SRINAGAR — Antibiotics like Dolo, Azithromycin, Nicep, Levocitrezene are selling like hot cakes in Jammu and Kashmir as self medication shows an increasing trend since the emergence of Covid-19 third wave. Experts and doctors said that people, whoever, are having any symptoms avoid visiting hospitals and prefer to go to chemist shops and resort to […]
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J&K reports 5394 new Covid-19 cases, 8 deaths
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir reported eight covid-19 deaths, highest single-day toll of the present third wave, even as 5394 persons tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Monday. 2045 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 3349 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 402596, […]
India reports 3,06,064 lakh new Covid-19 cases, 439 deaths in last 24 hours
NEW DELHI — India logged 3,06,064 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,95,43,328, while the active cases climbed to 22,49,335, the highest in 241 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll has climbed to 4,89,848 with 439 fresh fatalities, the data updated at […]
Europe could be headed for pandemic ‘endgame’: WHO
COPENHAGEN — The Omicron variant has moved the Covid-19 pandemic into a new phase and could bring it to an end in Europe, the WHO Europe director said Sunday. “It’s plausible that the region is moving towards a kind of pandemic endgame,” Hans Kluge told AFP in an interview, adding that Omicron could infect 60 […]
Omicron now in 171 countries, will soon replace Delta globally: WHO
GENEVA — The Omicron variant of Covid-19 has been identified in 171 countries, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said. In its latest technical brief, the global health body said that Omicron is soon set to replace Delta globally as a result of its immunity evading potential. It stated that Omicron has been found to have […]
J&K logs 6253 fresh Covid-19 cases, 7 deaths
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir reported 6253 fresh daily Covid-19 cases while seven persons succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said in Sunday. 1754 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 4499 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 397202, the officials told GNS. Regarding the deaths, they […]
H&ME Dept J&K mulls to empower administrators, PO’s, AO’s
SRINAGAR — Health and Medical Education department in J&K has proposed to empower administrators, personal officers and administrative officers of Government Medical Colleges and Subordinate Departments of Health and Medical Education department, an official communique said Sunday. The duties, responsibilities and functions of the administrators, personal officers and administrative officers will be to look into […]
Three lower-rung officials to run GMCs and their associated hospitals
J&K admin violates NCM rules, turns Principals into ceremonial heads Haroon Nabi SRINAGAR — At a time when the central government across the country is empowering health experts to lead the healthcare systems, the Jammu and Kashmir administration has handed over Government Medical Colleges of Jammu and Srinagar and their associated hospitals to lower-rung bureaucrats, […]
Omicron in community transmission stage in India, dominant in several metros: INSACOG
NEW DELHI — The Omicron variant of Covid-19 is in the community transmission stage in India and has become dominant in multiple metros where new cases have been rising exponentially, the INSACOG has said in its latest bulletin. It also said BA.2 lineage, an infectious sub-variant of Omicron, has been found in a substantial fraction […]
India reports 3.33 lakh fresh COVID-19 cases
NEW DELHI — India reported 3,33,533 lakh new COVID-19 infections on Sunday, which is marginally lower than yesterday. With a tally of 3,92,37,264 crore cases, India is the second worst-hit country after the US. The daily positivity rate is slightly up from 17.22% to 17.78% while the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 16.65 per […]