SRINAGAR: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on wednesday condemned heckling and harassment of healthcare workers by police amid COVID-19 lockdown and said that it was unacceptable.
Dr Suhail Naik Resigns As DAK President
SRINAGAR: After getting appointed as lecturer at the department of paediatrics, GMC Srinagar, senior paediatrician, Dr Suhail Naik Sunday resigned from the post of president Doctors Association Kashmir.
General Secretary DAK, Dr Owais H Dar said that Dr Naik is a multi-talented personality with tremendous capabilities. He said his resignation created a void in DAK office and “they will miss his wisdom and selfless services.”
“As laws framed for the constitution of DAK, faculty members of medical colleges can’t be an office bearer of DAK,” he said in a statement.
Following the move, the elected body of DAK unanimously selected Dr Mohammad Yusuf Tak as interim president of DAK, till next elections are held.
With poor health infra, Kashmiris see lockdown as only prevention against COVID-19
Kashmir valley has poor healthcare facilities with just 2599 Covid beds, including 324 intensive care unit beds, for a population of more than 8 million people. Out of the total number of available beds, 1220 are already occupied.
By Muheet Ul Islam| Updated: 29th April 2021 9:17 pm IST A deserted view of the Lal Chowk area during corona curfew, in Srinagar, Sunday, April 25, 2021. (PTI Photo)
Srinagar: The second wave of Covid-19, like other parts of the country, continues to create havoc in Jammu and Kashmir as the the Union Territory recorded its biggest single-day spike of 3,474 fresh COVID-19 cases and 26 coronavirus-related deaths on Thursday.
by Khalid Bashir Gura
SRINAGAR: As Kashmir valley braces for a third lockdown from Thursday evening owing to the rising Covid-19 cases, the civil society at large is suggesting various measures to contain the raging contagion while keeping a complete lockdown strategy as the last measure.
The 84-hour lockdown will be the third consecutive since reading of Article 370 on August 5, 2019.
Dr Suhail Naik, President Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) said Section 144 is better with people adhering to Covid-19 appropriate behaviour rather than locking people down.
“People can still flatten the curve if they wear masks and sanitize hands which people generally do,” Dr Naik said adding that people should avoid all sorts of gatherings and go for vaccination en masse.