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Updated: 23 May 2020 10:04:19 pm
The active cases increased to 69,597, while that 51,783 people who have recovered and that a patient has migrated, according to the ministry of the last newsletter.
As India entered the 60th day of the nation-wide lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus, the Railway Ministry on Saturday said more special Shramik trains to stranded migrants in the different states in the next few days. In a press conference today, Railway Board chairman Vinod Kumar Yadav, said, “in the next 10 days, at least 36 lakh people migrants that travel in Shramik Special trains.”
More than 40 lakh migrants have travelled by Shramik Special trains for their respective towns and villages since May 1, and nearly 80 percent of train travel, have been made by the migrant workers from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, told the Center.
Meanwhile, the Covid-19 cases in India saw the biggest upturn for the second consecutive day on Saturday with 6,654 of new infections in the last 24 hours, taking the figure to more than 1.25 lakh, while the number of victims rose to 3,720 after 137 more deaths, the Union Health Ministry, said. Active cases of the coronavirus rose to 69,597, while that 51,783 people who have recovered and that a patient has migrated, according to the ministry of the bulletin.
Here’s a curated list of some interesting stories from around the country in 60 days
Pune dog lovers rescue pets abandoned due to the coronavirus fears
Dog lovers in the city of Pune Maharashtra have come to the rescue of the pets, especially the dogs of foreign breeds, which have been abandoned by their owners in out-of-place fears of infection by the coronavirus of them. More than 50 volunteers from the Animal Adoption and Rescue Team (AART), have been patrolling the streets of Pune, searching for the rescue of abandoned pets and the feeding of the dogs during the COVID-19 security lock. “Since the blockade was imposed, we have seen an increase in cases of dog owners who abandon their pets, especially the exotic breeds such as Dobermans, Labradors, and German Shepherds,” said Ajay Bid, one of the volunteers of the NGO. The organization had so far rescued more than 40 of these dogs, from different parts of the city and sent to foster homes in the outskirts of Pune, he said.
MP: Couple in Shramik Special I want to name newborn ‘lock’
The parents of a child born on Friday night at Burhanpur in Madhya Pradesh during train commute he said you want to name it “safety lock”. Reena (32), who was traveling with her husband Udaybhan Sing Yadav in a Shramik Special Mumbai to reach Ambedkar Nagar UP, gave birth Friday night at the district hospital. “He was born in a situation that we want to name him Lock Yadav,” she told reporters.
Her husband said that he had been in contact with the rail-line help after she went to work on the train, and the servants helped them to get down at Burhanpur, and took her to the hospital. District Collector Praveen Singh Adhayach said the mother and newborn were doing well and that the administration has provided Rs 5000 in attendance in addition to clothing, the medicine of a meal. Adhayach said that the family was sent to its destination in a private vehicle.
Beggar boy protector of Kerala homeless people during the pandemic
At the time of the Covid-19, when most of the Indians who stay locked in their houses the practice of social distancing, Murugan, a volunteer with Childline, and his team of eight to Theruvoram is about the uprising of the homeless and the homeless population off the streets in Kerala and bring them to safe homes. A majority of these people, surprisingly, are from other states come to Kerala for the job. “Almost 90 percent of the people we rescue are from other states. They are often between the ages of 20 and 40. Many of them become addicted to alcohol and drugs that will wreck your life. Soon, they will lose their shape and develop mental health problems,” said Murugan, who in a moment of time, he lived on the streets of Kochi and begged for food from strangers.
“We chose to such people, giving them a bath, clean clothes, and then the transport to a mental health center or in a hospital. For every person we rescue, we have to take the permission of the local police, who often help us with the resources,” said Murugan.
Undeterred by the crash, a teenager walks 80 km to marry boyfriend
A young man of 19 years of age, the women walked 80 km from Kanpur to Kannauj to marry with her boyfriend alone, without fear, and determined that the ongoing lockout does not interfere with their plans. Turning tradition on its head, Goldie decided not to wait for the boyfriend to come to your door in a grand ‘baraat’ or to play the shy bride, and just walked away from your village Laxman Tilak in Kanpur Dehat district Basaipur village in Kannauj district, said a police officer.
Asked about the unusual marriage in his jurisdiction, Kannauj Superintendent of Police Amrendra Singh said: “Yes, it is true. I know about him.” Goldie and Virendra Kumar Rathor, also known as Veeru, were supposed to get married on the 4th of May. But I couldn’t with the coronavirus-enforced lock in place. Without an end to the blocking of the view, and every possibility of the wedding being pushed off indefinitely, she decided to go to Veeru’s house and get married, a police officer in the know of things, ” he said. And so, one fine morning at the beginning of this week, the young man sneaked out of his house and set off on foot to Veeru’s place, undeterred by the distance or the consternation that would cause.
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