*FIR against doc, clinic for violating guidelines
Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, May 17: An Assistant Professor of Kashmir University was among 19 people who died here of COVID-19 infection while 1,926 tested positive for the virus taking the Jammu and Kashmir death toll to 3222.
Those who died include Assistant Professor of Zoology Department at University of Kashmir Dr Mustahson Farooq Fazili. He had tested positive for COVID-19 and was battling for life in a Srinagar hospital for last few days.
Earlier Sunday, Head of Department (HoD) of Department of Electronics at University of Kashmir, Professor Ghulam Mohiudin Bhat died due to COVID-19.
Others who died include a 23-year-old youth from Qamarwari Srinagar, a 57-year-old woman from BK Pora Kanipora Budgam, a 68-year-old man from Hamdaniya Colony Bemina, a 73-year-old woman from Buchapora Srinagar, a 42-year-old man from Pattan Baramulla and a 75-year-old man from Qamarwari.
Those who tested positive for the virus include 492 from Srinagar, 117 from Baramulla, 373 from Budgam, 145 from Pulwama, 124 from Kupwara, 227 from Anantnag, 135 from Bandipora, 82 from Ganderbal, 164 from Kulgam and 57 from Shopian.
With fresh COVID-19 cases, there are 58,525 positive cases including 690 deaths and 49,969 recoveries are from Srinagar, 18,156 including 222 deaths and 14,854 recoveries are from Baramulla, 16,398 including 12,166 recoveries and 152 deaths are from Budgam, 10,887 including 8,185 recoveries and 138 deaths are from Pulwama, 9,496 including 123 deaths and 7,612 recoveries are from Kupwara, 11,775 including 7,497 recoveries and 138 deaths are from Anantnag, 7,090 cases including 6,027 and 76 deaths are from Bandipora, 7,050 including 5,883 recoveries and 62 deaths are from Ganderbal, 7,924 including 4,448 recoveries and 81 deaths are from Kulgam and 4,538 including 3,333 recoveries and 47 deaths are from Shopian.
The number of cases in Kashmir division has reached 151,839 including 119,974 recoveries and 1,729 deaths.
The number of active cases in Jammu and Kashmir are 50,852 including 30,136 from Kashmir division.
With 4,042 more recoveries, the tally of total recoveries in Jammu and Kashmir has reached 193,878 which is 78.19 percent of the total cases.
In the meantime, Corona curfew continued for the 18th day today in Kashmir and police arrested 169 persons for violating the norms.
The Corona curfew is in place across Srinagar district and other districts from April 29 evening and has been extended for the four times consecutively. The Government had announced Corona curfew in Srinagar and other districts till May 24.
Police and paramilitary troops were deployed although in large numbers to enforce the lockdown restrictions. The iron barricades and concertina wires were erected at many places in Srinagar and other parts of the Valley to stop people from coming out.
All the shops and business establishments barring emergency services remained closed throughout the day in Srinagar and other districts of Kashmir.
Police arrested 169 persons, lodged 79 FIRs and also realized fine to the tune of Rs 110,660 from 789 people for violating the guidelines and rules in Kashmir.
Police also registered a case against a lady doctor and polyclinic at Kunzer area in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district for violating the set COVID-19 protocols.
The case has been registered against a lady doctor, Dr. Muzzamil, and private medical Center Apollo Poly Clinic for violating instructions and COVID protocols in Gokhama area of Kunzer in Baramulla district. The Clinic was sealed and an FIR was registered under relevant sections of the law and investigation started.
Woman denied admission at Vilgam hospital
A woman was today allegedly denied admission at a hospital in Vilgam area of North Kashmir’s Kupwara district and was asked to get the COVID test done first.
A furious elderly man who was carrying the women on his back after she complained of pain in her leg said that the doctors refused to see her as they were not carrying a COVID test with them; however, the allegations have been refuted by the concerned doctor.
The man was heard saying in a video that the doctors should have treated her as she was in pain. “Where do the poor people go; she is not in a good position and they (doctors) rather than throwing us out should have treated her,” the elderly man said.
However, the concerned doctor of the hospital has informed the higher-ups in the district that the said patient was given proper treatment and has refuted the accusation of having denied admission to her.
Deputy Commissioner, Kupwara Imam Din told Excelsior that while two contrasting versions are coming to the fore, the concerned CMO has been asked to conduct an impartial inquiry into the matter.
“The doctor is denying the allegations, so I have asked CMO Kupwara to conduct an inquiry into the matter,” he said.
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