Srinagar: A private clinic in Srinagar has been accused of misusing a renowned Infertility & IVF specialist’s name while providing consultation to childless couples. Sheikh Zubair, resident of Kani Kadal Srinagar, has filed a complaint against Apollo Clinic in Karan Nagar at the grievance cell of Lieutenant Governor GC Murmu, narrating the incident of March […]
2,478 persons under surveillance in J&K; 2,095 under home quarantine
SRINAGAR: Four persons with suspected Coronavirus-like symptoms were admitted to the isolation wards of two Srinagar hospitals on Monday. Samples of these patients have been collected and their reports are likely to be received on Tuesday. Three of these patients had returned from Saudi Arabia while the fourth has a travel history to Pakistan. Their […]
4 more coronavirus suspects test negative
Srinagar: Authorities at major tertiary-care hospitals of Kashmir have imposed visitation restrictions medical students and representative of pharmaceutical companies as a cautionary measure in response to the risk of COVID 19. Officials told Kashmir Reader that they have issued strict advisories for people, students and medical representatives (MRs) to stay away from the hospitals till […]
Srinagar: Government hospitals across Kashmir have been asked to restrict visitors due to the threat of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Director of Health Services, Kashmir, Dr Samir Matoo told Kashmir Reader that he had issued strict directions to all Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) and Medical Superintendents of district hospitals and health centers to restrict attendants […]
Srinagar: Thousands of people have started wearing face masks to protect themselves from infection by the coronavirus, which has led to shortage of face masks in the market as well as their rising prices. However, doctors say that masks are not recommended for everyone and should be spared for those actually in need of them. […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported one more case of Novel Coronavirus on Wednesday, taking the total number of positive cases in the region to two. A male patient in Jammu who tested positive for the virus is now among two patients undergoing treatment at Government Medical College Hospital, Jammu. The fresh case prompted the district […]
SKIMS calls police as miscreants throw stones at isolation facility
Srinagar: The six individuals admitted to the isolation facility of Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences Soura due to symptoms of novel Coronavirus, have been tested negative of the deadly virus, officials said on Tuesday. Medical Superintendent Dr Farooq A Jan said six persons having travel history to Coronavirus affected countries had been tested negative of […]
2 persons with travel history to Wuhan China also free from COVID-19
Srinagar: The four individuals who were admitted to the isolation facility of Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura due to symptoms of coronavirus have been tested negative of the deadly virus, officials said on Friday. Officials said that five persons having flu-like symptoms and recent travel history to China, Thailand, and Iran were admitted […]
Srinagar: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued a fresh Coronavirus advisory to schools and other educational institutions following the increase in confirmed cases of COVID-19 in India. However, most of the government and private schools in Jammu and Kashmir have failed to implement the compulsory recommendations. According to official sources, the Directorate […]
Srinagar: A full-time Secretary has still not been appointed for the Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages (JKAACL), even though a year has passed since the superannuation of the last secretary in March 2019. According to official sources, cultural and literary activities organised by the government have come to a complete halt […]