Coronavirus

COVID-19 in Kashmir: ‘Infection seeping in community’

Srinagar, April 11 (KMS): As the novel coronavirus or COVID-19 pandemic is spreading rapidly across the Indian occupied Kashmir, health experts in the region fear the disease has seeped in the community. They are pushing for aggressive mass testing to identify asymptomatic cases to save the region from any catastrophe. …

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COVID-19 crisis prolongs Kashmir lockdown

  Srinagar, April 11 (KMS): Indian occupied Kashmir has been under a security lockdown since August 2019. Now the region was hit by coronavirus, jeopardizing Kashmiri’s long-awaited freedom. Barely weeks after New Delhi eased some restrictions on movement and communications in Kashmir, the first case of COVID-19 was detected in …

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25 new COVID-19 cases in IOK, total number rises to 199

Srinagar, April 10 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, 25 new COVID-19 cases were detected on Thursday, taking the total number of infected persons to 199. An official said that 24 patients were tested positive with coronavirus on Thursday that raised the total number of confirmed cases in the Kashmir Valley and …

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Coronavirus is a new tool for India to oppress Kashmiris

Srinagar, April 08 (KMS): In the course of dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, when the Indian authorities in occupied Kashmir started appealing to people to report the travel histories of their neighbours and acquaintances, a joke sprang up in our circle of friends. “This is mukhbiri, just that it is …

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UN urges ‘close look’ at Kashmiri detentions amid virus

Washington, April 07 (KMS): The United Nations has asked New Delhi to closely monitor the plight of detainees in Indian occupied Kashmir as the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread across the world. “The Secretary-General [Antonio Guterres], as we have said earlier, believes that Member States need to take a very …

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One in 13 tests in Kashmir positive for coronavirus: DAK

Srinagar, April 03 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) has said nearly one in every 13 test samples in the Kashmir Valley is coming out positive for the coronavirus. The DAK President, Dr Nisar-ul-Hassan, in a statement in Srinagar said, “As of April 02, Kashmir valley has tested …

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