors, taking the total number of Covid-19 cases to 368 in Jammu and Kashmir. As per the government’s daily media bulletin, all the Covid-19 patients detected positive on Monday belong to Kashmir while Jammu division recorded no fresh case. […]
‘All samples failed almost all the parameters of quality, including efficiency, permeability index, and visibility’
Srinagar: Kashmir’s premier health institutions including a Covid-19 hospital affiliated with Government Medical College (GMC) Srinagar have rejected the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) sent by the Jammu and Kashmir Medical Supplies Corporation Limited (JKMSCL). The PPE kits have been assessed as not being safe enough for use. Official sources told Kashmir Reader that the PPE […]
All samples failed almost all the parameters of quality, including efficiency, permeability index, and visibility’
Srinagar: Kashmir’s premier health institutions including a Covid-19 hospital affiliated with Government Medical College (GMC) Srinagar have rejected the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) sent by the Jammu and Kashmir Medical Supplies Corporation Limited (JKMSCL). The PPE kits have been assessed as not being safe enough for use. Official sources told Kashmir Reader that the PPE kits […]