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As a precautionary measure to minimize the spread of COVID-19 positive cases in the district, Deputy Commissioner Baramulla Dr. G N Itoo has extended the lockdown for 2 more days up to 21st of July, 2020. Earlier, a complete lockdown for 3 days with effect from 17 July 2020 was…

Amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Saturday said it is mandatory that all the people in general and high risk, in particular, and healthcare workers should get flu shot in the month of September and October. President DAK, Dr. Suhail Naik said that they have observed…

Deputy Commissioner Baramulla Dr G N Itoo, accompanied by various concerned officers, today inspected several areas in  Baramulla and Sopore towns and took first-hand appraisal of the implementation of lockdown and other SOPs pertaining to COVID-19 pandemic. Pertinently, District administration Baramulla has yesterday imposed 3 – days lockdown, as a…

An elderly lady infected of COVID-19  from Bandipora died at a hospital here, taking the fatality count due to the virus in J&K to 232, officials said on Saturday. The 81-year-old was admitted on July 11 as a case of “hypertension, Community-Acquired Pneumonia with shock with MODS. She died at…

The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 2,30,782 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…

The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole Tuesday chaired a weekly review meeting on the Covid-19 pandemic here. The Divisional Commissioner directed for taking strict action against the SoP violators for not wearing masks and adhering to social distancing. He instructed Deputy Commissioners of valley districts to ensure that goods…

Ravindra Raina, the BJP’s Jammu and Kashmir unit chief, has tested positive for coronavirus, Union Minister of State Jitendra Singh and senior party leader Ram Madhav tweeted on Tuesday, informing that they are going on self-imposed quarantine as they had met him a few days ago.”Have gone into self-quarantine with…

BJP’s Jammu and Kashmir chief Ravinder Raina has tested positive for coronavirus. Raina had met many people during the funeral of BJP leader Waseem Bari in Bandipore was a part of the BJP team led by Jitendra Singh and Ram Madhav. Meanwhile, contact tracing has begun.