8 Hours Ordeal in a PPE Kit!
Dr A S Bhatia
Corona pandemic has made some terms very popular even among common masses like hand sanitization, masks, PPE kit and the ultimate, Social Distancing! I wonder whether the word social distancing could have been substituted by physical distancing! Back to history, the Indian society has struggled hard to overcome the taboo of social distancing and untouchability. There was a time when lower caste Hindus were not allowed to enter temples and even were denied water from the village well! They were considered untouchable and were socially distanced from all important events. Many great souls like Mahatma Gandhi , Baba BimRao Ambedkar and many more have fought against this taboo.
India News: Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday received the first consignment of 1.46 lakh doses of coronavirus vaccine from Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII
1.07 lakh healthcare workers registered so far
Sanjeev Pargal
JAMMU, Jan 9: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha will kick off COVID-19 vaccination drive in Jammu and Kashmir on January 16 along with other parts of the country from the Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu while 2700 persons across the Union Territory will receive vaccination on Day one at 27 designated sites which will be subsequently raised to over 1000.
“The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has so far registered 1.07 lakh health workers across the Union Territory for vaccination in the first phase but the numbers are likely to go around 1.5 lakh as some Medical students and others are yet to be registered,” official sources told the Excelsior.
Takes stock of facilities provided to Corona patients
JAMMU: Financial Commissioner, Health and Medical Education, Atal Dulloo, today chaired an officers meeting to review de-notifying of Covid-19 dedicated hospitals in Jammu and Kashmir.
The meeting was attended by Director General Planning, Satvir Kour Sudan; Director Health Services Jammu, Dr Renu Sharma; Principal, Government Medical College Jammu, Shashi Sudan Sharma; while Director SKIMS Srinagar Dr. A. G. Ahangar; Mission Director, National Health Mission, Bhupinder Kumar; Director Health Services Kashmir Dr Samir Mattoo; Principal Government Medical Colleges Srinagar, Anantnag, Baramulla, Kathua, Doda, Rajouri, Bemina and other concerned officers participated through video conferencing.