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Coronavirus outbreak LAST updates: Maharashtra Prime Minister Uddhav Thackeray said on Friday that the state government had no plans to deploy the army in Mumbai, which is one of the cities most affected by the coronavirus.
“There has been a rumor for the past 2-3 days that the army will be deployed in Mumbai. There is no need to deploy the army here. Whatever I have done so far I have done so by informing the citizens. Everyone must be disciplined and that will be enough. There is no need to call the army here, “he said.
Iqbal Singh Chahal was named as the new Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday, former BMC chief Pravin Pardeshi was transferred to the Urban Development department as Additional Chief Secretary.
The Tamil Nadu health department said the number of coronavirus cases reached 6,009 in the state on Friday, including 1,605 recovered / discharged and 40 deaths. The number of active cases is 4,361.
Kerala Prime Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said a person, who returned from Chennai, tested positive for coronavirus in Ernakulam on Friday, bringing the total number of active cases to 16 in the state.
A total of 19,810 people are under house quarantine and another 347 are admitted to different state hospitals, he added.
After 64 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Rajasthan, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the state increased to 3,491 on Friday. Of the total, there are 1,475 active cases, the Rajasthan Department of Health said.
Up to 100 people lost their lives to the deadly virus.
The Maharashtra government has decided to promote all first and second year students, studying at various universities in the state, without any exam. However, he has decided to promote third-year students based on an exam. The exam will take place in July.
A PG student at Gauhati Medical College, who was on screening, tested positive for COVID-19. Based in Karnataka, the student was housed at the university hostel.
“As a resident of a shelter, children’s shelters 1 and 5 are declared containment zones,” Himanta Biswa Sarma said during a press meeting on Friday.
Many staff members, including the university superintendent, are quarantined now,
The situation for COVID-19 in Assam has deteriorated since Thursday after four more people, who took a bus trip from Ajmer in Rajasthan to Silchar in Assam, tested positive for the viral infection, said Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma during a press meeting at the NHM office, Guwahati, on Friday.
Forty-five new positive cases of COVID-19, including that of a five-month-old girl, were confirmed in Karnataka, bringing the total number of infections in the state to 750.
“45 new positive cases have been reported from the last night to this noon. To date 750 positive cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed. This includes 30 deaths and 371 discharges,” said the health department.
Maharashtra’s chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, speaking to a meeting of all party leaders via video conference on Thursday, hinted that the coronavirus blockade could extend until the end of May in the state’s red zones.
The Mumbai and Pune metropolitan regions have contributed 90 percent of Maharashtra’s cases so far. The extended shutdown is slated to end May 17.
The Supreme Court on Friday advised states to consider the “indirect sale, home delivery” of liquor to ensure that crowds are kept to a minimum in alcohol stores across the country. However, in ruling out a PIL on the subject, the apex court emphasized the need to adhere to the social dosing rules.
“We will not approve any orders, but states should consider home delivery or indirect liquor sales to maintain social distancing,” said three judges of judges Ashok Bhushan, Sanjay Kishan Kaul and BR Gavai, while listening to the case via videoconference. . follow the rules of distancing.
A 16-year-old girl from Bongaigaon in Assam reportedly died on Thursday of the coronavirus pandemic. The girl reportedly succumbed to the viral infection in the Dr. B Barooah Cancer Institute colony, Guwahati.
He was reportedly detected positive for COVID-19 after his body was examined for infection. Some of his relatives are also said to have contracted the disease.
The number of reported coronavirus cases in India increased by 14 percent in the past two days to 56,342, according to the latest data released by the Ministry of Health on Friday.
This is a slower rate of increase compared to the previous 48 hours, when the reported case count increased 16 percent to 49,391.
During his video press conference, Congressman Rahul Gandhi reiterated the need to decentralize decision-making in the fight against the new coronavirus. Furthermore, he warned of a “calamity” if the centralized decision-making authority continues to measure the impact of the pandemic.
“We need to decentralize the fight against COVID-19; there will be calamities if we continue to centralize decision-making,” said Rahul.
Rahul Gandhi said restarting economic activities was crucial to prevent the nation from worsening the effects of the coronavirus blockade. “We need to start our home economy soon, the longer we lose, the worse the impact will be,” Rahul said.
“We have to protect job creators, build a wall to protect jobs, wages,” said Rahul Gandhi, and providing financial support was essential.
During his video press conference, Rahul Gandhi said on Friday that a “visible” clash between the economic supply chain and the “red, orange and green zones” was evident.
“The lock is not an on-off switch, it is a transition that requires cooperation between the Center, states and people,” said Rahul.
Congressman Rahul Gandhi addressed the media on Friday about the COVID-19 situation and the prevailing economic crisis in light of the blockade imposed across the country.
IndiGo is likely to implement a pay cut of up to 37 percent of top employees for the months of May, June, and July, The Economic Times reported. For pilots, the pay cut could be as much as 32 percent, the report added.
Lower level employees will be exempt from the pay cut.
Madhya Pradesh Prime Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan conveyed his condolences and spoke with Railways Minister Piyush Goyal, seeking help for the families of the workers who died in the accident. Chouhan also announced compensation of Rs 5 lakh for their families.
It is in contact with Maharashtra’s head of government, Uddhav Thackeray, for arrangements related to the treatment of wounded migrants, officials in Madhya Pradesh said.
Mokshada Patil, SP Aurangabad, said on Friday that 16 people died in Aurangabad due to the train accident. He said efforts were underway to gather more information about the incident and provide advice to four other people who witnessed the incident.
The Assam government ordered the disinfection of the entire Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) premises on Friday after a PG student tested positive for COVID-19. The hospital has been closed for new patients for the next few days, Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
“A PG student at Guwahti Medical College tested positive for COVID last night. Accordingly, we have to examine everyone who came into contact with him and disinfect the GMCH facility,” said Sarma.
He also said that special arrangements will be established for patients already admitted.
With 26 more people testing positive for the new coronavirus in Odisha, the total number of confirmed cases in the state rose to 245 on Friday.
According to media reports, Kendrapara reported five positive cases and Bhadrak detected two cases, while the rest of the 19 cases were reported in Ganjam district.
At least 14 migrant workers in Maharashtra, on their way to their home in Chhattisgarh, were killed by a freight train in the Gadhe jalgaon area of Aurangabad on Friday morning.
The tragic incident occurred when migrant workers slept on the rails between Badnapur and Karmad.
They were resting on the train tracks at the time of the accident and intended to take a train from Aurangabad to their town.
The number of victims of COVID-19 disease in India increased to 1,783, while the number of new coronavirus cases rose to 52,952 on Thursday, registering an increase of 89 deaths and 3,561 cases in the last 24 hours, the Ministry said of Health of the Union.
However, a PTI The count of numbers reported by states and UTs until 6:45 p.m. put the total number of confirmed cases at 53,950.
The number of active COVID-19 cases was 35,902, while 15,266 people recovered and one patient migrated, he said.
In what comes as troubling news, as many as 77 inmates and 26 officials at the Arthur Road Jail in Mumbai have contracted coronavirus. According to India today, tests were conducted on all inmates and staff the day after a 45-year-old inmate facing drug-related charges tested positive.
Meanwhile, speaking at a virtual virtual event of Buddha Purnima, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India is doing everything possible to save the lives of all citizens from the coronavirus, but is also taking its global obligations very seriously during the pandemic.
He also said that India’s growth will always help global growth.
State cases
The largest number of confirmed cases in the country is from Maharashtra with 16,758 followed by Gujarat with 6,625, Delhi with 5,532, Tamil Nadu with 4,829, Rajasthan with 3,317, Madhya Pradesh with 3,138 and Uttar Pradesh with 2,998.
The number of COVID-19 cases increased to 1,777 in Andhra Pradesh and 1,516 in Punjab. It has increased to 1,456 in West Bengal, 1,107 in Telangana, 775 in Jammu and Kashmir, 693 in Karnataka, 594 in Haryana and 542 in Bihar.
Representative image. AP
Kerala has reported 503 coronavirus cases so far, while Odisha has 185 cases. A total of 127 people have been infected with the virus in Jharkhand and 120 in Chandigarh.
Uttarakhand has reported 61 cases, Chhattisgarh has 59 cases, Assam and Himachal Pradesh have 45 each, while Tripura has 43 and Ladakh has recorded 41 cases so far.
Up to 33 cases of COVID-19 have been reported on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Meghalaya has recorded 12 cases, Puducherry has nine, while Goa has seven COVID-19 cases.
Manipur has two cases. Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh and Dadar and Nagar Haveli have each reported one case.
A total of 89 deaths have been reported since Wednesday, of which 34 people died in Maharashtra, 28 in Gujarat, nine in Madhya Pradesh, four in Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, three in Rajasthan, two from Punjab and Tamil Nadu and one from Delhi, Haryana and Orissa.
Of the 1,783 deaths in the country, Maharashtra tops the list with 651 deaths, Gujarat ranks second with 396 deaths, followed by Madhya Pradesh in 185, West Bengal in 144, Rajasthan in 92, Delhi in 65, Uttar Pradesh in 60 and Andhra Pradesh at 36.
The death toll from COVID-19 rose to 35 in Tamil Nadu, while Telangana and Karnataka have reported 29 deaths each from the disease. Punjab has recorded 27 deaths from COVID-19, Jammu and Kashmir eight, and Haryana seven. Kerala and Bihar have reported four deaths each.
Jharkhand has recorded three deaths from COVID-19. Odisha and Himachal Pradesh have reported two deaths each.
Meghalaya, Chandigarh, Assam and Uttarakhand have each reported one death, according to ministry data.
77 inmates of the Mumbai prison test positive
As many as 77 inmates and 26 staff members at Arthur Road Prison were found to have contracted coronavirus after coming into contact with a cook who had contracted the infection.
“The prisoners will be quarantined with the help of the Mumbai civic corps,” said Maharashtra Interior Minister Anil Deshmukh.
Deshmukh also said that to prevent the spread of new coronaviruses in prisons, the state government had decided to parole some 5,000 prisoners who had been sentenced to less than seven years in prison.
Hindustan Times He cited an unidentified senior police official who claims that JJ Hospital state officials have already collected swab samples from 150 people in the prison and more samples are being collected.
“The possibility that COVID-19 may have entered the prison through BMC (Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation) cleaning staff, sanitation or essential services workers who used to go to jail cannot be ruled out,” the official told the newspaper. requesting anonymity.
Repatriation of Indians stranded abroad begins
The first of two flights from the United Arab Emirates carrying 177 Indian citizens departed for Kerala on Thursday, when India began its largest repatriation exercise to bring back its stranded citizens abroad amidst the blockade of international travel by the coronavirus pandemic.
A total of 354 Indian citizens, including 11 pregnant women and a pair of twins, will return home on Thursday on the two flights from the UAE to Kerala as part of the repatriation exercise called ‘Vande Bharat Mission’.
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.
“They all passed the tests,” said the Indian Consul General in Dubai, Vipul, quoted by the Gulf News.
Harsh Vardhan meets with state ministers
On Thursday, the Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan held a meeting with Uttar Pradesh and Odisha health ministers, and senior officials from the Center and state governments to review the situation, the actions being taken and the preparation for the management of COVID-19.
He noted that, compared to other countries, India is in better shape, as the death rate is 3.3 percent and the recovery rate is 28.83 percent.
The minister also said that among the active cases, 4.8 percent of the patients are in the ICU, 1.1 percent with ventilators and 3.3 percent with oxygen.
Test capacity has increased in the country and is 95,000 tests per day. Cumulatively, so far 13,57,442 tests have been performed for COVID-19.
There are 180 districts with no new cases in less than 7 days, 180 districts with no new cases in 7-13 days, 164 districts with no new cases reported in 14-20 days, and 136 districts with no new cases since the last 21-28 days
In view of the increase in the number of migrant workers expected to arrive in their native states in the coming days, the Union health minister noted that it is necessary to design a robust strategy and mechanism for their testing, quarantine and treatment of the positives. cases.
Japan approves Remdesivir from Gilead Sciences as drug COVID-19
Japan approved the Rmdesivir from Gilead Sciences Inc as a treatment for COVID-19, the country’s health ministry said Thursday, making it the first officially licensed drug for coronavirus disease.
Japan reached the decision just three days after the US drug maker. USA He requested fast approval for treatment.
Remdesivir will be administered to patients with severe symptoms of COVID-19, a Japanese health ministry official said at a press conference. Without other approved treatments for COVID-19, interest in the drug is growing worldwide.
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