Srinagar: As Kashmir enters 41 days after the modification of provisions relating to Article 370, a tense situation prevails, especially as the healthcare services stand affected raising serious concerns.
Cancer Society of Kashmir, an NGO, which supports treatment of Cancer patients in the valley have seen a steady decline in the number of cases as people find it difficult to access facilities due to restrictions imposed.
According to reports, only 8-10 chemotherapy procedures are done daily which is at an all-time low considering 15-20 chemo were done previously.
Cancer patients find it difficult to access treatment The reduced number of cancer treatment does not however showcase the reduce in number of cancer patients in the valley. Situation is rather opposite.
"After the suspension of public trasnportation, patients from remote areas are finding it difficult to reach the medical centre," a patient said.
"It is difficult for us to get timely treatment," another patient said.
In view of the current situation, the number of cancer patients coming here for diagnosis has also decreased. The center has enrolled 90 new cancer patients, including Stage III and Four patients.
Restrictions on the movement or assembly of people have been lifted from most areas of the valley, but security forces continued to be deployed to maintain law and order.
While landlines across the valley were functional, voice calls on mobile devices were working only in Kupwara and Handwara police districts of north Kashmir.
The officials said some areas in Srinagar witnessed an increased movement of private transport, while few autorickshaws were also seen plying in some areas of the city. However, normal life remained severely affected across the valley due to shutdown.
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