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Jammu-Srinagar highway opens after maintenance work
The Jammu-Srinagar national highway was opened for traffic on Sunday evening after it was closed for maintenance work throughout the day.
The 270-km highway, which is the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, was blocked by a massive landslide near Higni-Ramsoo in Ramban district around 9 am on Saturday, leaving thousands of Jammu-bound vehicles stranded.
After a day-long hectic effort, the highway was cleared of the blockade and some stranded vehicles were allowed to move late Saturday evening, the officials said.
However, they said no fresh vehicle was either allowed from Jammu or Srinagar throughout the day to allow maintenance of the road which was damaged by the landslides and shooting stones from the hillocks overlooking the highway at various places between Panthiyal and Ramsoo over the past week.
“In view of maintenance of the highway, no vehicular movement including that of security forces was allowed from either side of the highway on Sunday,” a traffic department official said adding that the Jammu-bound stranded vehicles would be cleared first once the road is made navigable again.
He said a decision to allow the vehicular traffic would be taken later in the day after a fresh review of the condition of the road and weather prediction. Stranded vehicles were allowed to move on Sunday evening. The weatherman has forecast widespread rain and snow across Jammu and Kashmir over the next two days.
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Coronavirus: Avoid taking non-steroidal drugs like Ibuprofen: Dr Samia Rashid
Srinagar, Mar 23: Principal Government Medical College Srinagar, Dr Samia Rashid Monday said that trials have shown a couple of medicines are proving useful for the patients with Coronavirus, she however, advised the patients with the symptoms not to use these drugs indiscriminately.
She also advised people to avoid taking drugs like Ibuprofen.
“Trials have shown that HCQs, Azithromycin, Lopinavir & Rotanavir are helpful in patients with Covid 19 but please do not use them indiscriminately without a doctor’s prescription. Do not hoard either,” she said.
Dr Samia Rashid also advised people to avoid taking non-steroidal anti- inflammatory drugs like Ibuprofen.
Pertinently, 4 cases of Coronavirus have been reported from Jammu and Kashmir. Among which a case has been found positive in Valley. Government has already ordered for a lock down till March 31 to curb the spread of the Virus. (KNT)
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Lockdowns not enough to defeat COVID-19 says WHO
Countries can’t simply lock down their societies to defeat coronavirus, the World Health Organization’s top emergency expert said on Sunday, adding that public health measures are needed to avoid a resurgence of the virus later on.
“What we really need to focus on is finding those who are sick, those who have the virus, and isolate them, find their contacts and isolate them,” Mike Ryan said in an interview on the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show.
“The danger right now with the lock downs if we don’t put in place the strong public health measures now, when those movement restrictions and lockdowns are lifted, the danger is the disease will jump back up.”
Much of Europe and the United States have followed China and other Asian countries and introduced drastic restrictions to fight the new coronavirus, with most workers told to work from home and schools, bars, pubs and restaurants being closed.
Ryan said that the examples of China, Singapore and South Korea, which coupled restrictions with rigorous measures to test every possible suspect, provided a model for Europe, which the WHO has said has replaced Asia as the epicentre of the pandemic.
“Once we’ve suppressed the transmission, we have to go after the virus. We have to take the fight to the virus,” Ryan said.
Italy is now the worst hit country in the world by the virus, and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned that Britain’s health system could be overwhelmed unless people avoid social interactions. British housing minister Robert Jenrick said that production of tests would double next week and ramp up thereafter.
Ryan also said that several vaccines were in development, but only one had begun trials in the United States. Asked how long it would take before there was a vaccine available in Britain, he said that people needed to be realistic.
“We have to make sure that it’s absolutely safe… we are talking at least a year,” he said.
(Reuters)
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FIR against Awantipora Person for concealing Travel history from Pakistan.
“Disclose travel history voluntarily”
DM appeals Pulwama people.
Pulwama, March 22: Authorities in Pulwama has ordered the filing of an FIR (First Investigation Report) against a person from Awantipora Tehsil who misled the authorities by hiding travel history from Pakistan.
A case was recommended for registering on Sunday against the person who has tried to circumvent the screening and surveillance teams and went into hiding .
The case was recommended for registering under following sections:
– Section 269 IPC (unlawfully or negligently doing something which is likely to spread infection of any dangerous disease to life)
– Section 270 IPC (malignant act likely to spread infection of dangerous disease to life)
– Section 271 IPC (knowingly disobeying any quarantine rule)
– Section 188 IPC (for disobeying any Govt order)
District Authorities have appealed the general public to cooperate with the administration in this unprecedented situation and proactivey disclose their own travel history, of their relatives and of neighbors. The authorities have reiterated that concealment of travel history or circumvention of screening would coerce the authorities to invoke relevant sections of IPC and stringent action shall be intiated as per law.
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Kashmir observes Janta Curfew
Srinagar, Mar 22: Amid the swelling number of coronavirus cases in India, people across the Kashmir region observed the ‘janata curfew’ on Sunday on the call of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The nation-wide ‘Janata Curfew’ was observed across the kashmir region on Sunday as the shutdown is near total as most people remained indoors.Officials said that Janata Curfew got an unexpected response from all walks of life in the entire region.
In kashmiri region, all the roads including the summer capital lal chowk wore a deserted look right from the morning with only those involved in essential services like milk vendors, policemen and scribes stepping out. Policemen in Srinagar were seen holding placards that read “Avoid social gatherings” and the likes, sending a strong message to the people not only for the day but for the days to come in battling the deadly virus that has claimed thousands of lives across the globe.
Reports from the districts said life had come to a standstill with people remaining indoors, and shops and other business establishments remaining shut. There was no movement of vehicles on both national and state highways.
Primer minister Narinder Modi in his address to the nation on Thursday, had appealed the countrymen to observe ‘janata curfew’ on Sunday from 7.00 am to 9.00 pm, avoiding social meeting and urging people to avoid all ‘non-essential’ travel.
“If possible, please call at least ten people every day and tell them about the ‘janta curfew’ as well as the measures to prevent coronavirus. Restrain is compulsory to protect ourselves and remain healthy. I request that for the coming weeks people should go out of their homes only if essential” PM Modi had said.
Meanwhile reports also said the strict restrictions across the Kashmir region will continue to combat with the covid 19.
(KNS)
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Contact of Covid-19 patient among 6 test negative In Kashmir, 3938 under surveillance in J&K
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Srinagar, March 22 (GNS): Six samples suspected to contain novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) have tested negative in Kashmir Valley even as six more persons were admitted to isolation facilities in CD hospital on Sunday.
Nodal officer for coronavirus control at SKIMS, Dr G H Yatoo told GNS that three test reports were received and included that of a contact of covid-19 patient who was admitted to SKIMS hospital on late Saturday evening.
Dr Yatoo, who is also HoD hospital administration of SKIMS, also informed that no person was admitted today at the isolation facility set up at the tertiary care hospital.
Meanwhile HOD CD Hospital Srinagar Dr. Naveed Nazir Shah told GNS that six more persons with symptoms like coronoavirus were admitted to the isolation facility set up at the hospital.
He said three sample reports were received and all of them came to be negative.
So far, only one person, a 67-year-old woman from Srinagar’s Khaniyar area, has tested positive for the coronavirus in Kashmir Valley. The number of such patients in Jammu is three.
Meanwhile the Government informed that 3938 travellers and persons in contact with suspected cases have been enlisted for observation.
According to the daily media bulletin on novel coronavirus (COVID-19) 2727 persons have been kept under home quarantine while as 59 are in hospital quarantine.
Persons who are under home surveillance stand at 690 while as 462 persons have completed their 28-day surveillance period.
It said that 240 samples have been sent for testing of which 229 tested came out to be negative and only four cases have tested positive, so far while as seven reports are awaited.
Meanwhile, a 24×7 toll free national helpline number 1075 has been activated for support, guidance, and response to health related queries on novel coronavirus disease. The government of Jammu and Kashmir has also set up helpline numbers in this regard: 0191-2549676(UT level Cell for J&K), 0191-2520982(Jammu Division),0194-2440283 and 0194-2430581(Kashmir Division).
The government has appealed that any person with travel history to COVID-19 affected countries or person in contact with such a traveller, whether they are having symptoms or not, must remain in 14 days home quarantine. If any person feels unwell having cough, fever or difficulty in breathing that person should avoid exposure to others and seek medical care at the earliest.
The Government has also urged the general public to maintain social distancing as it is the key to stop and prevent the spread of Covid-19 from those who are infected.
“The intervention includes remaining out of crowded settings, avoiding mass gatherings, and maintaining distance (approximately 6 feet or 2 meters) from others when possible,” the Government advisory said.
Further, the Government has appealed people to not panic and take care of health and protect others.
“Public in general is advised to avoid un-necessary travel and use of public transport. Avoid un-necessary travel and use of public transport; avoid crowded places and large gatherings, do not spit in public. People must take basic precautions for personal hygiene; frequent handwashing with soap and observing coughing and sneezing etiquettes,” the Government advisory added. (GNS)
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Police taking videos through thermal based drones: IGP
Srinagar, March 22( KNS): IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar today said police appealed public through vehicle mounted public address systems not to come out tomorrow in view of lockdown.
According to Kashmir News Service (KNS) he added police also making videos through thermal capability based drones.
Meanwhile Kashmir Police Zone tweeted #JantaCurfew. General public are requested not to come out once #restriction is lifted out in the late evening. Otherwise purpose of #JantaCurfew would be futile. #StayIndoors, #StaySafe @JmuKmrPolice
Administration has been asking people to stay indoors for breaking the virus chain(KNS)