COVID-19 recovered patients as normal as others: Dr Naveed Shah
“No risk of transmission after a person has recovered but one must remain isolated till completion of home quarantine after hospital discharge” SRINAGAR, APRIL 13: Kashmir’s leading pulmonologist and head Chest Disease Hospital Srinagar Dr Naveed Nazir Shah Monday said Srinagar will soon move into the stage of discharging recovered COVID-19 patients and it was […]
DC Kupwara reviews preventive measures in Red zone areas
Orders sealing of all entry, exit points KUPWARA, APRIL 13: Deputy Commissioner (DC), Kupwara, Anshul Garg, today convened a meeting of concerned officers to review the status of preventive measures in place in the Red zone areas of the district. The meeting was informed that strict restrictions have been imposed on vehicular and people’s movement […]
COVID-19: 13 more test positive in J-K, tally rises to 258
Srinagar: 13 more people have been tested positive for coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir. The government’s spokeperson, Rohit Kansal, confirmed that the tally in the Union Territory has risen to Yesterday, twenty-one new cases of the infection were reported in J-K; among them include seven from Kupwara, four from Baramulla, three from Ganderbal, and two from […]
Houseboat owner booked for hosting British national in Srinagar
Srinagar: A British national was sent to a quarantine facility while his host in Srinagar was booked by the police after the foreiner was spotted by a police official. The houseboat owner not only hosted a British citizen but also provided him accommodation since mid-March. During questioning, the Britisher admitted that he reached Kashmir Valley via […]
Coronavirus: India’s race against time to save doctors
India, like most parts of the world, is in a race against time to procure personal protective equipment (PPE) for the safety of its medical teams fighting to halt the spread of coronavirus. The country has reported more than 8,500 coronavirus cases and at least 289 have died. The first 100 cases were mostly reported […]
Why next few weeks are critical in India’s coronavirus war
At the weekend, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the next three to four weeks would be “critical” to prevent the spread of coronavirus in India. Ever since its first case was confirmed on 30 January, India has taken a number of measures to try and combat the coronavirus. It has eased testing eligibility and invoked a draconian […]
‘Grant Debt Relief’: Pakistan PM Urges Global Community As Coronavirus Cases Surge
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday urged the global community to launch an initiative to give debt relief to developing countries that are fighting the novel coronavirus, as Pakistan reported nearly 450 fresh cases, bringing the total number of the Coronavirus patients to 5,230. In a video message, Khan said that highly indebted countries […]
Covid-19: 3 big reasons why so many have died in New York
The United States is hit hard by the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic. About 5,45,000 people were diagnosed with Covid-19 in the US as of Sunday, and roughly 21,600 have died of the highly contagious illness. New York has one of the world’s highest death tolls; the city has seen 6,898 virus-related deaths so far. So […]
Where does the world stand on a coronavirus vaccine?
Scientists around the world are racing against time to develop a vaccine for the novel coronavirus that has killed more than 100,000 people and infected more than 1.7 million worldwide. In some of the worst affected countries such as China and Italy, the infections and deaths have levelled off in recent days, but experts warn the risk […]
Coronavirus Global Updates, April 12: US death toll highest globally, Boris Johnson out of hospital
The coronavirus death toll in the US crossed the 20,000-mark, surpassing Italy to become the worst affected country in the world. New York City alone reported 6,367 deaths. The grim milestone was reached as President Donald Trump mulled over when the country, which has registered more than half a million infections, might begin to see […]