Srinagar Jan 18 PTI Over 80 doctors and paramedics have tested positive for COVID-19 in Government Medical College Srinagar in a single day taking the total number of infected persons in the tertiary care institution to 546 in January so far officials said on Tuesday Omicron is spreading very very fast 46 doctors 22 MBBS students 15 paramedics tested COVID Positive in 1 day in GMC Srinagar Assistedd Hospitals Total count goes up to 546 since 1st Jan this year head of department community medicine at GMC Srinagar Dr Muhammad Salim Khan said in a tweet He urged the people to follow Covid appropriate behaviour and other SOPs religiously Avoid gatherings Please wear facemasks necessarily Maintain social distancing he said Today Kashmir reported highest COVID Positive cases this wave Omicron seems predominantly circulating but Delta variant could also be affecting people leading to moderate to severe illness Please mask up necessarily Khan added PTI MIJ AQS AQS
Srinagar Oct 30 PTI The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday stopped Peoples Democratic Party PDP workers from taking out a march here in protest against the arrest of three Kashmiri students in Agra in Uttar Pradesh for allegedly raising provocative slogans and celebrating Pakistans victory over India in a T20 Cricket World Cup match Scores of PDP workers assembled at the partys head office near Sher-e-Kashmir Park here and tried to take out a protest march officials said They said a posse of police personnel stopped them The PDP workers raised slogans demanding release of the three Kashmiri students and revocation of cases against the medical students staying in hostels of Government Medical College Srinagar and SKIMS Hospital here The medical students were booked under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act The PDP protesters later dispersed peacefully officials said PTI SSB SMN SMN