SKIMS Soura – File Pic
Srinagar- A 67-year-old woman, the first coronavirus patient reported in the Kashmir valley, has been successfully treated, officials said on Tuesday.
The resident of Khanyar area of the city had returned from Saudi Arabia on March 16 after performing ‘Umrah’ (pilgrimage) and tested positive for coronavirus two days later.
“Srinagar’s first COVID-19 Positive case successfully treated: Director SKIMS. Let’s #BreakTheChain,” Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Shahid Iqbal Chaudhary tweeted.
Srinagar's first COVID-19 Positive case successfully treated: Director SKIMS.
Let's #BreakTheChain .— Shahid Choudhary (@listenshahid) March 24, 2020
2 Recover From Covid-19 In Leh
Two people in newly carved Union Territory of Ladakh have recovered from coronavirus after being treated upon by the doctors at the SNM hospital, officials said Tuesday.
The two hailing from worst hit Chuchot village have recovered from the infection and shifted to quarantine, Commissioner Secretary (Health) Rigzin Samphel, who is also the spokesman of the UT Government, told GNS.
He said the samples of the duo were sent twice for testing and both the times the reports came out to be negative.
“Both of them are physically weak. And that’s why we have kept them under quarantine to keep a close watch,” he said.
“They will be discharged as soon as their physical condition improves,” he added.
According to the officials, at least eleven people in Ladakh have recovered after being infected by coronavirus.
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