Two Bhatkal men who arrived from Dubai tests positive for COVID-19
Bhatkal: Two people who arrived from Dubai to Mangaluru International Airport on March 21, have tested positive for Coronavirus.
Swabs of a 40-year old man who arrived from Dubai with symptoms were sent for testing which have now reported to have been tested positive.
Another 65-year old man who arrived on same day from Dubai has also tested positive for the virus. The person reportedly took train from Mangaluru to Bhatkal after arriving at Mangaluru International Airport.
Both the patients hail from Bhatkal and are currently hospitalised and their direct contacts are being traced by the authorities.
This is the third positive case reported among Bhatkal men who arrived from Dubai. Earlier a 22-year old youngster hailing from Bhatkal tested positive in Mangaluru.
Uttara Kannada Deputy Commissioner, Dr. Harishkumar however urged people of Bhatkal to not panic and added that the town is under lockdown. He called on people to not come out of their homes urged them to remain in their homes unless there is any emergency.
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Snowfall blocks two key roads providing alternative connectivity to Kashmir
Rajouri/Jammu (PTI): Traffic on the Mughal and Sinthan Top roads, which provide alternate connectivity to Kashmir, was temporarily suspended on Sunday due to light to moderate snowfall in the high-altitude areas of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.
However, traffic on the 270-kilometre Jammu-Srinagar national highway -- the only all weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country -- was plying as usual despite intermittent rains that ended the over one-and-a-half months long dry spell, they said.
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The Mughal road, which connects the twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri with south Kashmir's Shopian, was closed for traffic as a precautionary measure after more than three inches of snow was recorded at Peer Ki Gali on Sunday afternoon.
A group of three tea vendors are left stranded on the road and efforts are on to evacuate them to safety, officials said.
After they were trapped in the snow, the vendors made passionate appeals through video messages urging the authorities to rescue them. The Border Roads Organisation has taken up snow clearance work and is trying to reach the stranded persons, officials said.
The Sinthan Top road, which connects Kishtwar and Doda districts in Jammu with south Kashmir's Anantnag, was also closed after moderate snowfall in the higher reaches.
Both the mountainous roads usually remain closed for several months due to heavy snowfall during winter.
