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Kashmir reports second COVID death

Srinagar: An elderly man from Tangmarg area died in the wee hours of Sunday after he tested positive for COVID 19 a day ago....

10 more cases in Kashmir, 8 of them contacts of Covid-19 patients

SRINAGAR: Ten more persons tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Kashmir on Saturday. Eight of them had come in contact with Covid-19 positive...

Downtown couple among 4 tested positive in Srinagar

Srinagar: Four persons, including a couple from downtown area, have tested positive for novel coronavirus in Kashmir on Friday, officials told Kashmir Reader. They said...

Crammed rooms, dirty toilets, no soap: Quarantine centre in north Kashmir

Srinagar: People quarantined in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Friday told Kashmir Reader that conditions inside the government facility are so unsanitary that they...

Coronavirus patient’s death out of negligence? Probe ordered

Srinagar: A 65-year-old man who tested positive for the novel coronavirus two days ago died at Chest Disease hospital on Thursday. The first death...

Natipora patient’s grandchildren, 7-yr-old and 8-month-old, test positive

Srinagar: The grandchildren of a Natipora resident who had returned from Saudi Arabia last week and had tested positive for novel coronavirus two days...

Probe ordered into handling of Sopore Corona patient

Srinagar: Divisional Commission Kashmir, P K Pole on Thursday ordered an inquiry into the negligence on part of SKIMS Medical College-Hospital Bemina to handle...

65-year-old man dies of Corona, first death in Kashmir 

Srinagar: A Sopore man has died at Chest Disease Hospital, Srinagar on Thursday morning after being tested positive for novel Coronavirus two days ago. According...

4 more test positive in Kashmir, 50 contacts sent to isolation

Srinagar: Four more persons have been tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Kashmir. All of them belong to north Kashmir’s Bandipora district. According to...

Three more test positive in Kashmir

Srinagar: Three more persons in Kashmir tested positive of the novel coronavirus on Tuesday, taking the total number of cases in Jammu and Kashmir...

BMO Bandipora self-isolates himself as he ferries coronavirus patient in his personal car

Srinagar: Block Medical Officer (BMO) Bandipora Dr Asif Khan has put himself in self-isolation after ferrying a coronavirus positive patient in his personal vehicle...

Kashmiri students stuck at Indo-Bangla border

Srinagar: Nearly 100 Kashmiri students are stranded at Benapole check post, near India-Bangladesh border after India sealed its borders with the neighbouring countries due...

SKIMS cancels routine admissions to prevent spread of coronavirus

Srinagar: Thw Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura, on Tuesday decided to suspend all routine admissions in the hospital to prevent spread of...

Dearth of ICU equipment in J&K: Doctors

Srinagar: octors and critical care health workers have raised concern over the preparedness of government hospitals of J&K to fight the novel coronavirus. They have...

Co-travellers of corona patient self-isolating at home

Srinagar: Almost 40 fellow Umrah pilgrims from Kashmir were travelling alongside the Srinagar woman tested positive for novel coronavirus in the flight from Jeddah...

Close relatives of Khanyar woman test negative

Srinagar: Two close relatives of the patient who tested positive for COVID 19 on Wednesday were tested negative of coronavirus infection at SKIMS Soura...

Div Com seeks report on airport corona breach

Srinagar: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir PK Pole on Friday said that he had asked the Deputy Commissioner Budgam to submit a detailed report about passengers...

Kashmir’s first corona patient escaped from Srinagar airport using ‘VIP influence’

Srinagar: The elderly woman who was tested positive for coronavirus in Kashmir on Wednesday had escaped mandatory quarantine on arrival from Saudi Arabia as...

Entry of passengers from Ladakh banned in Srinagar

Srinagar: The Srinagar district administration on Wednesday banned the entry of passengers from Ladakh with immediate effect and suspended special aircraft services for them...

More coronavirus suspects reach Srinagar hospitals

Srinagar: Health authorities on Tuesday said that three new suspected cases of novel coronavirus have been reported in Kashmir while 21 others are still...

Private clinic in Srinagar accused of ‘impersonating’ IVF specialist

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...

4 more coronavirus suspects admitted to Srinagar hospitals

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...

Srinagar hospitals restrict entry of MRs

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...

Coronavirus Scare: Restrictions on attendants, visitors at hospitals

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,...

Face masks not suitable for everyone, spare them for patients, medical staff: doctors

Srinagar: Thousands of people have started wearing face masks to protect themselves from infection by the coronavirus, which has led to shortage of face...

One more tests positive in Jammu

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported one more case of Novel Coronavirus on Wednesday, taking the total number of positive cases in the region to...

6 more coronavirus suspects test negative at SKIMS

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...

Coronavirus: Four tested negative at SKIMS isolation facility

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...

Health ministry issues fresh advisory for schools

Srinagar: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued a fresh Coronavirus advisory to schools and other educational institutions following the increase in...

One year on, Cultural Academy continues to be headless

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...

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