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Coronavirus outbreak LATEST updates: The Maharashtra Health Department said Monday that 522 new cases were reported in the state on Monday and 27 deaths were recorded.
The total number of COVID-19 cases in the state increases to 8,590, and the number is 369. 94 patients were discharged today after fully recovering, 1,282 discharged to date.
The total number of containment areas in Delhi increased to 99 on Monday. The Pilanji area in New Delhi and parts of Mehrauli were added to the list. Earlier Monday, two AAP volunteers distributing food in the area tested positive for COVID-19.
Uttar Pradesh Prime Minister Yogi Adityanath reportedly ordered senior government officials on Monday to guarantee COVID-19 testing of people delivering products to houses during the shutdown. He has instructed to establish quarantine and home shelter facilities with a 15,000 to 25,000 bed capacity in each district.
Thirteen new cases of COVID-19 were reported Monday in the Dharavi area of Mumbai, bringing the total number of cases in the area to 288, including 14 deaths, BMC said.
52 new cases of COVID19 were reported in Tamil Nadu on Monday, bringing the total number of cases to 1,937 in the state, the state health department said. 81 people were also discharged after receiving treatment for the disease, bringing the total number of recoveries to 1,101. No deaths were reported today and the number is 24, he said.
Meanwhile, Greater Chennai Corporation said 47 cases had been detected in the city on Monday.
Mumbai police said a 56-year-old police chief who had tested positive for coronavirus died on Monday. Police Chief Shivaji Sonawane was sent to the Kurla Traffic Division of the Mumbai Police.
“Mumbai police regret to report the unfortunate disappearance of HC Shivaji Narayan Sonawane (56) from the Kurla Traffic Division. HC Sonawane had been fighting Coronavirus,” Mumbai police said.
The total number of coronavirus cases in India increased to 28,380 on Monday, including 21,132 active cases, 6,362 cured / discharged / migrated and 886 deaths.
1,463 new cases and 60 deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours. This is the highest number of deaths reported in 24 hours.
“It needs to be emphasized that ICMR has not made any payments regarding these supplies. Due to the due process followed (without going shopping with an advance amount of 100 percent), the government cannot lose a single rupee.” the Center was cited by ANI.
The Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) on Monday issued a revised notice to state governments regarding rapid blood tests for antibodies. ICMR has written to them to stop using the Guangzhou Wondfo Biotech and Zhuhai Livzon diagnostic kits.
The Union health ministry said 1,396 new coronavirus cases were reported in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 27,892.
“20,835 people are under active medical supervision. 381 patients are cured in the last day. The total number of people cured becomes 6,184. Recovery rate of 22.17 percent,” said Lav Aggarwal.
Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar said on Monday that 231 zones have been removed from the list of ‘containment zones’ in the city, which is one of the country’s worst affected cities.
“Our containment zones had increased to 1,036. There has been a significant drop in the number of containment zones in Mumbai. 231 zones are off the containment zone list after they failed to record a single COVID-19 positive patient during the last 14 days, “she said.
So far, Maharashtra police have recorded up to 73,735 cases for violating the Center’s closure guidelines. Maharashtra continued to be the worst state affected by COVID with more than 8,000 confirmed cases and 342 deaths.
The State Department of Health said the death rate was 4.24 percent. On Monday, blood samples from four COVID-19 survivors tested positive for antibodies. Your plasma will now be used to treat other patients.
Puducherry Prime Minister V Narayanasamy said that most state MCs during the videoconference suggested to Prime Minister Narendra Modi that a “cautious approach” should be taken in relaxing the closure to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
“Most of the CMs said that the way the cases are increasing, there should be a cautious approach and the Prime Minister should take a call based on the observation of the CMs. Most of the CMs of the states governed by BJP said the blockade should continue and economic activities start slowly, “said Narayanasamy.
Odisha Prime Minister Naveen Patnaik urged the Center to initiate measures to boost the economy. He suggested that Niti Ayog should come up with transformative ideas to keep the economy moving while the COVID-19 crisis continued.
“Even if the national blockade continues, economic activities within states should be allowed,” said Patnaik.
Eight more people tested positive for coronavirus in Karnataka on Monday, according to the state health department’s midday report. This brings the total number of COVID-19 positive people in the state to 511.
The overall figure of 511 also includes 19 deaths. The recovery rate was 38 percent after 188 COVID-19 patients were cured.
During Prime Minister COVID-19’s review meeting, Uttarakhand Prime Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said that commercial and commercial activities should start gradually, with an emphasis on all precautionary measures. “We should try to make people’s lives easier by bringing things back to normal. Economic recovery is key to moving forward,” Rawat said at the meeting.
He also said that Uttarakhand, which is a pilgrimage and tourist destination, has been greatly affected by the blockade.
Interior Minister Amit Shah, who attended the video conference meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the chief ministers, told all states to be vigilant in enforcing the blockade and punishing violators.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee tweeted on Monday that the state government will make every effort to bring back people trapped in different parts of the country due to the closure.
While attending the COVID-19 review meeting with Foreign Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, Mamata cried, “I have instructed my officers to do what is necessary. Until the time I am here, no one from Bengal You should feel helpless. I am with you in these difficult times. “
The prime minister also said that the journey of stranded students in Kota has already started.
The Reserve Bank of India announced on Monday a special liquidity service for mutual funds of Rs 50 billion to deal with the crisis.
“In order to alleviate liquidity pressures on mutual funds, it has been decided to open a special liquidity service for mutual funds of Rs 50 billion.” AND ME cited the central bank.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with the chief ministers via video conference Monday at 10 a.m. in the future in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
They are likely to have aspects that could also focus on a gradual exit from the ongoing blockade imposed in view of COVID-19.
India recorded 48 recent COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 872 across the country on Sunday, according to the latest data released by the Health Ministry.
With 1,396 more people testing positive for the new coronavirus, the total number of confirmed cases increased to 27,892. This figure also includes 20,835 active cases.
The recovery rate in India was 22.8 percent after 6,185 patients with COVID-19 were cured of the virus.
With five more people testing positive for COVID-19 in Odisha, the total number of confirmed cases in the state reached 108, according to information shared by the website of the Department of State Health and Family Welfare on Monday.
All new cases were reported in Balasore.
Up to 2,287 RT RT tests were performed in the last 24 hours and the total number of active cases in the state was 72, while COVID-19 lost the life of a patient.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with top ministers via video conference Monday morning on the way ahead in the fight against the new coronavirus, amid signs that discussions could also focus on a gradual exit from the blockade. in progress.
This will be the Prime Minister’s third videoconference with the Chief Ministers after the spread of COVID-19 in the country.
As India recorded its largest one-day increase of 1,975 cases of coronavirus, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Sunday that the country’s fight against COVID-19 is “people-led” and this is the only way to overcome the pandemic.
In his monthly broadcast of ‘Mann ki Baat’, Modi said the country is in the midst of a ‘yudh‘(war) and asserted people have to remain careful and take precautions.
The number of deaths across the country from COVID-19 increased to 826 with 47 more deaths reported and the number of cases rose to 26,917 on Sunday, according to the Union Ministry of Health. A total of 5,914 people (21.96 percent) have recovered from the infection, he said.
Wise figures
The total number of cases on Sunday increased by 1,975 since the last time the ministry updated its data on Saturday night. The previous single day’s highest jump of 1,752 was recorded on April 24.
According to the ministry, the highest number of confirmed cases in the country is from Maharashtra with 7,628. Other states where cases have crossed a thousand are Gujarat (3,071), Delhi (2,625), Rajasthan (2,083), Madhya Pradesh (2,096), Uttar Pradesh (1,843), Tamil Nadu (1,821) and Andhra Pradesh (1,097).
Representative image. AP
Of the 47 deaths reported since Saturday night, 22 are from Maharashtra, eight in Rajasthan, seven from Madhya Pradesh, six Gujarat and one from Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Tamil Nadu.
Of the total 824 COVID-19 deaths, Maharashtra represents the highest number of 323 deaths, followed by Gujarat (133), Madhya Pradesh (99), Delhi (54), Andhra Pradesh (31), and Rajasthan (33).
The death toll reached 27 in Uttar Pradesh, 26 in Telangana, 23 in Tamil Nadu, while Karnataka and West Bengal have each reported 18 deaths, the ministry said.
Punjab has recorded 17 deaths so far, Jammu and Kashmir six, Kerala four, while Jharkhand and Haryana have recorded three COVID-19 deaths each.
Bihar has reported two deaths from coronavirus, while Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha and Assam have reported one death each, according to the ministry’s data.
Modi asks people to avoid complacency
Amid indications that Modi’s third round of video interaction with chief ministers on Monday since the COVID-19 outbreak could also focus on a gradual exit from the 40-day blockade, the prime minister asked people to avoid any complacency that you will not be infected by coronavirus. The national blockade will end on May 3.
He reiterated his advice to people to keep a distance of two yards from each other to stay healthy.
“Do gaz doori, bahut hai zaroori (Keep a two-yard distance and stay healthy), “he said.
“I urge you not to be overconfident. In your excessive enthusiasm, do not think that if the coronavirus has not yet reached your city, town, street, or office, it will not come now. Never make such a mistake. World experience tells us a lot about it, “he said in his 30-minute speech.
Modi referred to a popular Hindi language ‘Sawdhani hati, durghatna ghati‘(the accident occurs when caution is lowered) to state his point.
Praising states, emergency workers and civil society groups for their contribution in the fight against the pandemic, he said that the resolution shown by the people of the country has led to the beginning of a transformation with companies, offices, educational institutions and the medical sector experiencing new changes rapidly. .
With the country closed since midnight on March 24, he said that India’s battle against the pandemic will be discussed when the world discusses the crisis later.
“India’s fight against the coronavirus is people-driven in the strictest sense of the term. Along with the people, the government and the administration are also fighting it … This is the only way we can beat the virus “, said.
The prime minister said wearing masks will now be part of a civilized society, and he also called on people to stop spitting in public places, saying it was time to get rid of this “bad habit” once and for all.
He added that this will not only increase our basic hygiene standards, but will also help prevent the spread of coronavirus infection.
Modi also greeted people in Akshaya-Tritiya and noted that Ramzan’s holy month had also begun.
“We should pray more than ever that before the Eid celebration the world gets rid of the coronavirus and we celebrate Eid with enthusiasm and joy as in times past,” Modi said, urging people to adhere to local government guidelines.
The prime minister hoped that there might be good news in the fight against the coronavirus during his next episode of ‘Mann ki Baat’, usually the last Sunday of each month. The last Sunday of the next month falls on May 31 and Eid is likely to fall on May 25.
BJP senior leader and union minister Prakash Javadekar said the prime minister has asked people to remain steadfast in following coronavirus guidelines and expressed confidence that the nation will follow the path shown by him.
The ‘gradual’ exit from the blockade can be discussed tomorrow
Sources in the union government indicated to PTI that, in addition to discussing the way forward to deal with the pandemic, the prime minister’s discussion with the main ministers could also focus on a “gradual” exit from the closure.
The Center and state governments have been providing gradual relaxation in various fields and sectors to boost economic activities and also to provide relief to people.
But some states like Maharashtra are considering extending the blockade beyond May 3 in cities like Mumbai and Pune to ensure that coronavirus cases remain under control.
Congress said it expects the prime minister to come up with a comprehensive and holistic plan regarding the exit strategy during his discussions with top ministers.
Congress spokesman Manish Tewari said that until the time that there is no national plan to deal with disasters or pandemics, states cannot formulate plans to deal with post-closure problems.
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that without aggressive testing facilities, India cannot overcome the challenges posed by COVID-19.
Congressman Rahul Gandhi urged Modi to remove the “bottlenecks” and increase the evidence.
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said the situation in India is improving as districts with critical points (HSD) are moving towards districts without critical points (NHSD).
Vardhan made this assessment after visiting the AIIMS Trauma Center in Delhi to take stock of readiness to overcome COVID-19 and visited several wards in the isolation center for infected patients, a ministry statement said.
On April 15, the Center had identified a total of 170 districts across the country as COVID-19 hot spots. Districts that reported a large number of coronavirus cases or where the rate of duplication of time is low are called hotspots.
Up to 207 districts were also classified as non-critical points, while the rest of the total of 726 districts are in the category of “green areas”, that is, they have not reported any cases of coronavirus in the last 28 days before 15 April. Hot spot areas have also reported positive cases, but the number remains limited.
Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba also had a detailed videoconference with all States / UT Senior Secretaries and DGPs to review preparedness for the COVID-19 response.
With PTI tickets
Update date: April 28, 2020 07:13:22 IST
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