Curfew brings life to standstill in J&K, 30 dead
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Life came to a standstill in J&K as the Union Territory (UT) administration imposed a strict 84-hour ‘corona curfew’ in all 20 districts on Friday, even as 3,532 more tested positive and 30 died due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
An official said out of 30 who were reported dead due to the infection, included 17 from the Jammu division and 13 from the Kashmir division. The active positive cases have risen to 28,359 in J&K.
Most of the COVID-designated hospitals in the Kashmir valley were touching its full bed capacity, which included the Chest Disease Hospital, the Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences and the Jawahar Lal Nehru Memorial hospital, officials said.
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Amid mounting cases, Kashmir divided on prayers in mosques
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While religious leaders want mass prayers continued during Ramzan, doctors warn against such move
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While religious leaders want mass prayers continued during Ramzan, doctors warn against such move
As Kashmir sees no let up in coronavirus cases and related deaths, the opinion was divided on Sunday between doctors and religious leaders on continuing mass prayers in mosques during the ongoing holy month of Ramzan.
Kashmir’s grand mufti Nasir-ul-Islam, who called upon the mosque committees to procure oxygen concentrators to meet any eventuality, pitched for the continuation of congregational prayers in mosques.
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