Jammu: Ten people, including nine from Hyderabad, who participated in a Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Nizamuddin in the national capital were identified on Wednesday and sent to a health centre to be quarantined, officials said. The men, who were identified by Jammu and Kashmir police personnel, have been sent to a centre in Bhatindi on the […]
SRINAGAR: Seventy-eight persons who were shifted to administrative quarantine upon their return to Srinagar two weeks ago were discharged on Tuesday after successfully completing their 14-day quarantine period. The persons who had returned from Leh were the first who were put under administrative quarantine in different well-equipped hotels and government accommodations in the district, an […]
PAMPORA: Jamiat-e-Ahlihadees on Monday distributed essentials to quarantine centres in south Kashmir’s Pampore and Awantipora besides giving 500 masks. “We donated over 20 quintals of rice, vegetables and other essentials to Tehsildar Awantipora for quarantine centres,” Jamiat-e-Ahlihadees said. “Jamiat-e -Ahlihadees has always offered its services for the welfare of mankind. Around 177 people have been […]
SRINAGAR: The Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Monday said that the Chinese model has to be applied in Kashmir to defeat the deadly novel coronavirus disease. Dr Naik said that keeping in view the strength of the local health system, it was imperative that “we must follow the Chinese model of containing Covid-19.” “The Chinese […]
Srinagar : Amidst the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown to prevent spread of coronavirus, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Vijay Kumar (IPS) on Monday has reportedly cautioned people against travel on Jammu-Srinagar highway in private vehicles without genuine pass. News agency GNS quoted the top police officer saying that the police will seize such vehicles […]
Srinagar: Kashmir Economic Alliance(KEA) has expressed dismay over the facilities at various quarantine centres across Kashmir. In a statement issued here, Vice Chairman Mohd Iqbal Trumboo said they feel disappointed with the administration regarding the quarantine facilities created to prevent spread of COVID-19. “Such facilities need to have basic standards of hygiene and comfort to […]
Microbiologist fired for refusing to join duty at hospital
SRINAGAR: Nearly 20 people who fled from JLNM Hospital in Rainawari quarantine facility have been brought back to the hospital on Saturday. Medical Superintendent of JLNM Hospital, Dr Zakir Hussain told Kashmir Reader that these people escaped from the hospital after damaging furniture and other hospital property. “All of them are the close relatives of […]
SHOPIAN/ANANTNAG: People put on quarantine in an isolation ward at Shopian hospital have accused health officials and government forces of “ill treating” them. One of the quarantined persons told Kashmir Reader that no doctor visited him for three days while he was kept locked in a room. Shakir Ahmed, a resident of Hirpora, said that […]
Srinagar: J&K Yateem Foundation (JKYF) Kulgam Unit in collaboration with District Administration Kulgam is taking care of more than two dozen persons, mostly students, quarantined at JKYF’s orphanage, Baitul Hilal, in the district. The volunteers and the staff members of JKYF are attending to the requirements of the quarantined persons. Volunteers and JKYF employees serve […]
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 are at high risk of contracting coronavirus infection. There is only one washroom for more than 40 people and beds are also crammed together in small rooms, they said. “At least […]