J&K Police organises Coronavirus awareness programme after first case was reported

Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday organised a program to raise awareness about dely coronavirus disease and shared prevention measures at district police lines in  Awantipora area of Pulwama district.

This comes shortly after one positive case of Coronavirus was reported in J&K, earlier on Saturday. Two or suspects of virus are also undergoing treatment at local Government Medical College. ministration has anunced closure of all primary schools in Jammu district till March 31.

total number of Coronavirus cases reported in India has reached 34, as of March 7.

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J&K reports its first case of Coronavirus

Jammu and Kashmir reported its first case of dely coronavirus on Saturday, taking total number of positive cases in country to 32 as per ANI sources. infected person is being treated at government medical college in Jammu. 

Earlier in day, J&K ministration h said that test results of two people indicate a high possibility of a positive case of disease.

All primary schools in Jammu and Samba districts of J&K have been ordered to close till March 31 with immediate effect. All biometric attendance in J&K to have also been suspended till March 31.

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Primary schools to remain shut till March 31

Two individuals suspected to be infected with Coronavirus were kept in isolation at Government Medical College, Jammu. patients were "high viral-lo cases", J&K ministration said on Saturday while anuncing immediate closure of all primary schools in Jammu and Samba districts. It also suspended all biometric attendance in Union territory.

" test reports of two suspected coronavirus patients were received, which spoke of m being high viral-lo cases. re is a high probability of ir testing positive for infection," spokesperson told PTI.

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passengers with travel history to Italy and South Korea were shifted to quarantine ward at a government medical college hospital on Wednesday. Earlier on March 5, two individuals h fled from  hospital last night putting lives of thousands of ors at risk. ir samples were sent to National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune.

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