Daily Hello Jammu l Vol 9 Issue 131 RNI No. JKENG/2013/53940 Jammu-Saturday, 5 June 2021 Postal Regd. No.: JK-573/17-19 My spirit drives me to serve people even with eight months pregnancy: Mom-to-be Dr Shivani Sharma HJ BUREAU chosen to continue to serve patients amid the ongoing Covid-19 crisis. In the month of March this year, Dr Shivani got selected for the job and straightway assigned the duty at CHC Lakhanpur which witnessed footfall of passengers arriving through road at Lakhanpur; the main entry point of Jammu & Kashmir besides catering healthcare needs of the surrounding population. KATHUA, JUN 4: Doctors and Paramedics around the World are battling Covid-19 daily, but many Covid-19 warriors are risking their lives to ensure that everyone stays safe as the country fights the deadly virus- Dr Shivani Sharma is one of them. Dr Shivani, who is an expectant mother and a Medical Officer at Community Health Centre, Lakhanpur, has CONTD. ON PG 2 Ayush working shoulder to shoulder with Health dept to fight ongoing pandemic HJ BUREAU BANDIPORA, JUN 4: The Department of Ayush District Bandipora is working shoulder to shoulder with the Department of Health in fighting the ongoing pandemic. District Nodal officer Department of AYUSH District Bandipora, Dr. Reyaz Ahmad Khan said that the department has pressed all its human resource into the service working shoulder to shoulder with the department of health in contact tracing, surveillance teams, Rapid Response Teams, managing quarantine Centres and also motivating population for RAT testing and vaccination besides awareness campaigns. “RAT testing and vaccination has been carried out at many ISM Institutions as such the department with all its resources is whole heartedly serving the common masses,” he said. Khan said the Department in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Ministry of AYUSH, Govt. of India and as per the direction of Director Indian Systems of Medicine J&K Dr. Mohan Singh has also been providing Immunity boosting medicines among frontline workers from the very beginning of onset of the Covid-19 Pandemic. He said till date a total population of 94880 has been provided immunity booster kits in District Bandipora. “The department provided immune booster medicines to the officers, officials of District, Block Administration, police personnel, paramilitary personnel (CRPF, BSF) Municipal workers in addition to the inhabitants CONTD. ON PG 2 Covid Care Centre starts functioning at Panchayat Halqa, Khimber of District Srinagar HJ BUREAU SRINAGAR, JUN 4: As part of the efforts of the Government to identify Covid positive suspects in rural areas and to provide them timely treatment so that the spread of virus is contained in villages, the district administration, Srinagar, has established a five-bed Covid Care Centre (CCC) at the Panchayat Halqa Khimber of Harwan Block, Srinagar. “The CCC at Khimber started to function from June 02 in the Panchayat Building”, said Mohammad Ayoub Sofi, ISM, Doctor who is presently stationed at the Covid treatment centre. Dr Sofi said that the centre has been conducting Covid tests to identify infected individuals visiting the centre. He added that seven covid tests were held today during which two persons were found infected by virus. He maintained that both were asymptomatic with no visible signs of fever, cough or cold besides their oxygen saturation reading is above CONTD. ON PG 2 the normal mark. PAGES : 12 Extend support to employment generating societies: Yasha Mudgal HJ BUREAU SRINAGAR, JUN 4: Secretary Cooperatives, Yasha Mudgal today said that all the societies that have scope and potential to generate employment should be supported and helped to revive their activities afresh. She urged upon the officers not to show numbers on papers only but to be proactive in doing best for those functional on ground and weed out those that are past any scope of revival after providing them ample opportunity and support to start their respective activities. Yasha further impressed upon the officers to up their functioning of audit and inspections so that no society remains out of the supervision of the department. She directed the officers to show their pres- HJ BUREAU RAMBAN, JUN 4: The strong sense of duty and willingness to help sufferers has prompted Mumtaz Begum, FMPHW at Community Health Centre, Gool to forget her personal problems and filial obligations towards her centenarian bed ridded father. “As I offered myself to the service of humanity, God is giving me courage to work with full dedication and to come up to the expectations of my depart- ment amid the hard times of Covid Pandemic,” she said. Mumtaz, 40, a mother of three children including a minor son has been assigned the job of vaccination. Last year she was part of a Covid sampling team and this year she is administering vaccination in the hospital or going door to door to inoculate villagers in remote hilly areas. In the wake of the sudden surge in the Covid second wave, the staff at the CHC, Gool has been overbur- Emphasizes scientific and evidence-based management approach for COVID mitigation HJ BUREAU SRINAGAR, JUN 4: Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta today chaired a meeting to review district-wise COVID containment measures. Financial Commissioner, Health & Medical Education, Principal Secretary, Home, D i v i s i o n a l Commissioners, Kashmir/ Jammu and all Deputy Commissioners and District Superintendents of Police participated in the meeting. At the outset, Financial Commissioner, Health & Medical Education gave a detailed district-wise analysis of COVID-19 situation in the Union territory based on parameters including weekly new cases, test positivity rate, bed occupancy, case fatality and vaccine coverage. It was informed that daily average trends including COVID 19 cases, positivity rate, active cases, CONTD. ON PG 2 SRINAGAR, JUN 4: The Union Home Secretary, Sh. Ajay Kumar Bhalla, today chaired a high-level meeting to review the progress of Smart Metering roll out and power sector reforms in the Union Territories. Secretary, Ministry of Power, Govt. of India, Sh. Alok Kumar and Chief Secretaries of all Union Territories, participated in the meeting. Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary, J&K represented UT of J&K in the meeting. The Union Home Secretary observed that the ‘Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme’ which was Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19) JK reports 1723 new positive cases, 263961 recovered so far HJ BUREAU JAMMU, JUN 4: The Government on Friday informed that1723 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID19),599from Jammu division and 1124from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 297602.Also 34 COVID-19 deaths have been reported,13 from Jammu Division and 21 from Kashmir Division. Moreover, 2731 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and discharged from various hospitals including 1107 from Jammu Division and 1624 from Kashmir Division. According to the daily Media Bulletin on novel Corona virus (Covid-19), out of 297602 positive cases, 29615 are Active Positive, 263961 have recovered and 4026have died; 1960in Jammu divi- sion and 2066 in Kashmir division. The Bulletin further said that out of 8746810test results available, 8449208 samples have been tested as negative till4th June, 2021. Till date 2135558 persons have been enlisted for observation which included 80993 persons in home quarantine including facilities operated by government, 29615 in isolation and 145655in home surveillance. Besides, 1875269 persons have completed their surveillance period. Providing district-wise breakup, the Bulletin said that Srinagar has 66419 positive cases (including 303 cases reported today) with 3694 Active Positive, 61933recovered (including 292cases recovered today), 792 deaths; Baramulla has 21915 positive cases (including 177 cases reported today)with 2432Active Positive, 19222recovered (including205 cases recovered today), 261 deaths; Budgam reported 20876positive cases (including128 cases reported today)with 1696 active positive cases, 18992 recovered (including 264cases recovered today), 188deaths; Pulwama has 13680 positive cases (including 138 cases r e p o r t e d today)with2093Active Positive, 11415recovered (including 221 cases recovered today)and 172 deaths; Kupwara has ence on ground and encourage activities that are fruitful and provides gainful employment. The Secretary further CONTD. ON PG 2 Corona Health warrior Mumtaz Begum prefers duty over her personal problems Union Home Secy reviews Chief Secretary reviews district-wise progress of Smart Metering rollout COVID containment measures HJ BUREAU ` 2.00 12505 positive cases (including 111 cases reported today), 1433 Active Positive, 10924recoveries (including 172 cases recovered today), 148deaths; Anantnag district has 14913 positive cases (including 72 cases reported today)with 3409 Active Positive, 11329recovered (including 212 cases recovered today), 175 deaths; Bandipora has 8651 CONTD. ON PG 2 announced by the Union Finance Minister during the budget speech (FY 2021-22) focusses mainly on reforms in the sector. He underscored that the scheme aims to improve quality and reliability of power supply to consumers and a financially and operationally efficient distribution sector. CONTD. ON PG 2 dened with the intensified sampling campaign and now-a-days with the aggressive vaccination drive with no time limit of duty. “This year our Covid duty has been very rigorous as we don’t get any off even on Sunday and holidays. On both the days of this Eid also I was on duty and I had to go to the hospital leaving behind my children and husband alone at home,” said Mumtaz. CONTD. ON PG 2 Power shutdown HJ BUREAU JAMMU, JUN 4: In order to carry out various upgradation/repair works, the power supply to Janipur, Lakarmandi, Indra Nagar, Krishna Vihar and their adjoining areas shall remain affected on June 05, 07 and 09 from 07 am to 11 am. Similarly, the power supply to Surya Vihar, Anand Nagar and their adjoining areas shall remain affected on June 05 and 07 from 07 am to 11 am. Likewise, the power supply to Tara Vihar, Thathar Mohalla, Lohan Park Paloura and their adjoining areas shall remain affected on June 08 and 10 from 07 am to 11 am. Nephrologist shares safety, medication tips for Kidney patients amid Covid pandemic HJ BUREAU JAMMU, JUN 4: Consultant Nephrologist , Super Specialty Hospital Jammu, Dr Raju K Bhandari, has assured that all kinds of Covid vaccine are safe for kidney patients, including those having undergone recent renal transplant. Dr Bhandari follows, ‘Patients on steroids can take vaccines only once their dosage is below 20 mg levels. Those having been administered with Rituximab must wait for 6 months before getting vaccinated. Renal transplant patients can be administered the vaccine after 6 months post the operation’. Highlighting the risks involving kidney patients, Dr Bhandari disclosed, ‘At least 30 percent of Covid patients, with no prior kidney issues, develop varying degrees of urinary abnormalCONTD. ON PG 2 ities, including