News Topic:Dr Nisar ul Hassan

SRINAGAR — Days after a Kashmiri baker made a claim that it developed an immunity boosting bakery in times of Coronavirus pandemic, Doctors Association...

The medical experts in Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday ruled out the possibilities of coronavirus being an airborne disease, stating that there was no substantial evidence to prove that the deadly virus is airborne.

Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Tuesday said the novel coronavirus is killing more men than women in Kashmir Valley.

As deaths due to COVID-19 infection crossed 100 mark today in Jammu and Kashmir, the data reveals most of the deceased were declared COVID-19 positive posthumously.

With media reports revealing government’s proposal of opening liquor shops in every nook and corner of Kashmir valley, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Sunday called for complete ban on sale and consumption of alcohol in the Valley.

Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Saturday said 98 percent population in Kashmir Valley is still susceptible to the novel coronavirus.

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.

With reports that recovered coronavirus patients are getting reinfected, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Friday urged health authorities in Kashmir valley to test recovered patients for anti-bodies that would help to know whether they are immune for reinfection.