News Topic:COVID-19

Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday reported 127 fresh COVID-19 infections and included ten CRPF personnel, an Army soldier, a doctor and two policemen. The fresh cases which include 20 travelers, take the COVID-19 tally in J&K to 6549.

Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday reported one more death due to COVID-19 as a 65-year-old woman from Budgam died at SKIMS Soura here, taking the fatality count due to the virus in J&K to 91.

Though Jammu Kashmir is directly controlled by New Delhi at present and there is no representative government in the erstwhile State, yet BJP units is Kashmir seem to exhort pressure on government officials and force them to even visit their homes to get the works of their workers done.

Jammu and Kashmir recorded two fresh deaths due to COVID-19 on Thursday, taking the fatality toll due to the virus in J&K to 90.

The Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam while taking stock of efforts towards mitigating COVID-19 threat, directed Deputy Commissioners to adopt liberal release policy at administrative quarantine centres.

At a time when all the family members were put under administrative quarantine, burglars, taking advantage of the situation, looted valuables from a residential house in Pampore area of south Kashmir's Pulwama district.

At least 11 policemen, three CRPF and a BSF personnel were among 186 new coronavirus cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, taking the number of COVID-19 patients to 6422 in J&K.

Even after Transport Department directing passengers to pay 30% more fare in public transport in times of COVID-19 pandemic, the passenger vehicles can be seen over loaded while the drivers caring a fig for the social distancing norms.