As the total number of active positive coronavirus cases are inching closer to 30,000 across Jammu & Kashmir, an eight member team of DRDO officers are arriving here on Sunday to finalise the sites where 500 bedded makeshift hospitals are expected to be constructed within next two weeks.
The Union territory administration has proposed a site in the close vicinity of Yatri Niwas, used as Amarnath yatra base camp, to set up the hospital dedicated for Covid-19 patients in Jammu and in the Reshipora area of Budgam for Kashmir valley.
The DRDO teams are expected to visit the locations on ground zero on Sunday before kick starting the installation work of makeshift hospitals.The DRDO teams are expected to complete the task in less than two weeks time before accommodating the patients.
Meanwhile, 30 more patients succumbed to the coronavirus on Friday while the highest number of 3532 fresh cases tested positive taking the active positive cases to 28359.
In another important development the UT administration Friday clarified the next phase of the vaccination drive will not begin from May 1. “While the registration for vaccination of eligible persons in the age group 18-45 has been opened on COWIN, the actual vaccination will *not begin* from 1 May 2021. It will begin from a date to be announced later once the vaccine supply is established”, tweeted the Department of Information and Public Relations.
The government also claimed J&K has placed an order of 1.24 crore vaccines to cover the entire 18-45 age group but eligible persons will have to wait for some more time. In a separate tweet, DIPR said, “Vaccination will not be a walk in but only through pre-registration of slots. No slots have been opened for booking a session. Please wait for the announcement of the vaccination start date for the 18-45 age group”
On the other hand, the UT administration Friday extended the Corona Curfew to left over nine districts till Monday morning.
According to the media bulletin issued by the Department of Information and Public Relations, a total number of 3532 new positive cases of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19),1172 from Jammu division and 2360 from Kashmir division, were reported on Friday thus taking the total number of active positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 28359.
Also 30 COVID-19 deaths were reported, 17 from Jammu Division and 13 from Kashmir Division.
Moreover, 1287 more COVID-19 patients were recovered and discharged from various hospitals including 310 from Jammu Division and 977 from Kashmir Division.