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COVID-19: No risk of infection from dead body, says DAK
Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Wednesday said there is no risk to catch the infection from the bodies of persons who die from the novel coronavirus. “Cadavers do not transmit disease,” said DAK President, Dr Nisar ul Hassan.
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COVID-19: 300 people quarantined in SIDCO Pulwama
Over 300 workers at State Industrial Development Corporation (SIDCO) here in Lassipora Pulwama have been put in quarantine.
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COVID-19: Five more tests positive in Kashmir, tally 566 in J&K
Five fresh cases of novel coronavirus were reported from CD hospital here on Tuesday late afternoon.
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COVID-19: J&K’s death toll now 8 as Rainawari woman dies
Jammu and Kashmir recorded eighth death due to COVID-19 as a septuagenarian woman from Rainawari Srinagar died at a hospital here on Tuesday.
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COVID-19: 15 more test positive, J&K’s tally mounts to 561
Fifteen more people have tested positive of the novel coronavirus in Kashmir, taking the number of the COVID-19 patients in J&K to 561.
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Two health workers test positive in Anantnag
Two health workers were found infected with COVID-19 in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Tuesday.
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Attempt of people to escape quarantine foiled in Anantnag
Police charged people with canes after they tried to escape from quarantine centre in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
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COVID-19: Fresh positive case surfaces in Pulwama
Days after Pulwama was declared COVID-19 free, the south Kashmir district on Tuesday reported a fresh novel coronavirus case.
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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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