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A member of an Indian medical team arrives at Dubai airport to help combat the pandemic. (Credits: AFP)
NEW DELHI: India’s coronavirus case count was 62,939 on Sunday and 2,109 deaths. The number of new cases remained stable at more than 3,000 for the fourth consecutive day. On May 3, India’s count was 40,000 and exceeded 60,000 in the past six days. However, the growth rate of cases has started to drop again. It was 6.8% on Saturday, compared to 7.1% two days earlier.
Here are the latest developments:
Delhi Government Calls on DM to Release 2,446 Members of Tablighi Jamaat
The Delhi government has asked district magistrates to release 2,446 members of Tablighi Jamaat from quarantine centers and to ensure that they do not stay anywhere else except in their homes. District magistrates will explore the possibility of sending Tablighi members, who belong to other states, by bus to their designated locations. As few as 567 foreign attendees from the congregation held in the Nizamuddin area of Delhi in March will be turned over to the police in connection with various violations, including visa violations.
Immigrant Row: TMC Challenges Shah to Prove Allegations
In what will surely increase tension between the state government and the Center, Shah, in a letter, alleged that West Bengal was not allowing trains with migrant workers to arrive and called it an “injustice” to these workers. The state unit BJP stated that the West Bengal government is only interested in bringing people back from a “particular community”. TMC MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar said the Center is lying and that eight trains were ready to transport passengers to Bengal from different states. The state government said 6,000 migrant workers have already returned and that another 10 trains carrying more will arrive soon from Punjab, Karnataka and Kerala.
The first batch of 326 stranded Indians in the UK arrives in Mumbai
The first group of 326 stranded Indian nationals in the UK due to global travel restrictions linked to the coronavirus arrived here from London on Sunday morning. The special AI 130 evacuation flight, a Boeing 777 aircraft that departed from London on Saturday, landed in Mumbai around 1.30 a.m. with 326 Indians, according to a source.
I missed India a lot, says passenger upon landing at Lucknow airport
Haji Mohammed Sajid was unable to control his excitement when he left Lucknow airport on Saturday night after an Air India flight arrived here from Sharjah with 182 Indians on board as part of the government. ‘Vande Bharat Mission‘. “I thank the government for helping me reunite with my family after being stranded abroad for the past few months,” said the Ayodhya resident, who worked as a garment designer in the United Arab Emirates.
Breakdown by status of repatriation requests
Kerala tops the list for repatriation requests at the state level with 25,246, followed by 6,617 from Tamil Nadu and 4,341 from Maharashtra. A total of 3,715 people from Uttar Pradesh requested the evacuation, 3,320 from Rajasthan, 2,796 from Telangana and 2,786 from Karnataka, the sources said.
Do not analyze samples of girl who died of Covid by mistake: Minister
Doctors at government-run ESIC Hospital Guwahati made a “mistake” by not analyzing samples from a 16-year-old girl, who later died of Covid-19, Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday. The girl last breathed on Thursday. His samples, which were taken after his death, tested positive for coronavirus infection. Sarma added that the Assam government has made testing mandatory for those arriving from “13 specific states” and will be quarantined.
Mainland China Reports 14 New Cases
The Chinese health authority said Sunday it received the report of 14 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in mainland China on Saturday, of which two were imported cases reported in Shanghai. Twelve cases were transmitted nationwide, with 11 reported in Jilin province and the other in Hubei province, the National Health Commission said in a daily report, Xinhua reported.
Second wave: Seoul closes bars and clubs
The South Korean capital ordered all clubs and bars to be closed after an explosion of new cases raised fears of a second wave of coronavirus. The nation has presented itself as a global model on how to curb the virus, but Seoul’s mayor’s order on Saturday followed the new group of infection in Itaewon, one of the city’s busiest nightlife districts. More than two dozen cases related to a 29-year-old man who tested positive after spending time at five clubs and bars in Itaewon this past weekend.
3 members of quarantined White House virus special force
Three members of the White House coronavirus task force, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, were quarantined after contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19, another clear reminder that not even one of the safest buildings of the country is immune to the virus. . Also in quarantine are Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, Stephen Hahn.
In Japan, the pandemic brings outbreaks of bullying, ostracism
The coronavirus in Japan has brought not only an epidemic of infections, but also an avalanche of intimidation and discrimination against the sick, their families and health workers. A government campaign to raise awareness appears to be helping, at least for medical workers. But only limited progress was made to counter harassment and avoidance that can discourage people from seeking evidence and care and hinder the battle against the pandemic.
(With contributions from agencies)
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