Indian Coronavirus Closure Day 32 updates | Core teams assess situation in Ahmedabad, Surat

After converting some old buses into “mobile disinfectants” to fumigate field workers fighting COVID-19, the Karnataka State Transportation Corporation in Mysuru has modified an old bus into a “mobile fever clinic”.

This is the state’s first mobile fever clinic launched in light of the pandemic. The bus had been modified in a short period of time to give it the shape of a clinic with facilities to detect patients suffering from fever, colds and coughs.

Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G Sankar, who marked the mobile fever clinic, said the bus had been inspected by the COVID-19 medical team and that it had been certified to examine patients on the move. “This is the first mobile fever clinic in the state,” he said.

The bus will travel mainly to the villages of Mysuru, a COVID-19 access point declared a “red zone”, for the benefit of the rural public.

(Shankar Bennur)

14:40 | Gujarat

Core teams assess the situation of COVID-19 in Ahmedabad, Surat

Separate core teams visited the cities of Ahmedabad and Surat in Gujarat on Saturday to assess the COVID-19 situation in these two districts, authorities said.

The teams held talks with senior officials, including collectors, civic chiefs, police commissioners in Ahmedabad and Surat, they said.

Both inter-ministerial central teams (IMCT) are headed by additional secretary-level officers.

The visit comes a day after the Interior Ministry (MHA) said the coronavirus situation in Ahmedabad, Surat, Thane (Maharashtra), Hyderabad (Telangana) and Chennai (Tamil Nadu) is “especially serious.”

–PTI

2.20 pm | Uttar Pradesh

Priyanka asks for transparency about coronavirus tests carried out at U.P.

Congress Secretary-General Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday called for transparency for coronavirus tests being conducted in Uttar Pradesh, as hiding data can prove fatal.

Sharing some suggestions for the government of Yogi Adityanath in U.P. To prevent the spread of COVID-19, he said that it is known worldwide that testing is the key to fighting the disease and that it should be expanded.

“Many people are expressing concern about testing at UP. Transparency is a great thing in the fight against the coronavirus. All of society and government can defeat this epidemic together. In this context, I am sharing some suggestions here, ”he said in a Hindi tweet.

“UP has stopped testing for the past two days and should start testing on a large scale, while embracing transparency in this regard. Hiding data and the truth can be fatal, ”said Gandhi.

(PTI)

14:00 | Andhra Pradesh

Rahul Gandhi urges the government. to help Andhra fishermen stranded in Gujarat

Congressman Rahul Gandhi on Saturday urged the government to help Andhra Pradesh fishermen who are stranded in Gujarat due to the closure, and sought their transfer to aid camps.

He said that around 6,000 fishermen from the southern state were stranded in Gujarat and that they lived in unsanitary conditions without food or water.

(PTI)

13:40 | Uttar Pradesh

ABOVE. MP offers reward for information on people who hid the Tablighi Jamaat link, travel abroad

A BJP Lok Sabha deputy in Uttar Pradesh has announced a reward of ₹ 11,000 for people in his constituency for providing accurate details of people linked to the Tablighi Jamaat or those who have returned from abroad but withheld information from the administration.

13:30 h | Tamil Nadu

Core team begins three-day visit to Chennai

A team of four members of central government officials began their three-day visit to Chennai on Saturday to assess the situation in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Led by the additional Secretary of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) V. Thiruppugazh, the team had a preliminary meeting with Chief Secretary K. Shanmugam at the Secretariat, after which he went to the Ripon Buildings, the headquarters of the Great Chennai Corporation (CCG).

1.10 pm | China

China approves third COVID-19 vaccine for clinical trials

China approved its third coronavirus vaccine for the second phase of clinical trials, as it reported 12 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 82,816.

China approved three vaccines against coronavirus, including one developed by the Chinese army, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) for clinical trials.

12.40 pm | Tamil Nadu

Stores will be open until 3 p.m. today in Chennai and six other districts, says Prime Minister

Before the full four-day shutdown, stores will remain open until 3 p.m. on Saturday in Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Salem and Tiruppur, Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami announced on Saturday. He added that a similar extension in the schedules will also be placed in the Chengalpattu and Kancheepuram districts.

On Sunday, thousands of people crowded markets, grocery stores and supermarkets, and crowded vegetable vendors on the streets for last-minute shopping on Saturday, many of whom ignored the rules of physical distance.

12.15 pm | Karnataka

15 new cases in Karnataka

A total of 15 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Karnataka on Saturday. With this, the total number of cases in the State is now 489.

Of these, six new cases have been reported in Bangalore and five of them included those that were reported from the Vidyajyothi Nagar labor colony, Hongasandra district, Bangalore. All of them were contacts of patient 419, who is a 54-year-old migrant worker from the same neighborhood who tested positive earlier that week.

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) had now sealed off the area, which has more than 500 houses, in addition to the temporary sheds on vacant lots where construction workers stayed.

In addition to Bangalore, six cases have been reported in Belagavi, one in Mandya, Chikkaballapur, and Dakshina Kannada.

(Tanu Kulkarni)

12.10 pm | Andhra Pradesh

Two deaths and 61 new positive cases have been reported in the past 24 hours in Andhra Pradesh. The total number of positive cases is 1016 and the number of deaths is 31.

(Appaji Reddem)

12.00 pm | Jammu and Kashmir

Sixth death at J&K

A 72-year-old patient from Baramulla, in northern Kashmir, has become the sixth J&K person to die from the new coronavirus, officials at SKIMS Medical College and Bemina Hospital, Srinagar said.

(Peerzada Ashiq)

11.00 am | Bihar

Two other positive cases of COVID-19 were reported in Bihar, bringing the total number to 225.

Two 35 and 67-year-old men from the Buxar district were reported positive on Saturday.

10.40 am | Thailand

Thailand reports 53 new cases, one death

Thailand reported 53 new cases of coronavirus and the death of a 48-year-old Thai man infected with the virus along with four other family members.

Of the new cases, three were linked to previous cases, one had no known ties, and 42 are migrant workers who have been quarantined at an immigration detention center in the southern province of Songkhla.

10.30 am | Madhya Pradesh

Indore recorded 56 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday night, bringing the city’s count to 1,085. The death toll from disease is 56 in the city. Cases in Madhya Pradesh have increased to 1,902, said Pravin Jadia, Indore’s chief medical and health officer.

(Sidharth Yadav)

10.00 am | Andaman and Nicobar

7 most positive tests

Seven more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, bringing the total number of cases in the Union Territory to 29, an official said Saturday.

All of them are residents of the Bambooflat area in the southern Andaman district, he said.

8.15 am

Brazil becomes coronavirus hot spot as tests fail

Cases of the new coronavirus are overwhelming hospitals, morgues, and cemeteries across Brazil as Latin America’s largest nation moves closer to becoming one of the world’s pandemic hot spots.

Medical officials in Rio de Janeiro and at least four other major cities have warned that their hospital systems are on the verge of collapse, or that they are already too overwhelmed to receive more patients.

8.00 am

China reports 12 new cases, no new deaths

China reported 12 new cases of coronavirus on April 24 compared to six new cases the day before, data from the National Health Commission showed on Saturday.

Of the new cases, 11 were imported, compared to two previously reported cases.

7.20 am | United States

72 therapeutic trials ongoing, 211 in planning stages: FDA

A senior Trump administration health official said as many as 72 COVID-19 therapeutic trials are underway and 211 are in the planning stages in an attempt to find the cure for the coronavirus.

“We are not leaving any stone unturned to find the treatment for COVID-19 … We do not have any approved therapeutics for COVID-19, but we are actively involved with the academic, commercial and private sector to find it,” said the commissioner of the FDA Stephen M. Hahn told reporters at a White House press conference.

Also read: FDA approves first COVID-19 home test kit

5.20 am

Government allows independent neighborhoods and stores to open, but not markets

In a delay for the general public, the government allowed the opening of independent and neighborhood stores on the night of April 24, including those located in residential complexes within municipal areas, but with a strength of 50% and after taking the necessary precautions.

5.00 am | France

At least $ 9.7 billion in state bailouts for Air France, KLM

The French and Dutch governments announced at least 9 billion euros ($ 9.7 billion) in ransom money to rescue Air France and KLM, which are fighting for survival, as most of their planes are punished for blockades. of viruses worldwide.

5.00 am | UNITED KINGDOM.

UK to start trials on whether plasma could help COVID-19 patients

Britain will begin trials to see if plasma collected from donors who have recovered from COVID-19 could be an effective treatment for patients who are seriously ill with the disease.

Up to 5,000 seriously ill patients with COVID-19 could soon be treated with plasma each week as part of a new approach to treat the virus, the health department said Saturday.

4.30 am | New Delhi

Mylab Joins Syngene to Meet Growing Demand for COVID-19 Test Kits

Pune-based molecular diagnostics company Mylab Discovery Solutions said on April 24 that it joined the global contract research organization Syngene to meet the country’s demand for COVID-19 RT-PCR test kits amid the pandemic.

This is an important step in making India self-sufficient in COVID-19 testing, Mylab said in a statement.