In 14 months, Jammu Kashmir Lost 14 Doctors To Covid19
These are five of the six Kashmir doctors who contracted Covid19 and could not survive.
So far, six doctors lost their lives in 2021. Two of them belonged to Jammu, three to the Chenab Valley region and one to Kashmir. All the five Jammu doctors died within three days.
The three Pir Panchal valley doctors who died within 24 hours were identified Dr Tahir Mirza, Dr Mohammad Akram Malik, and Dr Basharat Hussain Shah. One of them had retired as Chief Medical Officer.
Dr Naveed Bashir Runiyal who died of Covid-19
They were followed by two Jammu doctors Dr ML Sharma of Karan Bagh Gadigarh (died in GMC Jammu) and Dr MK Raina of Trikuta Nagar, who passed away at ASCOMS Sidhra.