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New Delhi:  India’s COVID-19 fatality rate is progressively falling from 3.33 percent on June 18 to 2.25 percent as on date, while the recovery rate increased from around 53 percent in mid-June to more than 64 percent, the Union health ministry said on Tuesday. With 35,176 patients discharged in a…

A day after SKIMS administration brazenly refuted reports about collapse of oxygen supply in the hospital, another mismanagement of the hospital administration reported on Tuesday as “revised guidelines for home isolation of very mild/pre-symptomatic/asymptomatic Covid-19 cases” turned out to be an “abbreviated notice inviting e-tenders for the supply of high-speed…

Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) Tuesday condoled the sad demise of a doctor from north Kashmir’s Bandipora district who died of COVID-19. DAK expressed deep condolence with the bereaved family and prayed for the departed soul. President DAK, Dr. Suhail Naik said Dr Shabir Ahmad Malik, Medical Officer, RBSK in Block…

The Government on Tuesday informed that 489 new positive cases of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), 134 from Jammu division, and 355 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 18879. Also, 12 COVID-19 deaths have been reported; 01 from…

The authorities on Monday said that there will be no lockdown in Srinagar from 6 pm today  “as already notified.” “I, District Magistrate, Srinagar, by virtue of powers vested in me, under the provisions contained in Section 144 CrPC, read with the Disaster Management Act and The Epidemic Diseases Act,…

Jammu and Kashmir on Monday reported 470 new COVID-19 cases including 79 travelers, taking the overall tally to 18390. Among the fresh cases, 309 were reported from Kashmir and 161 from Jammu. Giving the district wise break up, sources said  that Srinagar reported 132, Baramulla 11, Kulgam 23, Shopian 1,…

In view of forthcoming Eid ul Adha and festive activities, District Magistrate Kupwara, Anshul Garg today issued an order wherein certain relaxations with some conditions have been granted for opening up of shops across the district from July 28 to July 30. As per the order, shops shall remain open…

The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 2,63,579 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…

Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Sunday said not all patients who have recovered from Covid-19 infection can be plasma donors. “Many recovered patients do not develop enough antibodies in their blood that is needed to fight against the novel coronavirus,” said DAK President and influenza expert Dr. Nisar ul Hassan.…