Covid-19: Four more persons test postive in Kashmir
Srinagar: Four more persons have been tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday taking the total number of positive cases to 11 in Jammu and Kashmir These four persons hail from Bandipora district and were in close contact with Srinagar patient who was tested positive yesterday. “ 4 more persons, all from Bandipora, tested positive today. […]
COVID-19: Administrative Council directs immediate release of pensions
Already directed release of wages for daily wagers, ration packets for slum dwellers, destitute JAMMU, MARCH 25: The Administrative Council which met here under the chairmanship of Lt. Governor, G C Murmu directed the immediate release of all pensions of one month to give reprieve to the retired class in view of the situation arising […]
District administration starts distribution of dry mid day meal to the students at their doorsteps in Doda
DDC directs concerned to complete 100% distribution within one week DODA, MARCH 25: As per the directions of District Development Commissioner Doda, Dr Sagar D Doifode, education department today kick started distribution of dry mid day meal (ration) to the students at their door step in the district. Pertinent to mention that the DDC Doda […]
DM Kishtwar appeals public to observe lock down
Inspects proposed administrative quarantine facilities in the district KISHTWAR, MARCH 25: To ensure that the adequate utilities are well placed and to strengthen the preparedness for combating COVID-19 infections, District Magistrate Kishtwar, Rajinder Singh Tara, today inspected the Kendriya Vidyala school, NHPC Hospital Semina colony, DIET and the medical hospitals where the upcoming institutional quarantines […]
Home Remedies For Boosting Immunity
As the cases of COVID-19 are on rise in India, and World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared it as pandemic situation there is no doubt we need to safeguard ourselves against infections. For this, it is best to your wash hands with soap and water regularly and avoid crowds. In addition, here are some home […]
COVID-19: Govt to start home delivery of PDS ration to 1.6 lakh Srinagar residents
Srinagar: The Home delivery of PDS ration to over one lakh sixty thousand families in Srinagar will start from 28 March, Deputy commissioner of the city said. Shahid Choudhary made the announcement through his Twitter handle, “Home-delivery of PDS ration to 1.60 Lakh families in Srinagar will start from 28th March under strict safety-protocol. Deptts of […]
At G-20 meet tomorrow, PM Modi’s push to turn Covid-19 into global fight
Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants the G-20 conference tomorrow to turn the battle against the deadly Sars-CoV-2 pathogen into a global fight where participant countries pool in their medical knowledge and resources to block the spread of contagion, people familiar with the developments said. Rather than be confined to the 15-member UN Security Council currently […]
Coronavirus: Govt offices to remain closed till April 14, says Admin
Srinagar The administration on Wednesday decided to close all the government departments except those providing essential services across the Jammu and Kashmir till April 14, a top official said today. Taking to social networking site Twitter, government spokesman Rohit Kansal wrote: “#COVID19 #JammuAndKashmir #FightagainstCorona All government offices except those providing essential services closed till April […]
Private lab starts coronavirus tests for ₹4,500 in Delhi, NCR
Diagnostic services provider Dr Lal PathLabs has started conducting coronavirus tests. Talking to Livemint, one of the sample centre, confirmed the news. The pathology has started conducting tests for the deadly COVID-19. The suspected patient need to show doctor’s prescription for the same. Right now, only home collection facility is available. The charge for the […]
An Expert Explains: ‘Coronavirus will stay; difficult to lock down for long’
Dr Marc-Alain Widdowson is an infectious disease epidemiologist who worked for 18 years with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Since 2019, he has been Director of the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp, Belgium. He speaks to The Indian Express on the coronavirus pandemic. This approach will work to different degrees in different places. In […]