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Covid-19 Surge: Kashmir To Test All Visitors, Tourism Industry Takes A Hit
New testing facility established, iconic Ahdoos Hotel shut down after staff test positive
Srinagar s iconic Ahdoos Hotel shut down after its staff tested positive for covid-19 Naseer Ganai 2021-04-18T17:45:37+05:30 Covid-19 Surge: Kashmir To Test All Visitors, Tourism Industry Takes A Hit outlookindia.com 2021-04-18T17:50:05+05:30
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With an increasing number of travellers and tourists coming to the Valley testing positive for Covid-19, the Health Department says it has established a testing facility at Lower Munda for those coming to Kashmir by road.
Announcing this, the director of Health, Kashmir, Dr Mushtaq Ahmad Rather, told Outlook that the focus is on vaccination and testing, and “travellers entering Kashmir whether by road or by air are tested.”
Jammu and Kashmir: Ramadhan begins with religious fervour
Sun Online Desk
The holy month of Ramadhan commenced in Jammu and Kashmir with religious fervour on Wednesday.
People in large numbers offered prayers including Taraweeh (night prayers) in masjids but followed Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) including wearing masks and maintaining social distancing during the prayers.
The festive buzz created by Ramadhan has been quite evident in the markets of summer capital Srinagar as shops and vendors selling dates and other eatables were thronged by people.
People could be seen making purchases including that of fruits while the demand for mutton and poultry items has also witnessed a sharp increase in the last few days.
Govt reduces cap on gatherings
Ex-ADGP, 105 tourists, Ahadoos owner, others +ve; Hotel closed
All schools shut in Leh as 245 more cases reported
Sanjeev Pargal
JAMMU/SRINAGAR/
LEH, Apr 17: The Govern-ment today reduced cap on gatherings and functions from 200 to 100 and also postponed Class 11th examinations as five more lives were lost to COVID including a 37-year-old woman of RS Pura and 40-year-old from Gorakh Nagar and 1145 tested positive in Jammu and Kashmir while the virus has infected 245 more people in the Union Territory of Ladakh including 236 in Leh and nine in Kargil prompting the administration to shut schools in Leh till April 30.
The hunt for Remdesivir
hospital
BM: Do you have Remdesivir?
Pharmacist: It is not available here. It’s available inside the hospital. This is given only for patients admitted in Covid-19 wards.
BM: How much does it cost?
Pharmacist: We don’t know. The Government gives it free for patients here Cash Pharmacy, Residency Road
BM: Do you have Remdesivir?
Pharmacist: It’s not available here. You will find it at a private hospital pharmacy.
BM: How to get it from there?
Pharmacist: Take the prescription along with
Aadhaar Card,
Bowring Pharmacy (inside Lady Curzon & Bowring Hospital campus)
BM: Do you have Remdesivir?