<span style="color: #222222;">Principal Secretary, Planning, Development & Monitoring Department, Rohit Kansal, yesterday said that the administration is closely monitoring and reviewing the situation and proactively taking a number of steps to combat COVID-19 pandemic. He appealed the people to report travel history and cooperate with the government in breaking the chain of the transmission. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Mr Kansal informed that the total number of cases in Jammu and Kashmir has reached 33, of which active cases are 30 including 23 in Kashmir and 7 in Jammu division. He said teams have been consistently and aggressively trying to trace out the contacts and test them. This will cause some inconvenience and this is where we need support and cooperation of Public. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He further informed that government has identified and earmarked 11 hospitals, 8 in Kashmir and 3 in Jammu division as exclusive COVID hospitals and as a result the government have earmarked 2400 treatment beds, 1300 in Kashmir and 1100 in Jammu for the purpose. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He said that the Health department is also engaged in procurement of all required material and equipment including masks, Personal Protection Equipments and ventilators.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He further informed that the administration has also fully geared up to implement all the welfare measures announced under the PRADHAN MANTRI GARIB KALYAN PACKAGE. He also mentioned that the supply lines of essential commodities including drugs are fully in place. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">There is no shortage of any kind of essential commodity in procurement level and facilitation passes have been issued in this regard. He therefore urged general public not to hoard any sort of commodity and avoid panic.</span><br />''