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Updated: May 7, 2020 9:01:29 pm
Residents of a JJ group along the railway line between Wazirpur and Azadpur in New Delhi break the rules of social distancing.
Updates from Coronavirus India: The first phase of Vande Bharat’s mission to evacuate nearly 15,000 Indians stranded abroad due to Covid-19 forced confinement began Thursday even as the number of cases in the country exceeded the 50,000 mark, with 3,500 new infections reported. . The count stands at 52,952, including 15,266 recoveries and up to 1,783 deaths. “Therefore, about 28.83 percent of patients have recovered so far,” said a health ministry official.
While it took almost a month and a half for India to discover the first 10,000 cases, the journey of 40,000 to 50,000 cases It has only taken four days. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, speaking at a global Buddha Purnima virtual event, said that health professionals who work selflessly for others in these difficult times are commendable. Follow the updates LIVE
Here are the important developments of Covid-19 from all over India
Vande Bharat, Samudra Setu, missions to evacuate Indians begin
Two flights from the United Arab Emirates carrying more than 350 Indian citizens departed for Kerala on Thursday as part of the Vande Bharat government’s mission to bring back its stranded citizens abroad.
Air India Express flight IX452 took off from Abu Dhabi to Kochi, followed by a Dubai-Kozhikode flight by the same airline. Passengers began arriving at the Abu Dhabi and Dubai airports at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday. Some of the passengers carried the Indian flags, PTI reported.
Air India Express flight sanctifies before taking off from Calicut International Airport
Indian Ambassador Pavan Kapoor was seen asking about the procedure by some of the passengers undergoing medical examinations at Abu Dhabi airport. “Congratulations to all the passengers for patiently waiting their turn for the medical examination and many thanks to all the frontline health workers and airport staff for giving their full support,” the Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi tweeted.
In addition to the air evacuation, two naval ships left for the Maldives on Tuesday to bring back Indian citizens. The Center has arranged to operate 64 flights from May 7 to 13 from the Gulf countries, Singapore, the United States and the United Kingdom, among others, to bring back the stranded Indians.
The MHA said Monday that “medical screening of passengers” would be carried out before a flight. “Only asymptomatic passengers could travel,” he said.
“Upon arrival at the destination, everyone would have to register in the Aarogya Setu application. They would all be medically examined. After the scrutiny, the state government in question would quarantine them for 14 days, either in a hospital or in an institutional quarantine for a fee. The Covid-19 test would be performed after 14 days and additional measures would be taken according to health protocols. State governments are advised to make arrangements, ”he said.
Migrants walk back home to New Delhi on Wednesday.
PM Modi: India strongly supports those in need in these difficult times
Buddha Purnima in India is also celebrated on Thursday and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sent a special message through a virtual global event. Prime Minister Modi said that while India was doing everything possible to save the lives of all citizens from the coronavirus, it was also taking its global obligations very seriously during the pandemic.
“People around the world who work selflessly for others in these difficult times are commendable. While India is doing its best to save the lives of all Indians today, it is also taking its global obligations just as seriously. India stands firm and selflessly in these difficult times with those facing problems in India or abroad, “said Prime Minister Modi. The Prime Minister also stated that India’s growth would always be helping global growth.
More than 300 ashes of the deceased remain stored in the Lodhi Road crematorium.
While the Buddha’s teachings tell us to strive to overcome difficult situations, there is certainly one on hand for the government regarding the increasing number of cases.
The number of confirmed cases of Coronavirus infection crossed the 50,000-mark on Thursday, with the city of Mumbai only contributing more than 10,000 cases. While India took nearly a month and a half to discover the first 10,000 cases, the journey of 40,000 to 50,000 cases has taken just four days.
Covid-19 vaccine: search, progress
According to some estimates, more than 40 vaccine candidates are at various stages of development worldwide. A recent announcement by Oxford University that researchers there had begun testing a vaccine against the new coronavirus disease (Covid-19) has raised hopes. Over the past few weeks, there have also been somewhat conflicting reports about the performance of a drug candidate, remdesivir, while Israel has announced a breakthrough on another possible line of treatment, which is with antibodies. Until the Oxford announcement, one of the most promising candidates was believed to be one developed by Moderna, a biotechnology company, which is now in phase I clinical trials under the auspices of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH). . USA
Globally, there are now only 13 countries with more infections than India. There are seven states with 3,000 or more cases: Maharashtra, Gujarat, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, and these together represent more than 43,000 of the 52,800 cases in India at the moment, which is more than 80 per percent of the total workload. Add also the cases of Andhra Pradesh, Punjab and West Bengal, and this deals with more than 90 percent of all confirmed infections in India.
Art of living member distributing food to people in need during the Shimla confinement
A day after the Karnataka government decided to cancel all trains willing to transport migrants to other states to “revive the economy,” on Thursday the government led by BS Yeddyurappa aimed at restarting train services after criticism of his earlier decision.
The state government has written to nodal officials from various states seeking their consent to operate trains to their states on May 8-15. After Karnataka stopped the train, hundreds of people started walking home from Bengaluru. Migrant workers from the northern states of India were seen walking back to their states. Following this development, the state government decided to run more than 100 trains to nine states.
Speaking to Indianexpress.com, N Manjunath Prasad, Nodal Migrant Officer in Karnataka, said: “We have written letters to different states requesting their consent to operate the trains to transport stranded migrant workers, students, tourists and others. Once we receive your consent, we will begin the train services. “
The disinfection process is carried out at INS Jalashwa, which will bring the stranded Indians from the Maldives.
Two BSF men die from Covid-19
Two people from BSF succumbed to Covid-19 on Thursday, even as the total number of infections in the force rose to 200. Along with CRPF (161), ITBP (45) and SSB (13), total infections in the paramilitary forces now 400 have crossed. Except for 30 cases in Tripura, all cases have been reported in Delhi.
In addition, 41 more people on the force tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday, bringing total infections in the BSF to 193. Of the 41 new infections, 12 belonged to the company that was deployed to maintain law and order in Jama Masjid and Zones of Chandani Mahal with the Delhi Police. This company of 94 employees now has 73 positive cases.
Among the two BSF staff members who died, one had kidney problems and had been on dialysis, while the other had no comorbidities. The latter was 45 years old and died within two days of developing symptoms. The results of his test came three days after his death.
All visas for foreign nationals outside India remain suspended
Upon arrival in the US The US, Indian Embassy in Washington said that all foreign citizen visas and OCI card visa-free travel for people of Indian origin, who are not in the country, would remain suspended until restrictions on international travel in India. site.
However, for all foreign nationals within the country whose visas have expired and cannot travel outside India due to international travel restrictions, they can apply for their visa extension at no additional charge, the embassy said, according to a report by PTI.
The visa-free travel service granted to holders of Indian Citizenship Abroad (OCI) cards who are not currently in India will remain on hold until the ban on international air passenger travel is lifted from / to India. The OCI card of a traveler currently in India will remain valid, the embassy said.
Vendors donning PPE kits sell vegetables from across the barricades to residents of the containment area at Bapu Dham in Chandigarh (Express Photo by Jasbir Malhi)
CSIR presents 53 sequences of the Covid-19 genome in Indians
Amid concerns that the coronavirus has undergone a mutation and that the new strain is more contagious, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research has submitted up to 53 genomic sequences of the virus to a global genomic database, a move that may help to better understand the virus. and developing a vaccine.
CSIR also plans to submit an additional 450 coronavirus genome sequence data by May 15, its CEO, Shekhar Mande, told PTI. “So far we have submitted 53 genome sequences to GISAID (Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data). By May 15, we plan to submit an additional 450 genome sequences, ”said Mande.
A queue outside a liquor store in Navi Mumbai
More than 51,000 migrants brought back to UP by special ‘Shramik’ trains
As of Thursday, more than 51,000 stranded migrant workers from Uttar Pradesh have arrived in the state on 43 special “Shramik” trains since the service launched on May 1 in light of the national shutdown. Thirteen more trains carrying migrants are expected to arrive in different parts of the state by midnight, PTI reported.
These 43 trains arrived at stations such as Agra, Kanpur, Lucknow, Jaunpur, Gorakhpur, Pratapgarh, Rae Bareli, Kannauj, Banda, Azamgarh, Barabanki, Sitapur and Unnao. There were 51,371 workers on these 43 trains, said additional chief secretary Awanish Awasthi. As of Friday, 43 more trains will arrive with approximately 53,000 people from other parts of the country, he said.
TN man who claimed to have found “herbal” cure for arrested Covid-19
With the government proactively suppressing false news about the new coronavirus, a Tamil Nadu man, who claimed to have found an herbal medicine to cure Covid-19 and then spread the message through his social media pages, has been arrested by the state. Branch.
On Monday, the director of Indian Medicine and Homeopathy filed a police complaint against a Thanikasalam for spreading false information through newspapers and social media. According to a statement from the Tamil Nadu Department of Health and Family Welfare, Thanikasalam had been running a Siddha hospital near the Koyembedu bus stop without any medical qualifications.
Thanikasalam claimed he had found a drug that could cure Covid-19 and spread false information through newspapers and social media putting people’s lives at risk. The director of Indian Medicine Homeopathy has formally filed a complaint and the action is I was initiating against him, ”the statement said.
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