Isolation wards, ventilators, and ICUs have been established in medical colleges and associated hospitals in J&K to deal with possible coronavirus cases.
As many as 20 samples have been collected and sent for analysis to AIIMS/NCDC, results of all of which have come negative.
M.K. Bhandari, Joint Secretary, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare cautioned the health department not to lower their guard against coronavirus.
He was speaking at a meeting to take stock of the preparedness of J&K against the virus.
He stated that India as a whole has successfully tackled this problem by resorting to the standard operating procedures against such eventualities.