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Strict lockdown to be re-imposed from today evening till July 27: Govt
Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday announced re-imposition of lockdown across Kashmir Valley from today till July 27 in wake of surge in Covid-19 caseloads and subsequent deaths. Officials said that the strict lockdown will be re-imposed from today i.e July 22 till July 27 in order to prevent the…
Read More »Four more COVID-19 deaths take J&K toll to 270
Four more patients who had tested COVID-19 positive have died, taking the number of people who have succumbed to the virus in Jammu and Kashmir to 270, officials said on Wednesday. The fresh deaths include a 45-year-old from Zoonimar who was declared dead on arrival by the doctors at CD…
Read More »Japan approves dexamethasone as coronavirus treatment
Tokyo: Japan’s health ministry has approved dexamethasone, a cheap and widely used steroid, as a second treatment of COVID-19 after a trial in Britain showed the drug reduced death rates in hospitalised patients. The ministry included dexamethasone as an option for treatment along with Gilead Sciences Inc’s antiviral drug remdesivir…
Read More »Firefighting Covid crises :Govt to augment health infra with 700 ventilators in 10 days
After facing the sharp criticism from different quarters for not adding ventilators which are increasingly being required in hospitals in wake of spike in COVID 19 positive cases, the Government has started the process of strengthening the COVID fighting infra with 700 ventilators in ten days. A top source in…
Read More »Oxford Vaccine Partner Plans Trials In India, Manufacturing Soon
Trials for the coronavirus vaccine developed at the Oxford University will begin in India as soon as a license is procured, said the Indian firm partnering the researchers in the UK. The vaccine AZD1222 had a favourable response in the first phase of clinical trials. It did not prompt any…
Read More »Coronavirus: Oxford vaccine triggers immune response
A coronavirus vaccine developed by the University of Oxford appears safe and triggers an immune response. Trials involving 1,077 people showed the injection led to them making antibodies and T-cells that can fight coronavirus. The findings are hugely promising, but it is still too soon to know if this is…
Read More »Govt. authorizes DCs to impose fine on lockdown violators
Lieutenant Governor GC Murmu on Monday authorized all Deputy Commissioners (DCs) of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir to take strict measures within their jurisdiction and impose penalties to prevent the spread of Covid-19. According to an order issued by Health & Medical Education Department, stated that in exercise…
Read More »Saudi Arabia’s King Salman admitted to hospital for tests
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has been admitted to a hospital in the capital, Riyadh, for medical tests due to inflammation of the gallbladder, the kingdom’s Royal Court said Monday in a statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency. The statement said the 84-year-old monarch is being tested at the…
Read More »MC Sopore launches sanitation drive in town, appeals people to stick to lockdown guidelines
A full-fledged sanitation drive was carried out by Municipal Committee Sopore on Sunday in north Kashmir’s Sopore town. According to reports, several areas and establishments were covered during the fumigation drive which was hailed by locals. The drive which was carried out in entire Sopore town engulfed all shopping malls,…
Read More »COVID-19: Govt evacuates 2,39,966 stranded JK residents; 1,66,274 via Lakhanpur, 73,692 through special trains
The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 2,39,966 JK residents, stranded in other parts of the country due to COVID lockdown, via Lakhanpur and through special trains and buses till date amid strict observance of all necessary guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures. As per the official data received in…
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Israel bans Eid prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque, citing security restrictions
Israeli authorities have banned Eid al-Fitr prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, …
