News Topic:COVID-19
Kashmir
Declared COVID free, Budgam boy infects four family members
Well placed sources said that a 21-year-old student from Jawalapora village of central Kashmir’s Budgam district returned from Rajasthan and was quarantined in a building at Narbal like other travelers.
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Kashmir
Doesn’t take religious belief to feel agony of Kashmiris: Afridi
Once again, former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has raised the Kashmir issue, saying it “does not take a religious belief to feel the agony of Kashmiris…just a right heart at the right place.
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Explained! How COVID-19 recovered patients test positive again
A patient who was admitted to SMHS hospital has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, few days after his two back-to-back tests returned negative for the disease at CD Hospital where he was being treated.
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India
India surpasses China in COVID tally, total nears 86K
With India's total tally rising to 85,940, the world's largest democracy has now surpassed China with a total of 53,035 active cases and 2,752 deaths while 30,152 people have recovered so far, the union health ministry said on Saturday.
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Kashmir
Major works allotted to non-locals when Kashmir was incommunicado
The spread of the novel Coronavirus has in fact started impacting ongoing construction projects in Kashmir Valley, but the basic reason why work on developmental projects has stopped is the non-availability of construction material.
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J&K
COVID-19: J&K sees highest single day spike with 65 cases
Two patients admitted to SMHS hospital were among sixty five people who tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir in the last 24 hours, officials said on Friday.
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J&K
30 more test positive as J&K’s COVID-19 tally crosses 1000-mark
Thirty persons have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir in the last 24 hours, official sources said on Friday. With these cases, the Jammu and Kashmir’s overall tally has surpassed 1000-mark.
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Kashmir
Lockdown: Smugglers loot Shopian forest compartments at will
The lockdown is proving a boon for the jungle smugglers as they are looting the green gold at will in length and breadth of Kashmir Valley.
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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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