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9thyear of publication Srinagar ObsErvER WTO To Make Announcement About DC Reviews Arrangements At Quarantine Centres, Interacts With Arriving Residents Buttler admits feeling ‘apprehension and Chief Amid Reports He Will Resign anxiety’ about cricket resuming The World Trade Organization will make an announcement Thursday Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar Shahid Iqbal Choudhary visited more than Although Jos Buttler admits to feeling some “apprehension and anxiety” about its Director-General Roberto Azevedo, a spokesman said, two dozen quarantine centres in Panthanchowk, Nowgam, Shalteng, about the thought of resuming cricket during the COVID-19 pandemic, he following reports he is planning to step down before his term South, Khanyar and North Tehsils to review the arrangements and also believes the enforced layoff could add years to his career and that of expires next year. “The WTO will have an announcement on this interacted with residents arriving from different states. More than his England teammates. England last took the field on March 13 during a matter following the heads of delegation meeting” at 1400 GMT, 90 hotels across the city have been taken over ...|Page 05 warm-up game in Sri Lanka before the tour was abandoned and the squad spokesman Keith Rockwell said in an email statement ...|Page 07 flew home. At a time when Buttler, who was due to go to the ...| Page 08 FRIDAY, 15 MAY, 2020 21, Ramadhan 1441 Hijri Published from Srinagar RNI No:JKENG/2012/43267 Vol:9 Issue No: 113 Pages:8 Rs.5.00 epaper: www.srinagarobserver.com COVID May Stay Pregnant Lady Among 12 Test Positive in JK, Toll 983 Jahangeer Ganaie tested at CD hospital lab in last 24 hours were found negative. Forever: WHO SRINAGAR: Twelve more people He further added that results of including a pregnant lady were test- 145 samples are awaited and 237 ed positive for Novel coronavirus in more samples were received on Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, Thursday. Officials from Shopian ‘Can’t Predict When taking the tally of total positive cas- said that among two new cases from es in Union Territory to 983. the district, one each belong to Ur- Pandemic Will Be Controlled’ Officials told a local news gath- pora and Hirpora village. ering agency that among new 12 They said that so far 2976 sam- cases, nine were tested in Kashmir ples were collected in the district, division while as three were tested among them 2508 were tested neg- positive in Jammu division. ative while as 104 were tested posi- They said that five cases were tive and reports of 364 samples are tested positive at SKIMS, four at Lal yet to come.They further added that Path Lab and three at Government out of 104 positive cases, 61 have medical college Jammu. cured while as 43 are active positive They further added that new Dr G H Yatoo Nodal officer for two belong to Shopian district and cases. Officials from Pulwama said positive cases include a 25-year-old Coronavirus at SKIMS said that out one each are from Srinagar, Pulwa- that new case belong to Drabgam pregnant lady of Handwara who of 3619 samples tested at virology ma and Jammu. village of the district. had visited SDH Sopore for gyneco- lab SKIMS, five were found positive Dr Salim Khan Nodal Officer for Officials were Ramban said that logical consultation few days before and 3614 negative. coronavirus at GMC Srinagar said three persons were tested positive where her samples were taken. He added that out of 5 new cases, that out all 748 samples that were in Ramban district on | More on P2 SMOKERS ARE AT HIGHER RISK OF COVID-19 INFECTION, Stop Smoking now; The act of smoking means that fingers (and possibly contaminated cigarettes) are in contact with lips which increase the possibility of transmission of virus from hand to mouth, smokers may also already have lung disease or reduced lung capacity which would greatly increase risk of serious Agencies to build up sufficient levels of im- illness, smoking products such as water pipes often involve the sharing of mouth pieces and hoses. munity to it. I think it’s important GENEVA: The World Health Or- to put this on the table, he said. ganization’s (WHO) emergencies This virus may become just an- chief said it’s possible the new coro- other endemic virus in our com- COVID-19 CONTAINMENT KULGAM GUNFIGHT navirus may be here to stay, warn- munities, he said, noting that oth- Doubling Time Of ing it’s impossible to predict when er previously novel diseases such the pandemic might be controlled. as HIV have never disappeared, Cases Slows Down In Adopt Target Sampling, Militants Escaped Under This virus may never go away, but that effective treatments have said Dr. Michael Ryan, in a news been developed to allow people to Last 3 Days: GoI Ensure Visible Improvement: Cover Of Darkness: Police briefing on Wednesday. He said live with the disease. Agencies Agencies that the number of people infected Ryan said there remains hope Div Com To CMOs by COVID-19 so far is relatively low. that an effective vaccine will be NEW DELHI: The doubling time of Coro- KULGAM: Jammu and Kashmir police Without a vaccine, he said it developed, but even then, it would navirus infection cases has slowed down Thursday said that the militants who were could take years for the population require a huge amount | More on P2 to 13.9 days in the last three days, Union trapped in Yamrach area of South Kash- health minister Harsh Vardhan said on mir’s Kulgam district managed to flee after Thursday, as the COVID-19 death toll rose an initial exchange of fire with security to 2,549 and the number of cases to 78,003. forces, taking advantage of the darkness. The minister, who visited the Nation- Security forces including Police, Army and al Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) CRPF had laid a siege at Yamrach village of CJ Mittal Writes To Union Minister here and dedicated the COBAS 6800 test- Kulgam district late last night after specific ing machine to the nation, said 14 states inputs about the presence of militants. Seeks Establishment Of Administrative Tribunals and Union Territories have not reported A police official said that after forces zeroed any case of COVID-19 in last 24 hours. in on the suspected house, the hiding militants Agencies These states and UTs are Gujarat, Telan- SO News Desk measures for streamlining and opened fire. “However, there was no further gana, Jharkhand, Chandigarh, Chhattis- further improving the function- contact with the militants even as searches JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir High garh, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, SRINAGAR: In wake of ing of the Corona virus testing were carried out throughout the day,” he said. Court Chief Justice Gita Mittal has writ- Arunachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, COVID-19 Pandemic, the Divi- laboratories at SKIMS Soura, A police official said that during the in- ten to Union Minister Jitendra Singh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Goa, Manipur, sional Commissioner Kashmir GMC Srinagar and SKIMS Med- tervening night of May 13 and 14, a specific seeking establishment of administra- Meghalaya, Mizoram and Puducherry. Pandurang K Pole Thursday ical College Bemina besides input was received by Kulgam police about tive tribunals with multiple benches Also, Daman and Diu, | More on P2 chaired a meeting to review the sample collection | More on P2 the presence of militants in | More on P2 having permanent seats in Srinagar and Jammu. Mittal wrote to the minister on Tuesday, a statement said. with permanent seats in Jammu and Expressing concerns over the lack Kashmir, the chief justice apprised the Govt Sets Up ATF On of the required number of benches minister that with the | More on P2 CIC To Begin Hearing RTI Cases Narcotics in JK Force Will Help Fight Drug Menace, Indian Troops Maintaining 'Posture' Of Twin UTs From Today Drug Trafficking: Police SO News Desk Agencies Along Border With China: Army Chief NEW DELHI: Union Minister Agencies of State (Independent Charge) SRINAGAR: In a significant development, Development of North Eastern Jammu and Kashmir government on Thurs- NEW DELHI: Indian troops were Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Per- day accorded sanction for setting up 'Anti maintaining their "posture" along the sonnel, Public Grievances, Pen- Narcotics Task Force' for addressing the border with China while infrastruc- sions, Atomic Energy and Space, issue of growing drug abuse and trafficking ture development in the frontier areas Dr Jitendra Singh said that the in the Union Territory (UT). was on track, Army Chief Gen M M Central Information Commis- The government has also dedicated a spe- Naravane said on Thursday, days after sion (CIC) would start hearing applications of applicants from Friday (15.05.2020). This was dis- cific strength of officers of police from erst- personnel of the two countries were Right to Information (RTI) Act the UTs of J&K and Ladakh from closed | More on P2 while anti hijacking units into the ANTF. locked in two separate incidents of vi- An order in this regard has been issued by olent face-offs. the Home Department of Jammu and Kash- Gen Naravane said the incidents in juries to personnel from both the sides. LG, CIC Discuss Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu on Thursday interacted with Bimal Julka, Chief Information mir government. Eastern Ladakh and North Sikkim in- The Army Chief said both sides "dis- Transfer Of Commissioner (CIC) through video conference and discussed about the transfer of pending complaints The order said that sanction has been ac- and appeals with erstwhile J&K Information Commission to the Central Information volved aggressive behavior by Chinese engaged" after dialogue and interac- Complaints | More on P2 corded to set up Anti Narcotics Task Force and Indian troops resulting in minor in- tion at the local level.