News Topic:COVID-19
Kashmir
12 members of quarantine staff test positive in Tral
After the arrival of returnees led to surge in number of positive cases in Pulwama, the COVID-19 test of quarantine staff in Hamdard Grammar School has surfaced positive after administration adopts aggressive random sampling.
Kashmir
Amid pandemic, this MBBS student from Srinagar helps people fight depression
Seerat-ul-Din, 23, pursuing MBBS was quarantined in March this year when she realized that there was a need for her to be the mentor to many people in the quarantine center.
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J&K
Coronavirus: 117 fresh cases reported in J&K, tally now 2718
Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday reported 117 cases of COVID-19, taking the total number of patients to 2718 in J&K.
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Ladakh
Ladakh reports first COVID-19 death as former Minister’s sample comes positive
The swab samples of a former Union Minister P Namgyal returned positive for the novel coronavirus on Tuesday, making it the first case of COVID-19 fatality in Ladakh.
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Kashmir
COVID-19: Toll 33 in J&K as two patients from north Kashmir test positive posthumously
A day after their death, two patients from northern districts of Kashmir were tested positive for deadly Coronavirus, taking the overall death toll due to the virus in Jammu and Kashmir to 33.
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Kashmir
COVID-19: Kashmir’s leading pulmonologist tests positive
COVID-19 has cast a shadow on the top leadership of the Kashmir’s healthcare set-up as a leading pulmonologist and Head of Department, Chest Disease Hospital Srinagar, one of the exclusive facilities for the management of the novel coronavirus in the Valley, has tested positive for the pathogen.
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J&K
J&K reports 155 COVID-19 cases, tally crosses 2600 mark
Jammu and Kashmir reported 155 cases of novel coronavirus on Monday, taking the number of COVID-19 patients in J&K to 2601.
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Kashmir
Coronavirus: 3rd death reported in J&K, toll 31
The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 31 in Jammu and Kashmir as third death was reported due to the coronavirus in J&K on Monday.
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Latest news
Multiple cloudbursts hit Kashmir, trigger flash floods
Multiple cloudbursts triggered by intense rainfall struck different parts of Kashmir on Monday, causing flash floods that damaged roads, bridges and residential houses.
Heavy rains halt traffic on NH-44 in Udhampur
Traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH-44) was suspended from both ends on Monday evening following heavy rainfall and slippery road conditions.
Cloudbursts, landslides possible as rain set to lash J&K
Rain and thundershowers are likely to affect many parts of Jammu and Kashmir over the next 12 hours, with the Jammu region expected to witness the maximum impact.
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