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Updated: April 26, 2020 4:25:26 pm
After further relaxation from the shutdown, mobile stores in Ahmedabad resumed their activities on Sunday. (Express photo / Javed Raja)
Updates from Coronavirus India: With more than 1,500 new Covid-19 cases since Saturday night, the count in India increased to 26,496, even when all eyes are on the video conference between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the chief ministers on Monday. Deaths across the country also increased to 824 after 45 more people succumbed to the virus and 5,803 were cured or discharged.
Of the total of 824 Covid-19 deaths, Maharashtra represents the highest number of deaths in 323, followed by Gujarat (133), Madhya Pradesh (99), Delhi (54), Andhra Pradesh (31), and Rajasthan (27). Being one of the most affected states, Maharashtra is likely to extend the second phase of the blockade until May 15 at the critical points of Covid-19 Mumbai and Pune.
Here’s a look at some of the latest Covid-19 developments:
Claiming that India’s fight against the new coronavirus had been “led by the people,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Sunday that citizens should pray this Ramzan more than ever for the world to get rid of Covid-19 before of Eid celebrations. Addressing his monthly “Mann ki Baat” program, Prime Minister Modi said the pandemic had changed the way people celebrate festivals in the country.
Prime Minister Modi also opined that the masks would become a new symbol of civilized society in the times to come. Due to Covid-19, masks are becoming part of our lives. It does not mean that everyone who is wearing them is sick. Masks will become a new symbol of a civilized society. If you want to protect yourself and others from disease, wearing a mask is important, “said PM Modi.
An elderly man walks amid the Calcutta confinement on Saturday. (Express photo / Partha Paul)
Special buses to bring stranded immigrants to rail stations after inspection by state governments, after which they will be taken to their native states on special trains in a kind of hub and radio arrangement, all at no cost .
This is part of the strategy outlined by the officers on duty at the Railways who have written a document entitled “Facilitating the journey of migrants” in consultation with key officers on duty. The estimate, according to the document, is of several thousand nonstop trips that extend over the days. The development comes at a time when states like Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh have recently announced plans to bring migrant workers trapped in other states back.
The newspaper says the states would take passengers on numbered buses and, according to the data, Railways will prepare its logistics. The destination states will indicate where the train can and cannot stop, omitting the containment zones and critical points.
Delhi Prime Minister Arvind Kejriwal made it clear on Sunday that the blockade in the national capital would not loosen beyond what the Union Interior Ministry had suggested in its guidelines.
At an online press conference, party chief Aam Aadmi said his government was implementing the Center’s guidelines on opening neighborhoods and independent stores during the shutdown until May 3. “The opening of markets and shopping centers will not be allowed in the national capital and in all stores in Covid-19 the containment areas will remain closed,” said Kejriwal.
“We are going through difficult times. We will have to continue our efforts to reduce the number of Covid-19 infections in Delhi, ”he said.
Kejriwal also said that the pandemic does not discriminate between any religion. “We need to work together. Muslim plasma can be used to treat Hindu patients and vice versa,” he said.
भगवान ने जब दुनिया बनाई थी तो उन्होंने इंसान बनाए थे, दीवारें तो हमने बनाई।
अगर हमारे देश के सब लोग मिलकर प्यार मोहब्बत से काम करेंगे तो हमारे देश के आगे सारी दुनिया को झुकना पड़ेगा। pic.twitter.com/AZXACJBERl
– Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) April 26, 2020
Key aggressive test to fight Covid-19: Manmohan Singh
Without aggressive testing facilities, India cannot overcome the challenges posed by the coronavirus, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Sunday. “There are problems regarding insufficient testing facilities and without more aggressive testing facilities, we are not going to conquer this threat,” he said in a video posted by the party.
Congressman Rahul Gandhi said the party should have a comprehensive framework for the protection of migrants. “We must insist that migrants are protected. But, we must also recognize that state governments will be truly responsible for driving this. Different state governments could choose different methodologies to solve this problem, ”he said.
More than 26,000 coronavirus cases have been reported across the country. (Express photo / Amit Mehra)
Focus must be on the right information: Priyanka Gandhi
Congress Secretary-General Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said Sunday that attention should focus on correct information and appropriate treatment to contain the spread of the virus. His comments came on the letter from the Mayor of Agra, Naveen Jain, to the Prime Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath, asking him to “save Agra”.
“The situation in the city of Agra is bad and the number of patients with coronavirus increases every day. The Mayor of Agra says that if the correct arrangements are not made, the matter may spiral out of control, ”Priyanka Gandhi said on Twitter.
“Yesterday I raised the same problem. Transparency is very important. It is important to pay attention to the evidence. If the coronavirus is going to stop, then the focus must be on the right information and the right treatment, ”he added.
Workers clean a drain in Pune on Saturday. (Express photo / Pavan Khengre)
38 fishermen set out on a 5-day trip to reach Odisha from Chennai
A group of 38 fishermen covered approximately 600 nautical miles on their boat from Chennai to reach their hometown of Odisha, authorities said.
According to PTI, the migrants, who had gone to Chennai to work for a fish merchant, were stranded in the southern metropolis after the national closure. “We bought a wooden boat with a dual motor and left Chennai on April 20. After embarking on a five-day trip, we arrived in Ganjam on Saturday night,” said one of the fishermen.
When asked what led them to leave Chennai in the middle of the closure, another fisherman said: “They know that the number of coronavirus cases has increased in Tamil Nadu. Other than that, we would go hungry for a few days. In those circumstances, we were forced to take the risk. “
Indore strain may be more deadly, will send samples to NIV: Doctors
A more virulent strain may be wreaking havoc in Indore, which has become an entry point in Madhya Pradesh, doctors treating coronavirus cases said.
According to PTI, doctors said samples from Indore, where the pandemic claimed the lives of 57 people, will be sent to the Pune-based National Institute of Virology (NIV) to confirm that their fears about the strain are more deadly than in other parts of the country. the country.
Vadodara ABVP workers made art to urge residents to stay home to contain the spread of Covid-19. (Express photo / Bhupendra Rana)
“We have a feeling that the strain is definitely more virulent in the Indore belt. We have discussed this with the NIV and we will send samples for comparison by extraction of the virus genome, the Dean of Government Mahatma Gandhi Memorial (MGM) School of Medicine, Jyoti Bindal told the news agency.
“There are also other factors also for the high mortality rate, such as patients arriving late to hospitals,” he said. “In the Indore belt, the test is limited to detecting coronaviruses only, and not their type,” said another doctor.
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