News Topic:COVID-19
Health
991 new COVID-19 cases reported in J&K
Jammu and Kashmir reported 991 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the second highest daily count this year, officials said.
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Education
COVID-19: Schools from Class 9th to 12th closed for another week
Amid spike in COVID-19 cases, government extended closure of schools for Class 9th to 12th for another week in Kashmir from tomorrow.
Health
915 new COVID-19 cases, five deaths reported in J&K
A day after recording highest single day count of COVID-19 cases this year, Jammu and Kashmir reported 915 fresh infections, officials said.
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Health
J&K records highest COVID spike of 2021
Jammu and Kashmir reported 1005 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the biggest figure reported in a single day this year.
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Health
SKIMS cancels sanctioned leaves of staff
Amid the rise in COVID-19 cases, SKIMS Soura on Saturday cancelled all the sanctioned leaves, except those on extraordinary ground.
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Health
808 new COVID-19 cases, 4 deaths reported in J&K
For the third day in running, J&K reported 808 new COVID-19 cases while four more people died due to the virus in the last 24 hours.
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J&K
LG orders night curfew in eight districts in J&K
Amid spike in the number of COVID-19 cases, the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has ordered imposing “Corona Curfew” from 10 PM to 6 AM.
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Education
COVID-19: For now, no closure of colleges in JK, Govt says
The government on Thursday said that the higher education institutes in Jammu and Kashmir will function normally through regular mode.
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