With upsurge in Covid-19, J-K administration bags effortst
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23 May 2021, 08:55 GMT+10
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 23 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir administration has made strenuous efforts to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic such as establishing Covid hospitals, enhancing supply of ventilators and oxygen and increasing testing facilities.
According to a press release, Jammu Health and Medical Education Department has established dedicated Covid Hospitals, augmented the supply of ventilators (525 additional ventilators), enhanced the supply of oxygen, availability of logistics viz PPE Kits, N-95 masks, has triple-layer Masks, VTM and Sanitizer.
It has also strengthened laboratory testing facilities, ensured Rapid Antigen Test on a community basis, and provided required equipment.
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J&K constitutes committee to prepare action plan for possible 3rd wave
J&K constitutes committee to prepare action plan for possible 3rd wave
SRINAGAR: To prepare an Action Plan for tackling a possible third wave of COVID-19 pandemic in the Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir, a committee has been constituted for formulating an Action Plan for tackle it, an official spokesman said.
He said sanction is hereby accorded to constitution of a Committee for formulating an Action Plan for tackling a possible third wave of COVID-19 in the UT.
The members included Dr Muhammad Sultan Khuroo, Ex-Director, S K Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura Srinagar, Dr Shakti Gupta, xecutive Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Jammu. Dr A G Ahangar, Director, SKIMS, Dr Samia Rashid, Principal, GMC, Srinagar, Dr Yashpal Sharma, Director (Coordination), New Medical Colleges, J&K and Managing Director JKMSCL, Yasin Choudhary, Mission Di
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Blocking infection imperative to check mutations: Experts
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JAMMU, May 18: As there is all possibility of third wave of COVID in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, the Government has constituted a high-level committee for formulation of Action Plan so that all arrangements are put in place to tackle the pandemic in the effective manner.
However, the experts have already suggested the Government to block the spread of infection as early as possible by vaccinating the population on war footing basis as the same is the only option left to make the third wave mild.
The General Administration Department today constituted a committee with Dr M S Khuroo, Ex-Director SKIMS Soura as Chairman and Dr Shakti Gupta, Executive Director and CEO All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) Jammu as its Co-Chairman.
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