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Coronavirus outbreak LATEST updates: Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla has written to States / UTs to ensure strict compliance with the revised Consolidated Guidelines on Closure Measures to contain the COVID-19 epidemic in the country.
The Alappuzha district administration in Kerala has converted houseboats, generally used by tourists in stagnant waters, into isolation rooms to admit COVID-19 patients. Of 387 COVID-19 positive patients, 211 patients have so far been cured in the state.
The total number of coronavirus cases in Indore rose to 544 after 117 new cases were reported from the city of Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday, an official said. An analysis of the data shows that as of Wednesday morning, the death rate for COVID-19 patients in the city was around 6.8 percent, more than the national average.
A 69-year-old doctor died of coronavirus disease in Meghalaya, the first death in the state, Prime Minister Conrad Sangma said, according to the news agency. PTI. He was the first COVID-19 patient in the state.
A man who allegedly incited migrant workers to protest here amid the lockdown was arrested by police on Wednesday. The man, Vinay Dubey, who was previously detained for threatening to launch an agitation on April 18, was booked under Sections 117, 153 A, 188, 269, 270 and 505 (2) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Section 3 of the Law of Epidemic Diseases. It will be filed in a local court later today.
MHA issued guidelines for blocking COVID-19 on Wednesday. The masks have been made mandatory, however some industries may resume work after April 20 onwards.
According to the latest Interior Ministry notification of April 15, food processing, manufacturing units and industries will be allowed in rural areas amid the coronavirus blockade. He also stated that construction activities in rural areas will be allowed during the coronavirus blockade.
Health officials confirmed five new cases of coronavirus in the Dharavi region of Mumbai, bringing the total number of cases locally to 60 and 7 deaths due to the spread of the disease.
The total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in India increased to 11,439, according to the latest update from the Union Ministry of Health on Wednesday.
With 142 people testing positive Tuesday, the number of coronavirus cases in Madhya Pradesh increased to 757, health officials said. With three deaths, the number of deaths of COVID-19 patients in the state also reached 53.
The country reported 1,463 new cases, a new record for a single-day increase in infections, bringing the total number of infections to 10,815. The number of victims of the virus was currently 353, he said.
The extension of the national blockade for another 19 days sparked protests by migrant workers in Surat and Mumbai on Tuesday.
In both locations, migrants gathered in large numbers in public, raising fears of transmission of the new coronavirus even as the country recorded a record single-day increase of 1,463 cases.
In Surat, hundreds of migrant workers gathered in the Varachha area, demanding that they be sent to their places of origin despite the closure. In Mumbai, large numbers of migrant workers earning daily wages hit the road near the Bandra train station demanding transportation arrangements to return to their places of origin.
Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the extension of the three-week national blockade for another 19 days until May 3. Modi indicated that some curbs will be lightened after April 20 in areas that are not critical to allow some “select necessary activities.”
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Migrant workers gather on the streets of Surat, Mumbai
A large group of migrant workers gathered in Bandra, demanding permission to return to their native states.
According to reports, a strong police deployment was observed in the area and the police resorted to lathicharge to disperse the meeting.
Immigrants originally come from states like West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh.
One of the workers, who did not disclose his name, said that NGOs and local residents are providing food to migrant workers, but that they want to return to their native states during the shutdown that has severely affected their livelihood.
“Now, we don’t want food, we want to go back to our hometown. We are not happy with the announcement (which extends the blockade),” he said dejectedly.
Asadullah Sheikh, a native of Malda in West Bengal, said: “We have already spent our savings during the first phase of the closure. We have nothing to eat now. We just want to go back to our hometown. The government should make arrangements for us.”
Daily salaried workers have been out of a job since the closure was announced late last month to stop the spread of COVID-19, making their lives a constant struggle.
An FIR has been registered in this regard against approximately 1,000 migrant workers, but no arrests have yet been made and the workers are being identified, a police official said.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray called on migrant workers in the state to stand still and accept the challenge against the coronavirus, while trying to assure them that the “confinement” was not a “confinement”.
“What happened today in Bandra was unfortunate. It could have happened because they thought that the trains will start from April 14 and therefore could return to their villages,” he said.
Claiming that the largest number of coronavirus tests have probably been carried out in the state, Thackeray said that between 20.00-22,000 tests were carried out in Mumbai alone and that between 10,000 and 15,000 tests were carried out in the rest of the state. until Tuesday morning.
Maharashtra Interior Minister Anil Deshmukh said an investigation was ordered to find out who spread the rumor about the resumption of train services to bring migrants home.
Hundreds of migrant workers gathered in Surat on Tuesday night, demanding that they be sent to their places of origin despite the closure, Gujarat police said.
Migrant workers gathered in the Varachha area of the city and sat on a road demanding that they be allowed to go to their places of origin, police said.
Varachha is the Surat diamond polishing center, which employs thousands of workers from different parts of Gujarat and the country. Many textile units are also found here.
“These migrant workers want to go to their places of origin. We have asked them not to be impatient because there is currently an emergency closure.
“As some of them were complaining about the food, we called an NGO and immediately brought them food packages. The situation is now under control,” a police officer at the scene told reporters.
This was the second incident of migrant workers gathered on the streets in a week.
Migrant workers had staged violent protests in Surat on Friday, demanding that they be sent to native places despite the closure.
Modi announces the extension of the blockade until May 3
Modi has announced the extension of the three-week national blockade for another 19 days to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
The Prime Minister acknowledged that the blockade has come at a huge economic cost and has also inflicted pain on people, especially the poor, calling them “disciplined soldiers.”
However, Modi said that India has chosen the right path and has largely avoided the damage caused by the pandemic in many countries.
The prime minister’s announcement of the extension of the blockade came at a time when India has seen a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases in the past week since Kerala reported the country’s first coronavirus infection on January 30.
The third and last week of the closure saw a jump of 5,574 cases and 215 deaths, an analysis of official data showed.
According to the latest data from the Ministry of Health, there has been a record single-day increase of 1,463 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections to 10,815. The number of victims of the virus was currently 353, he said.
A PTI The compiled count of the states showed that there were 11,312 cases with 389 deaths. The count also showed that 211 of the 386 coronavirus patients in Kerala had recovered. There were two deaths in the state.
In his fourth speech to the nation in the last month about the coronavirus pandemic, Modi also announced that extensive guidelines for the second phase of the blockade will be issued on Wednesday, stating that his highest priority is saving lives and minimizing hardship. facing daily bets and farmers.
During his 25-minute speech, Modi also asked people to follow him ‘saptapadi‘(seven steps) in the coming days to assist the government in its fight against the coronavirus. The seven steps included caring for the elderly, maintaining social distance, and helping the poor.
Ten states, Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, Maharashtra, Telangana, West Bengal, Karnataka, Meghalaya and Mizoram, and the Union Puducherry Territory have already extended the blockade until April 30. Union government sources noted that the restrictions have been extended until May 3, as May 1 is a public holiday followed by the weekend of May 2-3.
The IMF sets India’s growth at 1.9 percent in 2020-21
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected growth of the Indian economy in 2020 at a rate of 1.9 percent, while the world economy is likely to contract sharply “minus 3 percent” due to the coronavirus pandemic, which is resulting worse than The 2008-09 financial crisis.
The IMF, in its annual World Economic Outlook, gave a grim picture of the world economy amid the global shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, which has rocked the world by claiming that more than one lakh lives worldwide.
However, the IMF has given a bullish projection on India’s economic growth in 2021, setting the growth rate at 7.4 percent.
Gita Gopinath, chief economist and director of the IMF’s research department, said in her opening remarks: “The COVID-19 pandemic is causing high and increasing human costs worldwide. Protect lives and allow health care systems to Health coping requires widespread isolation, blockages, and closures to slow the spread of the virus. “
“The health crisis, therefore, is having a severe impact on economic activity. As a result of the pandemic, the global economy is projected to contract sharply by minus 3 percent in 2020, much worse than during the financial crisis. from 2008-09 “. Gopinath said.
As for China, the economy is projected to grow 1.2 percent and projected growth of 9.2 percent in 2021.
With contributions from agencies
Update date: April 15, 2020 14:19:09 IST
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