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 […]
2 flee from Jammu hospital brought back
Srinagar: Five persons with a recent history of travelling to Coronavirus-affected countries have been admitted to SKIMS Hospital Soura after they showed symptoms of the disease, officials said. “We have kept the five persons in the isolation ward at the SKIMS hospital in Soura,” they said. The officials added that samples of the suspects were […]
SRINAGAR: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan on Thursday chaired a meeting to review preventive measures for Coronavirus (COVID-19) threat which are put in place by line departments in the valley. The meeting was informed that isolation wards have been earmarked in each district hospitals, SKIMS and other Health institutions. Maternity Home, Sanat Nagar, Srinagar […]
JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu Thursday launched “Student Health Card”, saying it is part of government’s comprehensive school health education plan to ensure better healthcare for school children and facilitate their all-round development. “These Student Health Cards shall be distributed to all the government schools for maintaining a proper health record of all enrolled […]
JAMMU: The government on Wednesday appointed several officers to ramp up efforts for prevention and control of coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir. According to the order issued by the GAD, Bhupinder Kumar, Mission Director, National Health Mission (NHM), J&K, shall be the overall in-charge of the coronavirus control efforts at the in J&K. He will […]
Beijing: A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 86,000 people globally. The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19, referring to its origin late last year and the coronavirus that causes it. The latest figures, based on WHO and national counts: Mainland China: 2,870 deaths among 79,824 cases, mostly in […]
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia on Thursday halted travel to the holiest sites in Islam over fears about a viral epidemic just months ahead of the annual hajj pilgrimage, a move that came as the Mideast has over 240 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus. The extraordinary decision by Saudi Arabia stops foreigners from reaching the holy […]
Islamabad: Pakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has been declared an “absconder” by the government for violating the bail requirements by not presenting his medical report from his doctors in London, according to a media report on Wednesday. Sharif, 70, left for London in November last for treatment after the Lahore High Court allowed him […]
Wazira Firdous Ansari Hypertension is also known as high blood pressure. It develops when there are difficulties in getting the blood through your body. It may occur due to the narrowing of your arteries or some kind of blockage. If the problem stays, the heart has to work twice as hard to pump your blood. […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday summoned Indian Deputy High Commissioner Gaurav Ahluwalia over alleged ceasefire violations along the Line of Control (LoC). Pakistan’s foreign office claimed that the ceasefire took place “along the Line of Control (LoC) in Chirikot Sector on 8 February 2020.” According to media reports the use of mortars and small arms by […]