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Updated: April 25, 2020 9:36:16 pm
According to the Ministry of Health, West Bengal has 571 cases and has recorded 18 deaths so far.
With more than 1,000 people testing positive for the new coronavirus (Covid-19) since yesterday, India’s count rose to nearly 25,000 on Saturday with confirmed cases at 24,942, according to the latest update from the Union Health Ministry. While the death toll rose to 779, up to 5,210 people have been cured, discharged, or migrated. Maharashtra continued to be the most affected state with the highest number of cases (7,628) and 323 deaths, followed by Gujarat (3,071 cases and 133 deaths) and Delhi (2,514 cases and 53 deaths).
In an attempt to ease the national blockade imposed to stop the spread of the virus, the central government on Friday Relief Curbs at Select Stores outside the areas of the municipality with 50 percent workers and mandatory precautions such as the use of masks and the rules of social distancing.
“Revive, strengthen MSMEs”: Sonia Gandhi writes to PM Modi
Congresswoman Sonia Gandhi, in a letter on Saturday, urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to strengthen medium, small and micro businesses. “The government has recognized that MSMEs are the backbone of our economy. It is time for you to take steps to ensure the revival and strengthening of that spine. This is a case where timely and decisive action can make a difference, “wrote Gandhi.
Among the lawsuits filed by Gandhi were:
- Rs 1 lakh crore advertisement “MSME Wage Protection” package
- Establishment and deployment of the Rs 1 lakh crore credit guarantee fund
- The actions taken by RBI must be reflected in the actions of commercial banks so that MSMEs obtain timely and trouble-free credit.
- Expansion and expansion of the RBI moratorium on loan repayments.
- Issues such as high collateral security, high “money margin” limits that lead to lack of access to available credit must be addressed.
Blocking rules will not change in Maharashtra until May 3: Rajesh Tope
Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said on Saturday that the closing rules will not be relaxed in the state until May 3. Speaking to PTI, Tope said there was no clarity in the Center’s latest order regarding the reopening of stores. “We will have more clarity after a video conference with the Prime Minister on Monday,” Tobe quoted PTI as saying. “We have not yet made any decision by order of the interior ministry. But there will be no more relaxation in the closing rules until May 3,” the minister added.
The issue of sending migrant workers back to their places of origin will also be discussed at the meeting with the prime minister, Tope said.
Meanwhile, Maharashtra recorded a staggering count of 818 positive Covid-19 cases on Saturday, the highest day jump in the state thus far. This brings the total number of cases to 7,628 in the state, including 323 deaths.
Cleanup of stormwater drainage by Pune MC as a step towards preparing monsoons in the city. (Express photo: Pavan Khengre)
Core team suggests tighter block implementation in North Bengal
After assessing the coronavirus situation in West Bengal, the core team wrote to the West Bengal government suggesting a stricter implementation of the blockade in North Bengal, the PTI news agency reported. Also on Friday, the Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) had sent a letter to Secretary General Rajiv Sinha with a strong comment on the treatment system for patients with Covid-19 and sought details of the state-constituted death audit committee to announce death. Toll.
The West Bengal government and Center led by Mamata Banerjee have been engaged in a war of words over the arrival of two inter-ministerial central teams in the state to assess readiness to deal with the coronavirus outbreak.
A group of West Bengal Police personnel in Barasat feed homeless people in the area. The police have been doing this voluntarily by contributing money from their own pocket.
UP government begins to bring workers back
The Uttar Pradesh government has begun bringing back stranded workers with 2,224 returning from Haryana in the first phase of the initiative, a senior PTI official said Saturday. Awanish Awasthi, additional chief secretary (Home and Information), told reporters that the first group of workers was returned on 82 buses from Haryana on Saturday, and 11,000 workers will return on Sunday. All workers will be quarantined for 14 days.
Orders have been issued to prepare shelters in the state in a major way so that returnees can be quarantined there. “Instructions have been issued to install the public address system in the foster homes and arrange for food and toilets,” said Awasthi.
With the closure officially delaying the 2020-21 academic year, a government-appointed committee has recommended that the traditional mid-July start for higher education should be pushed to September. In addition to this, the panel also recommended that end-of-year or end-of-semester exams that could not be completed on time be taken in July.
The seven-member committee, created by the University Grants Commission (UGC) to deliberate on exam-related issues and the academic calendar after the classroom closes, presented its report on Friday. The UGC will frame the guidelines for college exams and the academic calendar based on the committee report. “The guidelines will not be binding on higher education institutions, but will set the outside time limit by which the government expects them to start their new academic year,” said a source, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
A medium open cycle repair shop in Ludhiana. (Express photo: Gurmeet Singh)
Universities and schools across the country have been closed since March 16 when the Union government announced a closure of classrooms across the country as one of the measures to contain the outbreak.
The social estrangement was a shock in Chennai wholesale markets after Tamil Nadu Prime Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami allowed grocery stores and other necessary items to remain open until 3pm on Saturday at Chennai Corporations, Coimbatore Madurai, Salem and Tiruppur, as well as districts such as Thiruvallur, Kancheepuram and Chengalpet in front of the full closure from April 26.
Social distancing was a shock in Chennai wholesale markets on Saturday. (Express photo)
In a statement on Friday, CM Palaniswami said the Chennai, Madurai and Coimbatore municipal corporations will be under total blockade from 6 am on April 26 to 9 pm on April 29; The Salem and Tiruppur Municipal Corporations will continue to close from 6 am on April 26 to 9 pm on April 28. The existing restrictions would continue in force.
Formulate a national plan to manage the Covid crisis: Congress will rule
Congress urged the government to formulate a national plan to manage the coronavirus crisis under the Disaster Management Act. Congress leader Kapil Sibal said at a press conference via video conference that it is time for the government to rethink the blockade measures, as the country cannot have the “blockade of people and the blockade of the economy “
It also called on the judiciary to develop a policy to ensure that the justice delivery system is considered an essential service during such a crisis. Sibal alleged that the bureaucrats, who have no idea of the realities on the ground, were formulating policies for the government during the shutdown.
The Gujarat government ordered all stores in all districts of the state to reopen just 50℅ of staff as of Sunday. Precautionary measures, such as wearing masks and social distancing, should also be observed, according to the order. However, stores in containment areas, shopping malls and shopping complexes would continue to be closed.
According to the latest updates from the Ministry of Health and Family Affairs, Gujarat, with 3,071 cases and 133 deaths, is only behind Maharashtra, which has so far registered 7,628 cases and 323 deaths.
The streets of Vadodara are being painted with messages urging people to stay home.
Core teams assess the situation of COVID-19 in Ahmedabad, Surat
Separate core teams visited Ahmedabad and Surat in Gujarat on Saturday to assess the situation of Covid-19, authorities said. “The central teams held conversations with high officials of the local administrations in the two critical points
cities on issues such as the increase in coronavirus cases and the implementation of blocking measures, ”official sources told PTI.
The visit comes a day after the Interior Ministry (MHA) said the coronavirus situation in Ahmedabad, Surat, Thane (Maharashtra), Hyderabad (Telangana) and Chennai (Tamil Nadu) is “especially serious.” As of Friday night, Ahmedabad alone had 1,821 positive cases, while the number of coronavirus patients in the Surat district was 462. Up to 83 patients died in Ahmedabad, while the number of victims in Surat is 14.
The Vadodara police help the person in need in Fatepura with a food package.
18 UP family members, another person tested positive for coronavirus
A total of 19 people, 18 of whom belong to an extended family, have tested positive for coronavirus in Santkabirnagar district and have been admitted to the hospital, a senior administrative official said Saturday. A Darul Uloom Deoband seminary student who had come to the district last month had tested positive for the coronavirus earlier this week. Subsequently, members of his family and close relatives were quarantined and his samples were sent for analysis, of which 18 were positive, said district magistrate Ravish Kumar Gupta. Another person from Tilathi village in the Bakhira police station area also tested positive for the virus, Gupta said.
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