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COVID-19 pandemic in Jammu and Kashmir

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The first case of the COVID-19 pandemic in India was reported on 30 January 2020, originating from China. Slowly, the pandemic spread to various states and union territories including the Indian-administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Two suspected cases with high virus load were detected and isolated on 4 March in Government Medical College, Jammu. One of them became the first confirmed positive case on 9 March 2020. Both individuals had a travel history to Iran.[1]

As of 28 September 2020, total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir are 73014. This includes 17601 active cases, 54267 successful recoveries/discharges and 1146 deaths. 1581606 tests have been conducted till date.[2]

Guidelines and protocols

  • Anyone entering the UT by road, rail and air has to take mandatory COVID-19 test and undergo institutional quarantine till the test results are received.[3]
  • After receiving the test results, individuals tested negative can return home but have to undertake a 14-day home quarantine. COVID positive individuals are relocated to dedicated healthcare facilities for treatment.[3]
  • Travellers can also opt for a paid hospitality quarantine by registering themselves for one at KIOSKS where the samples for tests are collected.
  • Travellers from Districts designated as Red zones to Orange zone Districts within the UT to undergo same testing and quarantine regime.[4]

Following categories are exempted from the mandatory quarantine protocols:-

  • Pregnant women, mothers with infants below 1yr
  • Cancer, chronically ill and dialysis patients
  • Children below 10 yrs travelling alone
  • GoI personnel on duty
  • Travellers with COVID negative test certificate issued by ICMR approved lab and not older than 48hrs
  • CAPF and Armed forces personnel reporting for active duty in the Union Territory, will be sent to their respective formations

Helplines issued by the administration

  • 1075 -Toll free national COVID helpline
  • 0191-2549676 -UT level cell
  • 0191-2520982, 0191–2674444, 0191-2674115 - Jammu Division
  • 0194-2440283, 0194-2430581 - Kashmir Division

Lockdown and administrative measures

March 2020

On 7 March, primary schools in Jammu and Samba districts were closed down until 31 March after two suspected cases with "high viral load" were reported in Jammu.[5]

On 15 March, Shri Mata Vaishnov Devi Shrine Board asked non-resident Indians and foreigners not to visit the temple for 28 days after landing in India.

On 18 March, Jammu and Kashmir banned entry of all foreign tourists.[6] On the other hand, the Directorate of Floriculture, Parks and Horticulture of the state extended the Bagh-e-Bahu Garden to the general public from 18 to 31 March to keep the situation under control in the Union Territory.[7][8]

June 2020

The UT administration announced a slew of relaxation in accordance to the MoHFW and MHA guidelines during Lockdown 3.0 followed by more relaxations in Lockdown 4.0. Testing numbers of the J&K are highest in India at 10,000 tests per million population.[9]

The UT administration extended the Lockdown 4 restrictions till 8 June after which the Unlock-1 relaxations would be implemented as per MHA guidelines.

On 5 June, the Government ordered its employees to attend offices on regular basis beginning 6 June. High-risk groups have been advised to take extra precautions or work from home and will not be attending frontline duties or involvement in public dealings.[10]

Classification of Districts for COVID-19 containment^ [11]

Red zones

Orange zones

Green Zones

Statistics

Template:COVID-19 pandemic data/India/Jammu and Kashmir medical cases data by district

Timeline

Below is the timeline of the cases of Jammu and Kashmir: Template:COVID-19 pandemic data/India/Jammu and Kashmir medical cases chart

June 2020

  • As of 3 June 2020, all 20 districts in the Union Territory have reported confirmed positive cases. Anantnag has reported the highest number of cases in the UT whereas, Kishtwar's count is the least till date.
  • As on 12 June, total number of cases in Jammu and Kashmir was

July 2020

  • On 11 July, total cases in Jammu and Kashmir crossed tally of 10000.[12]
  • As on 5 July, total number of cases in Jammu and Kashmir was 8429, with 3042 active cases, 5255 recoveries and 132 deaths.[13]
  • As on 12 July, total number of cases was 10513, with 4355 active cases, 5979 cures and 179 fatalities.[13]
  • As on 16 July, total number of cases in the UT was 12156, with 5488 active cases, 6446 recoveries and 222 fatalities.[13]
  • As on 21 July, total number of cases is 15258, with 6540 active cases, 8455 cures and 263 deaths.[13]

August 2020

  • As of 1 August, the total number of cases in Jammu and Kashmir was 20972, including 7713 active cases, 12871 cures and 388 deaths.[14]
  • As of 4 August, the total number of cases in Jammu and Kashmir was 22396, including 7123 active cases, 14856 cures and 417 deaths.[14]
  • As of 9 August, the total number of cases was 24390, including 7264 active cases, 16667 cures and 459 deaths.[14]
  • As of 11 August, the total number of cases was 25931, including 7462 active cases, 17979 cures and 490 deaths.[14]
  • As of 14 August, the total number of cases was 27489, including 7027 active cases, 19942 recoveries and 520 deaths.[14]
  • As of 19 August, the total number of cases was 30034, including 6965 active cases, 22497 cures and 572 fatalities.[14]
  • As of 23 August, the total number of cases in the UT was 33705, including 7246 active cases, 25205 recoveries and 624 deaths.[14]

September 2020

  • As of 1 September, the total number of cases in Jammu and Kashmir was 38223, including 8022 active cases, 29484 cures and 717 deaths.[14]
  • As of 6 September, the total number of cases in the UT was 43557, including 10646 active cases, 32327 recoveries and 784 deaths.[14]
  • As of 16 September, the total number of cases was 58244, including 19503 active cases, 37809 recoveries and 932 deaths.[14]
  • As of 21 September, the total number of cases was 65026, including 21887 active cases, 42115 cures and 1024 deaths.[14]
  • As of 28 September, the total number of cases was 73014, including 17601 active cases, 54267 recoveries and 1146 deaths.[14]

October 2020

  • As of 2 October, the total number of cases in Jammu and Kashmir was 77253, including 16089 active cases, 59952 cures and 1212 deaths.[14]
  • As of 3 October, the total number of cases was 78228, including 15646 active cases, 61351 cures and 1231 deaths.[14]
  • As of 6 October, the total number of cases was 80476, including 13712 active cases, 65496 recoveries and 1268 deaths.[14]
  • As of 14 October, the total number of cases was 85409, including 9739 active cases, 74318 cures and 1352 fatalities.[14]
  • As of 21 October, the total number of cases was 89582, including 8088 active cases, 80092 cures and 1402 deaths.[14]
  • As of 29 October, the total number of cases was 93764, including 6928 active cases, 85370 recoveries and 1466 deaths.[14]

November 2020

  • As of 4 November, the total number of cases in Jammu and Kashmir was 96700, including 5935 active cases, 89254 cures and 1511 deaths.[14]
  • As of 10 November, the total number of cases was 99844, including 5415 active cases, 92880 cures and 1549 deaths.[14]
  • As of 23 November, the total number of cases was 106899, including 5431 active cases, 99827 recoveries and 1641 deaths.[14]

December 2020

  • As of 2 December, the total number of cases in Jammu and Kashmir was 111130, including 4951 active cases, 104471 cures and 1708 deaths.[14]
  • As of 6 December, the total number of cases was 113288, including 5170 active cases, 106372 cures and 1746 deaths.[14]
  • As of 13 December, the total number of cases was 116008, including 4702 active cases, 109507 cures and 1799 fatalities.[14]
  • As of 17 December, the total number of cases was 117317, including 4327 active cases, 111164 cures and 1826 deaths.[14]
  • As of 28 December, the total number of cases was 120293, including 3157 active cases, 115261 recoveries and 1875 deaths.[14]
  • As of 31 December, the total number of cases in the UT was 120971, including 3009 active cases, 116079 recoveries and 1883 fatalities.[14]

January 2021

  • As of 3 January, the total number of cases in Jammu and Kashmir was 121653, including 2975 active cases, 116792 cures and 1886 deaths.[14]
  • As of 6 January, the total number of cases was 122049, including 2459 active cases, 117690 cures and 1900 deaths.[14]
  • As of 10 January, the total number of cases was 122538, including 2011 active cases, 118617 cures and 1910 deaths.[14]
  • As of 21 January, the total number of cases was 123764, including 1111 active cases, 120729 cures and 1924 fatalities.[14]
  • As of 27 January, the total number of cases in the UT was 124234, including 1050 active cases, 121253 recoveries and 1931 deaths.[14]

February 2021

  • As of 1 February, the total number of cases in Jammu and Kashmir was 124550, including 709 active cases, 121905 cures and 1936 deaths.[14]

COVID-19 Vaccines with Approval for Emergency or Conditional Usage

Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan visiting the GTB Hospital, Shahdara to review the preparedness of Dry Run of COVID-19 vaccine, in Delhi on January 02, 2021.
Main article: COVID-19 vaccine

Covishield

On January 1 2021, the Drug Controller General of India, approved the emergency or conditional use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine AZD1222 (marketed as Covishield).[15] Covishield is developed by the University of Oxford and its spin-out company, Vaccitech.[16] It's a viral vector vaccine based on replication-deficient Adenovirus that causes cold in Chimpanzees. It can be stored, transported and handled at normal refrigerated conditions (two-eight degrees Celsius/ 36-46 degrees Fahrenheit). It has a shelf-life of at least six months.


On 12 January, 2021 first batches of Covishield vaccine was despatched from the Serum Institute of India.[17]

Covaxin

On January 2, 2021, BBV152 (marketed as Covaxin), first indigenous vaccine, developed by Bharat Biotech in association with the Indian Council of Medical Research and National Institute of Virology received approval from the Drug Controller General of India for its emergency or conditional usage.[18]

On 14 January, 2021 first batches of Covaxin vaccine was despatched from the Bharat Biotech, albeit it was still in the third phase of testing.[19]

See also

References

  1. ^ J&K, Health & Medical Education Department (8 March 2020). "One case of patient admitted in isolation at GMC tested positive for Coronavirus, patient had travel history to Iran, second patient's sample being sent for retest". jkhealth.org. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  2. ^ "DIPR-J&K (@diprjk) on Twitter". mobile.twitter.com. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b DIPR-J&K (1 June 2020). "Quarantine Procedure for passengers coming into the UT of J&k by road/rail/air". @diprjk. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  4. ^ DIPR-J&K (1 June 2020). "Travellers from Red zones to Orange zones within UT". @diprjk. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  5. ^ "J-K govt braces for coronavirus, shuts down schools in Jammu and Samba till March 31". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 7 March 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
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  8. ^ "Coronavirus: Foreign tourists' entry banned in Kashmir". Yahoo india.
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  12. ^ "268 New Cases in J&K, Covid-19 Tally Crosses 10000 Mark". Kashmir Observer. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
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  15. ^ "COVID-19 vaccine Covishield gets approval from DCGI's expert panel". The Hindu. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  16. ^ "AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine authorised for emergency supply in the UK". AstraZeneca. AstraZeneca. 30 December 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  17. ^ "Stand By, India: Serum Institute Sends Out Vaccines, 1st Batch In Delhi". NDTV. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
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