{"id":26936,"date":"2020-06-07T13:30:26","date_gmt":"2020-06-07T08:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashmir.today\/covid-19-community-spread-is-a-reality-in-kashmir-now-we-have-to-accept-it-live-with-it-says-director-skims\/"},"modified":"2020-06-07T13:30:26","modified_gmt":"2020-06-07T08:00:26","slug":"covid-19-community-spread-is-a-reality-in-kashmir-now-we-have-to-accept-it-live-with-it-says-director-skims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashmir.watch\/?p=26936","title":{"rendered":"Covid-19: Community spread is a reality in Kashmir now, we have to accept it, live with it, says Director SKIMS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u2018In days ahead, positive cases will surge, we have to take precautions, follow guidelines to minimize transmission, Docs getting infected is a professional hazard\u2019<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Srinagar:<\/strong> As Jammu and Kashmir witnesses highest ever spike in covid cases in past 24 hours with over 440 cases including pregnant women and doctors tested positive for the virus, Director Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Science (SKIMS) soura, Dr AG Ahanger Sunday disclosed that community spread is a reality in Kashmir and people have to accept it.
In an exclusive interview with news agency KINS, Dr Ahanger said that Kashmir is facing a community spread of Covid-19 for sure. \u201cThis is a reality and we have to accept it and learn to live with it,\u201d the top medico said, after J&K witnessed the highest ever spike in Covid positive cases since the pandemic outbreak in the UT.
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Asked whether the community spread is going to affect more people in the days ahead, he said obviously more people will get exposed to the virus due to the community spread. \u201cWhat we need to do is to take preventive measures already in public domain put by the government and health experts of Kashmir,\u201d he said.
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Dr Ahanger said that people shouldn\u2019t panic and instead get ready to fight the pandemic. \u201cWe have to take precautions to minimize the effect of community spread. Guidelines already in public domain need to be followed in spirit,\u201d he said and reiterated that \u201cwe have to learn to live with the virus and at the same time play our bit to minimize its spread.\u201d
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To a query whether relaxations in lockdown will result in more positive cases, Director SKIMS said that the number of cases will rise but at the same time \u201cprecautions need to be followed rigorously .\u201d
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\u201cThose who have herd immunity will be able to fight the pandemic once they get affected. People with weak immunity can\u2019t fight the virus and will suffer. So it\u2019s time to boost your immunity by taking the diet used to make the immunity stronger,\u201d Dr Ahanger said.
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On the recovery rate of the patients in Kashmir, he said that it can accurately be analysed once the entire population is tested for the virus. Replying to a query that doctors too were getting infected with the virus, the Director SKIMS said that if somebody doesn\u2019t take precautions and they would obviously fall prey to the virus. \u201cOnce preventive measures are taken properly and the gear is used, I don\u2019t think there is any scope of getting infected,\u201d Dr Ahanger said. He, however, said that doctors getting infected with the Covid-19 is a \u201cprofessional hazard.\u201d
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Pertinently, Covid-19 has widened its ambit in J&K and has recorded 40 deaths besides over 3500 people have been affected with the virus so far. What has added more to the worry is a large number of pregnant women are fast falling prey to this deadly pandemic.(KINS)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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