Agencies:

Kashmir's COVID-19 response is literally on a Ventilator going by the red flag raised by the Srinagar administration about hospitals running out of beds for virus hit patients.

“The first hundred COVID-19 patients died in 103 days and next 100 in only 15 days. There is a spike in cases and we don't have enough beds to admit all positive patients,"said by Dr. Naveed Nazir Shah, a leading doctor at the Chest Disease Hospital, was tweeted by the Srinagar administration on Sunday.

Shah is head of department at Chest Diseases Hospital, a premier institute that has been on the forefront of fighting the pandemic. Four other hospitals in Srinagar are coping with the pandemic that is proliferating into clusters and wider areas.

“Hospitals are full and now people have no option but to take care of themselves and exhibit great caution. People should wear mask, maintain physical,” Shah spoke with a deadpan expression reflective of Kashmir's crumbling healthcare structure.