Srinagar: Qurat Masoodi a kashmiri social worker today advocated that it is high time for the administration to pay attention towards the conditions of these quarantine wards. These places should be as comfortable and cozy as ones home, so that people won’t flee from these wards.
Government has to provide all the basic necessities at these places which will make parents satisfied that their kids are safe out there and won’t use any influence or VIP powers to take their children out of these quarantine wards.
Kashmir being an conservative society making the concept such as quarantine difficult for practicality. Kashmiri parents being way more protective for their children are not ready to send their kids to such places that are much more like prison. The quarantine wards set in kashmir are in pathetic condition which makes it difficult for the students coming back from abroad to stay there as they get the feel of already being covid-19 patients when nothing is confirmed yet.
Being a social worker Qurat Masoodi appeals people not to treat these people who are in quarantine as downtrodden rather we should encourage and support them to make them stay in quarantine happy and comfortable. Moreover it is her appeal to all the hoteliers that they should open their hotels as quarantine centres as it is on times like this when we have to share our responsibility to take a stand and work with the government.
We have 40 rooms already booked for guests including Accountant General, LIC employees, and three DIGs
Srinagar, March 21 (KNO): Santoor hotel employees and the guests who are already staying in the hotel since long that include three deputy inspector generals (DIGs) of police, Saturday staged a massive protest against the Srinagar administration’s decision of lodging passengers at the hotel “for quarantine.”
A group of employees told wire service—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary and Station House Officer (SHO) Nishat police station visited the Santoor hotel today and asked the General Manager of the hotel, Syed Shafat to keep rooms available for the lodgment of passengers who need to be quarantined and screened for Covid-19.
“This triggered a storm in the hotel as GM directly refused to provide accommodation for the travellers given the fact that out of 60 rooms, we already have 40 rooms booked for Accountant General (AG) and his staff, besides Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India employees and three DIGs, who have been staying in the hotel since long,” an employee of the hotel told KNO, wishing not to be named.
He said that at present protest is going on against the administration’s decision in which all the Santoor hotel employees and the guests too have joined. “Since there is a common dining hall and a gallery, the transmission of virus if found among the travellers, can spread like a bush fire. We are opposing the administration’s decision,” said another employee, who was part of the protest—(KNO)
Farooq Abdullah today released an amount of Rs 1 Cr to combat #COVID19 threat in J&K from his MPLAD. Out of this, Rs 50 lakh has been earmarked for SKIMS Srinagar and Rs 25 lakh each for Budgam and Ganderbal districts.
Srinagar, Mar 21: Two doctors working in leading hospitals of Jammu and Kashmir have been put under observation after they developed symptoms of covid-19.
Official sources told wire service—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that both doctors complained of respiratory distress besides fever after which they were kept under observation at SKIMS.
One of the doctors is working at Description Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) while as the other is working at Description Shri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS), they said, adding that they have been kept under observation at SKIMS hospital.
Doctors and medicos of hospitals under GMC Srinagar have alleged that they lack personal protection equipments while authorities deny the allegations, saying that adequate equipments are made available to them.
A senior doctor at SMHS told—KNO that despite repeated requests, authorities have failed to provide personal protection equipment including masks, gowns, gloves, sanitizers to doctors and other medical staff.
“Despite knowing the fact that they are vulnerable to all kinds of infections as they deal with hundreds of patients, the response of authorities is totally pathetic,” he said.
Another doctor said that if the approach of authorities remain same, then the situation would turn ugly.
If doctors and paramedical staff will become victims of this virus, then who will treat the patients, he questioned, adding that “I am unable to understand why authorities are not taking this issue seriously.”
“We want to give our best but we need protective measures as lack of protective gear put our lives as well as lives of patients at risk,” he added.
Senior health officials said that they are facing shortage of protective gears. “We are taking every possible step to procure masks and other protective gears at an earliest,” they said—(KNO)
Srinagar, March 21: As a preventive measure to contain the spread of coronavirus virus in Kashmir Valley, Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Wakaf Board on Saturday announced suspension of regular prayers in shrines and mosques affiliated with it.
In an order issued by Chief Executive of the J&K Wakaf Board, displaying of Holy Relic of prophet Muhammad (SAW) on ensuing Mehraj-ul-Alam (SA) celebrations on Monday.
“In view of the outbreak of Corona virus (COVID-19), declared as “Pandemic” by the World Health Organizations and as preventive measure to contain the spread of the virus in Kashmir Valley and subsequent the imposition of restrictions under Section 144 Crpc by the District Administration concerned,
It is hereby ordered to suspend regular prayers in shrines / mosques affiliated with the Wakaf Board and displaying of Holy Relic (PBW) on the occasion of Mehrai-ul-Alam(SA) celebrations,” reads the order, a copy of which lies with GNS.
The board District Magistrate has urged the district magistrates of Anantnag, Pulwama, Shopian, Budgam, Srinagar, Ganderbal, Bandipora, Baramulla and Kupwara to provide necessary Police assistance to Controllers and Administrators of the Shrines and mosques affiliated with the Wakaf Board to strictly implement the provisions of Section 144 CrpC in and around the mosque and shrine. (GNS)
Jammu Mar,19th: Former Minister and national council member from J&K BJP Priya Sethi today said that Modi governments major decision to improve the health sector in Jammu and Kashmir and that too free of cost Universal Health Coverage benefit to thepeople of this Union Teritory is a historic one,the decision was taken by the administrative council on yesterday which met under the chairmanship of Lt Governor G C Murmu.
“The scheme will provide an insurance cover of Rs.5 lakh per family annually without any restrictions on family size, age or gender.
The scheme will cover all the pre-existing illnesses besides high-end treatments of oncology, cardiology, and nephrology. This scheme will also cover employees, pensioners, and their family members,”
Sethi added that after abrogation of article 370 ,this is one of the major decision by the LG of the J & K UT and we the residents of the Union Territory thanks him and his government.
She said that Decades of dynasty rule in J&K has prevented the center government to take this type of decisions but now after abrogation of article 370 our govt at center led by PM modi has taken the UT to new heights.
She explained that the free of cost Universal Health Coverage will would benefit over 1.25 crore people More than 1.25 crore residents of Jammu and Kashmir will be able to avail of this health benefit in over 20,000 hospitals across the country. In Jammu and Kashmir, Government has tied up with 159 hospitals for the scheme and this will include treatment of diseases like Cancer and Kidney Transplant.
It will include free health insurance cover of Rs. 5 lakh per family per year on floater basis, no restriction on family size, age or gender. All pre-existing illnesses will be covered, and cashless services will available in all the empaneled hospitals
Former Minister added that India has taken historic steps to ensure universal health under Modi Government as this government is having a clear focus on health sector and India has adopted a multi-sectoral approach towards the health sector.
She added that the country is focusing on four main pillars of universal health. These are preventive health, affordable healthcare, supply side interventions and mission mode intervention,historic steps to ensure affordable health for all.
She added that Emphasising on the second pillar of healthcare – affordability,the Ayushman Bharat is a already a historic step in this direction.
“Ayushman Bharat is being implemented successfully. Under this scheme, more than 500 million poor, have been given the facility of free treatment every year
She added that modi government has also opened more than 5000 public medicine centres (Jan Aushadhi Kendra), where more than 800 varieties of medicines are available at affordable prices,”
She thanked the Modi government for this histrocal decision taken for this Union territory and added that his government is having a clear focus on health and has taken historic steps to ensure affordable health for all.
She said that she there is a Sanskrit proverb ‘Sarve Bhvantu Sukhin, Sarv Santu Nirmaya’ that translates into “wishing all happiness, wishing all a disease-free life.”
110 people landed in Srinagar from Bangladesh and Ladakh quarantined110 people landed in Srinagar from Bangladesh and Ladakh quarantined
Srinagar, Mar 19: Srinagar Airport witnessed ruckus after the arrival of people mostly students from Ladakh and Bangaldesh landed at the Airport. Scores of parents were waiting for to take them to their homes but they were disappointed after all the people who had landed at the Airport were whisked away and quarantined at a private hotel.
Sources told Kashmir News Trust police at Airport charged agitated parents with canes after they raised hue and cry. Parents alleged that two students from ‘influential’ background were allowed to go home after they were taken out from the Airport premises.
An official said that parents created law and order problem while screening of the people who had landed was going on. He said that anyone arriving in Srinagar from any foreign country and Ladakh region is bound to be quarantined. He said 79 people who arrived from Ladakh and 40 students from Bangaladesh today were taken to a place and quarantined.
“Proper medical teams have been deputed at the place where these have been quarantined,” he said. The official denied the allegations that two students were allowed to go to their homes. “These guidelines are for everyone and there is no laxity on part of authorities,” he added. Meanwhile, fliers alleged that no proper mechanism has been put in place at Srinagar Airport. They said that a flier is asked to wait for hours together and due to heavy rush, there is every possibility of this virus get spread.
Srinagar: Bhartiya Janata Party JK spokesman Altaf Thakur today made a fervent appeal to the district administration Srinagar to immediately shift the people who arrived from.Ladakh and have been quarintined in a hotel in city as there is a lot of panic among residents of Srinagar.
In a direct appeal to deputy commissioner Srinagar and divisional commissioner Kashmir, Thakur said there is a lot of panic among the residents of a particular area where dozens of people who arrived from Ladakah have been quarintined. “I request the administration to shift these people to hospitals where special quarintine facilities have been set up,” Thakur said.
He also called for immediate drive to clean the hotel where these people.are lodged aince yesterday.
