SRINAGAR: Chief Engineer, Mechanical Engineering Department, Kashmir, Rashid Ahmad Dar on Tuesday stated that Mechanical Department has played a proactive role to make the quantity of oxygen sufficiently available to the hospitals associated with Government Medical College, Srinagar and Directorate of Health Services, Kashmir.
In a statement issued here, while giving insight about the oxygen supplied to various hospitals during the first phase of Covid Pandemic, he said that during the first phase of pandemic, Oxygen demand in hospitals was less and the department was providing 8000 LPM to the hospitals associated with Director Health Services Kashmir, while Oxygen provided to SKIMS Soura and SKIMS Bemina was 4000 LMP during the same phase.
Covid vaccination drive resumes in full swing after J-K gets fresh stock ANI | Updated: May 25, 2021 17:57 IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 25 (ANI): With Jammu and Kashmir receiving fresh stock of Covid vaccines, the large-scale vaccination drive in the union territory resumed in full swing.
The fresh consignment of vaccine was procured by the Directorate of Health Services and Government Medical College, Srinagar, after facing an acute shortage.
People flocked to vaccination centres in large numbers to get their jabs after Srinagar witnessed a massive surge in Covid cases during the second wave.
According to Dr Bisma, a resident medical officer at G B Pant Hospital, there was a significant increase in people who want to get vaccinated ever since Srinagar was declared as a red zone due to a spike in Covid-19 cases.
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Covid virus is formidable, second wave targeting young population: Medical Expert
SRINAGAR: Acknowledging pan World spread of the virulent SAR COV2 disease and the large scale devastation and deaths caused by it, Dr Ishrat Hussain Dar, Professor Medicine, Government Medical College, Srinagar termed Covid-19, a formidable and killer disease. He said second Corona wave is highly infectious, targeting mostly younger people and leaving trail of death as many people have also succumbed to this disease.
In this regard, Dr Ishrat while emphasizing on mandatory wearing of masks at every social gathering particularly in hospitals, offices, markets, religious places and homes asked people to protect themselves and family by wearing triple surgical or cotton masks and to avoid putting on filter masks.
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