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NEW DELHI: With 60 deaths reported in the past 24 hours, the number of deaths in the country from Covid-19 increased to 886 on Monday, according to the Union health ministry. 1,463 new cases were reported and the total number has increased to 28,380 in the country so far.
The number of active Covid-19 cases was 21,132, while 6,362 people were cured and released, they migrated, the ministry said.
Here’s a look at the latest updates on the coronavirus outbreak in India and around the world:
The entire city of Pune is now a containment zone until May 3
The city of Pune in Maharashtra, which reported a rapid spread of coronavirus infection, was notified as a containment zone on Monday until May 3 by the city’s municipal corporation.
In view of the order issued by Pune municipal commissioner Shekhar Gaikwad in this regard, the police also extended the restrictions already imposed on residents.
“We have already imposed a curfew on the city of Pune to control the spread of the coronavirus,” said Joint Police Commissioner Ravindra Shisve.
‘The world should have listened to the WHO’ on viruses: Director
The head of the World Health Organization said on Monday that the agency had issued the highest level of alarm about the new coronavirus from the start, but regretted that not all countries have listened to its advice.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus noted that the WHO warned that the Covid-19 outbreak constituted a ‘Public Health Emergency of International Concern’ on January 30, when there were only 82 cases registered outside of China.
“The world should have listened to WHO carefully,” he said at a virtual press conference.
Iran reports 96 virus deaths but says infections decrease
Iran announced 96 deaths from the new coronavirus on Monday, but said new confirmed infections fell below 1,000 daily for the first time in more than a month.
The latest deaths recorded in the last 24 hours brought the total death toll to 5,806, said health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour.
Detected cases of infection increased by 991 to a total of 91,472 since the start of the Iran outbreak, the deadliest in the Middle East.
The stigma surrounding Covid-19 must be addressed through an intensive campaign
Getting infected with coronavirus is not a stigma, which must be addressed through an intensive campaign, joint secretary of the Health Ministry, Lav Agarwal said on Monday.
During a press conference, Agarwal said: “Stigma must be addressed through an intensive campaign. We must understand that there is no risk of transmission of recovered patients. In fact, they can be a potential source of cure for antibodies using plasma therapy. . ”
He said that the spread of misinformation and panic should be avoided and that no communities or areas should be tagged for the spread of Covid-19.
6,184 or 22.17 percent of Covid-19 patients have recovered
A total of 6,184 Covid-19 patients have so far recovered, bringing the recovery rate in the country to 22.17 percent, the Health Ministry said Monday.
There has been an increase of 1,463 cases in 24 hours since Sunday, bringing the total number of Covid-19 cases to 28,380 in India, the ministry said. The total number of Covid-19 deaths in the country was 886.
The joint secretary of the Ministry of Health, Lav Agarwal, said that 16 districts that previously had positive cases have not reported any new cases of Covid-19 in the last 28 days.
A total of 85 districts in 25 states and UT have not reported any new cases in the past 14 days, Agarwal said.
Boris Johnson returns to work and warns against relaxing coronavirus restrictions
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned Monday not to relax the coronavirus restrictions too soon, as the country still faces a “maximum risk” moment, in his first comments since he returned to work after contracting the disease that killed over 20,000 in the UK.
While declaring that the tide is turning in the country’s coronavirus pandemic, he urged the British public to contain their impatience against the crippling blockade.
Johnson, 55, had been recovering from his intensive care treatment at a London hospital earlier this month after contracting the deadly virus.
So far, the third stage or community transmission has not spread in Kerala: Minister of Health
So far there has been no third-stage spread or community transmission of Covid-19 infection in Kerala, but vigilance is necessary, said Health Minister K K Shailaja.
There is no third stage of spread as of now because everyone who has been infected with the virus lately has some kind of contact with those affected, the minister told reporters.
‘Follow the mantra of do gaz doori’: PM Modi during a meeting with CM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a video conference with the prime minister of several states on Monday to outline a plan to address the coronavirus pandemic in the country. “Our goal must be a quick response, we must follow the mantra of ‘do gaz doori’,” he said during the meeting. This was the fourth such interaction with senior ministers since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.
Meghalaya wants the blockade to continue beyond May 3: CM Conrad Sangma
Meghalaya wants the state lockdown to continue beyond May 3 to stop the spread of Covid-19, Prime Minister Conrad Sangma said Monday after a teleconference with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. However, the prime minister said some relaxations will be introduced in green areas and districts unaffected by Covid-19 after the national shutdown has been lifted.
Congress Targets Center on Antibody Test Kits Purchased at Higher Prices
A day after the Delhi high court asked that Covid-19 test kits be made available at the lowest possible cost, Congressman Ahmed Patel pointed out to the central government about the antibody test kits that the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) bought for 600 rupees per piece. , which were imported for 245 rupees each.
“The recent Delhi HC ruling has raised a pertinent question: why was ICMR purchasing antibody test kits for Rs 600 per piece, which was imported for Rs 245?” Patel tweeted asking the government to “clarify” the matter.
Global cases of coronavirus approach 3 million, death toll crosses 205,000
According to Reuters reports, some 2.97 million people have been infected with the new coronavirus worldwide and 205,948 have died. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019. The following table lists the countries that have reported deaths and / or at least 100 confirmed cases as of 0200 GMT in the Monday.
China’s Wuhan City Releases Latest Covid-19 Patient from Hospital
The last Covid-19 patient in Wuhan was discharged, and hospitals at the epicenter of the global coronavirus pandemic in the central Chinese city have no coronavirus cases for the first time after more than three months of arduous battle with the virus. deadly that infected 80,000 people on the continent.
1.2-crore ‘Covid Warriors’ fighting to help 130 crore
More than 1.2 million people in 18 different categories are at the forefront as ‘Covid Warriors’ in India’s battle against the pandemic, but some states are more dependent on less skilled / skilled people than others thanks to a long-standing imbalance in the country .
Late last week, the Center released details of “greedy warriors” according to which 1.2 crore people – doctors (including dentists and veterinarians), nurses, pharmacists, laboratory volunteers, trained health professionals, ASHA workers and Anganwadi, members of the NSS and NCC among others, are working to combat the pandemic. Data does not include waste pickers.
New Zealand has won a battle against virus transmission: PM Jacinda Ardern
PM Jacinda Ardern claimed Monday that New Zealand had achieved a significant victory against the spread of the coronavirus as the country began a gradual exit from the blockade. “There is no widespread and undetected community transmission in New Zealand,” said Ardern. “We have won that battle.”
After almost five weeks with maximum Level Four restrictions, with only essential services operational, the country will move to Level Three late on Monday.
After a month of confinement, Maharashtra has 6 more districts in red
While 21 states reported an improvement in the number of cases in one or more districts at the end of the 30-day blockade, most in Maharashtra went backwards, from green to orange or orange to red, under the Central coding system, rating thus for a greater hardening of the measures.
On April 15, there were 11 districts in Maharashtra in the red zone: these are the critical points; 18 in the orange zone: these are not critical points, but with cases; and 7 in the green zone, without cases. By April 24, the situation had worsened: Maharashtra had 17 districts in the red zone, 16 in the orange zone and three in the green zone.
Maharashtra crosses 8,000 cases just one day after the 7,000 mark
When registering 440 new cases, the state’s Covid-19 meter crossed the 8,000 mark on Sunday and the needle stopped at 8,068 cases. Just a day earlier, the state’s count had passed the 7,000 mark to settle at 7,628 after the detection of 811 new cases, the highest in a single day anywhere in the country.
For the first time, the total number of new coronavirus infections in the state traveled between two thousand markers, 7,000 and 8,000, in just one day. The 6,000 mark and 5,000 mark had arrived in two days, and the previous 1,000 jumps had arrived in four and six days. Covid-19 lost another 19 lives on Sunday, bringing the state’s death toll to 342.
Scattered migrant evacuation plans become an organized effort
Scattered initiatives to evacuate stranded migrant workers, students and pilgrims across the country on Sunday were joined in a more coordinated action plan initiated by states like Odisha, Maharashtra and Gujarat, even as Karnataka expressed reluctance to enter directly, noting the “risk” will immediately bring back people trapped in the Covid endemic states as a “national problem”.
While Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik engaged with her counterparts Uddhav Thackeray in Maharashtra and Vijay Rupani in Gujarat to develop a “safe and dignified exit plan” for migrant workers from her state, Karnataka said she would temporarily limit herself to evacuating a batch of 272 students trapped in Rajasthan Kota.
Delhi cases increase almost 3 times from last week’s average
Covid-19 infections in Delhi showed a huge increase on Sunday, when the city reported 293 new cases after more than 10 days of relatively low numbers, even when the worst affected state, Maharashtra, recorded a drop of almost 50% in new cases Saturday’s record numbers.
This was Delhi’s second highest new case count in a single day (after 356 on April 13) and almost three times higher than the average number of daily cases in the past week, which was 105. More concerning, While the previous spike was caused by the outbreak linked to Tablighi Jamaat congregations, the new increase shows a sudden increase in local cases in the fifth week of closure.
Purchase order for 52,000 fans issued, Center tells SC
The Center told the Supreme Court through a state report on Covid-19’s medical readiness that it had issued a purchase order for 52,094 ventilators to meet the demands and that 10,500 would arrive in India by April 30.
“10,500 fans are expected to be delivered by April 30, an additional 18,000 by May 30, and 20,000 by June 30. The Union government has provided 2.83,910 PPE kits and 20,52,417 N95 masks to states, “he said.
United States Records 1,330 Coronavirus Deaths in 24 Hours: Johns Hopkins
The United States recorded 1,330 more deaths from new coronaviruses in the past 24 hours. The country now has a total of 54,841 deaths, with 964,937 confirmed infections, according to a count by the Baltimore-based institution at 8:30 p.m. (0030 GMT Monday).
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The number of active Covid-19 cases was 21,132, while 6,362 people were cured and released, they migrated, the ministry said.
Here’s a look at the latest updates on the coronavirus outbreak in India and around the world:
The entire city of Pune is now a containment zone until May 3
The city of Pune in Maharashtra, which reported a rapid spread of coronavirus infection, was notified as a containment zone on Monday until May 3 by the city’s municipal corporation.
In view of the order issued by Pune municipal commissioner Shekhar Gaikwad in this regard, the police also extended the restrictions already imposed on residents.
“We have already imposed a curfew on the city of Pune to control the spread of the coronavirus,” said Joint Police Commissioner Ravindra Shisve.
‘The world should have listened to the WHO’ on viruses: Director
The head of the World Health Organization said on Monday that the agency had issued the highest level of alarm about the new coronavirus from the start, but regretted that not all countries have listened to its advice.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus noted that the WHO warned that the Covid-19 outbreak constituted a ‘Public Health Emergency of International Concern’ on January 30, when there were only 82 cases registered outside of China.
“The world should have listened to WHO carefully,” he said at a virtual press conference.
Iran reports 96 virus deaths but says infections decrease
Iran announced 96 deaths from the new coronavirus on Monday, but said new confirmed infections fell below 1,000 daily for the first time in more than a month.
The latest deaths recorded in the last 24 hours brought the total death toll to 5,806, said health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour.
Detected cases of infection increased by 991 to a total of 91,472 since the start of the Iran outbreak, the deadliest in the Middle East.
The stigma surrounding Covid-19 must be addressed through an intensive campaign
Getting infected with coronavirus is not a stigma, which must be addressed through an intensive campaign, joint secretary of the Health Ministry, Lav Agarwal said on Monday.
During a press conference, Agarwal said: “Stigma must be addressed through an intensive campaign. We must understand that there is no risk of transmission of recovered patients. In fact, they can be a potential source of cure for antibodies using plasma therapy. . ”
He said that the spread of misinformation and panic should be avoided and that no communities or areas should be tagged for the spread of Covid-19.
6,184 or 22.17 percent of Covid-19 patients have recovered
A total of 6,184 Covid-19 patients have so far recovered, bringing the recovery rate in the country to 22.17 percent, the Health Ministry said Monday.
There has been an increase of 1,463 cases in 24 hours since Sunday, bringing the total number of Covid-19 cases to 28,380 in India, the ministry said. The total number of Covid-19 deaths in the country was 886.
The joint secretary of the Ministry of Health, Lav Agarwal, said that 16 districts that previously had positive cases have not reported any new cases of Covid-19 in the last 28 days.
A total of 85 districts in 25 states and UT have not reported any new cases in the past 14 days, Agarwal said.
Boris Johnson returns to work and warns against relaxing coronavirus restrictions
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned Monday not to relax the coronavirus restrictions too soon, as the country still faces a “maximum risk” moment, in his first comments since he returned to work after contracting the disease that killed over 20,000 in the UK.
While declaring that the tide is turning in the country’s coronavirus pandemic, he urged the British public to contain their impatience against the crippling blockade.
Johnson, 55, had been recovering from his intensive care treatment at a London hospital earlier this month after contracting the deadly virus.
So far, the third stage or community transmission has not spread in Kerala: Minister of Health
So far there has been no third-stage spread or community transmission of Covid-19 infection in Kerala, but vigilance is necessary, said Health Minister K K Shailaja.
There is no third stage of spread as of now because everyone who has been infected with the virus lately has some kind of contact with those affected, the minister told reporters.
‘Follow the mantra of do gaz doori’: PM Modi during a meeting with CM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a video conference with the prime minister of several states on Monday to outline a plan to address the coronavirus pandemic in the country. “Our goal must be a quick response, we must follow the mantra of ‘do gaz doori’,” he said during the meeting. This was the fourth such interaction with senior ministers since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.
Meghalaya wants the blockade to continue beyond May 3: CM Conrad Sangma
Meghalaya wants the state lockdown to continue beyond May 3 to stop the spread of Covid-19, Prime Minister Conrad Sangma said Monday after a teleconference with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. However, the prime minister said some relaxations will be introduced in green areas and districts unaffected by Covid-19 after the national shutdown has been lifted.
Congress Targets Center on Antibody Test Kits Purchased at Higher Prices
A day after the Delhi high court asked that Covid-19 test kits be made available at the lowest possible cost, Congressman Ahmed Patel pointed out to the central government about the antibody test kits that the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) bought for 600 rupees per piece. , which were imported for 245 rupees each.
“The recent Delhi HC ruling has raised a pertinent question: why was ICMR purchasing antibody test kits for Rs 600 per piece, which was imported for Rs 245?” Patel tweeted asking the government to “clarify” the matter.
Global cases of coronavirus approach 3 million, death toll crosses 205,000
According to Reuters reports, some 2.97 million people have been infected with the new coronavirus worldwide and 205,948 have died. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019. The following table lists the countries that have reported deaths and / or at least 100 confirmed cases as of 0200 GMT in the Monday.
China’s Wuhan City Releases Latest Covid-19 Patient from Hospital
The last Covid-19 patient in Wuhan was discharged, and hospitals at the epicenter of the global coronavirus pandemic in the central Chinese city have no coronavirus cases for the first time after more than three months of arduous battle with the virus. deadly that infected 80,000 people on the continent.
1.2-crore ‘Covid Warriors’ fighting to help 130 crore
More than 1.2 million people in 18 different categories are at the forefront as ‘Covid Warriors’ in India’s battle against the pandemic, but some states are more dependent on less skilled / skilled people than others thanks to a long-standing imbalance in the country .
Late last week, the Center released details of “greedy warriors” according to which 1.2 crore people – doctors (including dentists and veterinarians), nurses, pharmacists, laboratory volunteers, trained health professionals, ASHA workers and Anganwadi, members of the NSS and NCC among others, are working to combat the pandemic. Data does not include waste pickers.
New Zealand has won a battle against virus transmission: PM Jacinda Ardern
PM Jacinda Ardern claimed Monday that New Zealand had achieved a significant victory against the spread of the coronavirus as the country began a gradual exit from the blockade. “There is no widespread and undetected community transmission in New Zealand,” said Ardern. “We have won that battle.”
After almost five weeks with maximum Level Four restrictions, with only essential services operational, the country will move to Level Three late on Monday.
After a month of confinement, Maharashtra has 6 more districts in red
While 21 states reported an improvement in the number of cases in one or more districts at the end of the 30-day blockade, most in Maharashtra went backwards, from green to orange or orange to red, under the Central coding system, rating thus for a greater hardening of the measures.
On April 15, there were 11 districts in Maharashtra in the red zone: these are the critical points; 18 in the orange zone: these are not critical points, but with cases; and 7 in the green zone, without cases. By April 24, the situation had worsened: Maharashtra had 17 districts in the red zone, 16 in the orange zone and three in the green zone.
Maharashtra crosses 8,000 cases just one day after the 7,000 mark
When registering 440 new cases, the state’s Covid-19 meter crossed the 8,000 mark on Sunday and the needle stopped at 8,068 cases. Just a day earlier, the state’s count had passed the 7,000 mark to settle at 7,628 after the detection of 811 new cases, the highest in a single day anywhere in the country.
For the first time, the total number of new coronavirus infections in the state traveled between two thousand markers, 7,000 and 8,000, in just one day. The 6,000 mark and 5,000 mark had arrived in two days, and the previous 1,000 jumps had arrived in four and six days. Covid-19 lost another 19 lives on Sunday, bringing the state’s death toll to 342.
Scattered migrant evacuation plans become an organized effort
Scattered initiatives to evacuate stranded migrant workers, students and pilgrims across the country on Sunday were joined in a more coordinated action plan initiated by states like Odisha, Maharashtra and Gujarat, even as Karnataka expressed reluctance to enter directly, noting the “risk” will immediately bring back people trapped in the Covid endemic states as a “national problem”.
While Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik engaged with her counterparts Uddhav Thackeray in Maharashtra and Vijay Rupani in Gujarat to develop a “safe and dignified exit plan” for migrant workers from her state, Karnataka said she would temporarily limit herself to evacuating a batch of 272 students trapped in Rajasthan Kota.
Delhi cases increase almost 3 times from last week’s average
Covid-19 infections in Delhi showed a huge increase on Sunday, when the city reported 293 new cases after more than 10 days of relatively low numbers, even when the worst affected state, Maharashtra, recorded a drop of almost 50% in new cases Saturday’s record numbers.
This was Delhi’s second highest new case count in a single day (after 356 on April 13) and almost three times higher than the average number of daily cases in the past week, which was 105. More concerning, While the previous spike was caused by the outbreak linked to Tablighi Jamaat congregations, the new increase shows a sudden increase in local cases in the fifth week of closure.
Purchase order for 52,000 fans issued, Center tells SC
The Center told the Supreme Court through a state report on Covid-19’s medical readiness that it had issued a purchase order for 52,094 ventilators to meet the demands and that 10,500 would arrive in India by April 30.
“10,500 fans are expected to be delivered by April 30, an additional 18,000 by May 30, and 20,000 by June 30. The Union government has provided 2.83,910 PPE kits and 20,52,417 N95 masks to states, “he said.
United States Records 1,330 Coronavirus Deaths in 24 Hours: Johns Hopkins
The United States recorded 1,330 more deaths from new coronaviruses in the past 24 hours. The country now has a total of 54,841 deaths, with 964,937 confirmed infections, according to a count by the Baltimore-based institution at 8:30 p.m. (0030 GMT Monday).
