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Coronavirus outbreak LAST updates: The national count of confirmed cases of COVID-19 reached 59,662 on Saturday and the number of deaths increased to 1,981 with the country registering an increase of 95 deaths and 3,320 cases in 24 hours until Saturday morning, said the Ministry of Health of the Union, including recent infections between the center Armed police forces and repatriated Indians raised new concerns among experts.
The number of active COVID-19 cases was 39,834, while 17,846 people recovered and one patient migrated, the Union Ministry of Health said.
On Saturday he also saw Maharashtra cross the 20,000 mark, according to official figures released by the state health department, and the state now accounts for a third of all confirmed cases in the country, while large numbers of cases continued to be detected in Gujarat, Delhi and Tamil Nadu.
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Meanwhile, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said the testing capacity for COVID-19 has been increased to around 95,000 tests per day and so far a total of more than 15 lakh tests have been performed in hundreds from government and private laboratories.
However, Kerala Prime Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the two new cases in his state, two foreign returnees who had arrived in Kerala on May 7 on two separate flights under an ongoing massive evacuation plan by the Central Government, they are a warning to all states. be alert to strengthen your “mitigation efforts and preventive measures”.
Many more similar flights from abroad are arriving in Kerala and several other states in the coming days under what is called the ‘Vande Bharat’ mission.
In addition to the arrival of large numbers of Indians stranded abroad, experts have also warned that the numbers may increase further in the coming days due to the continued movement of thousands of migrant workers facilitated by trains and buses to help them get to their places of origin.
On Saturday, the situation remained worrying in the main critical points of India, such as Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, Ahmedabad and Chennai, among others. While Mumbai’s cases totaled 12,864 cases, with the metropolis now accounting for more than all Maharashtra’s infections, the contiguous Thane district crossed the 2000 mark.
In Chennai, the number of cases linked to the Koyambedu market group reached 1,867, with the vegetable, flower and fruit market dwarfing the Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi (in which some 1,500 people from Tamil Nadu had participated in March) by the spread of the virus.
Furthermore, reports of new infections in the Central Armed Police Forces, which are responsible for providing security along the border, as well as ensuring key industries and establishments, present a new challenge for the Central Government.
Goa, on the other hand, which is classified as a green zone with no positive case of coronavirus as of now, hinted that it may allow music classes to be held and the reopening of some state libraries gradually on the condition of maintaining strict norms of social distancing.
State cases: Maharashtra crosses the 20,000 mark
On Saturday, Maharashtra 1,165 new coronavirus patients reported, bringing the state’s COVID-19 case count to 20,228. The state also reported the death of 48 patients, bringing the death toll to 779, a health department official said.
Among those killed by COVID-19 on Saturday was a 51-year-old police officer from the Nashik district of Maharashtra, an official said.
This is the sixth death of police personnel due to COVID-19 in the state, the official added.
Meanwhile in Gujarat, tThe number of coronavirus cases in Gujarat rose to 7,797 on Saturday with 394 new cases coming to light, while the death toll rose to 472 with 23 more deaths, a senior health official said.
Of the total of new cases, 280 were reported from critical points Ahmedabad, along with 20 more deaths on Saturday, bringing the total case count to 5,540 in the district and the deaths to 363, a health department official said.
In Gujarat, the number of patients who died in 24 hours since Friday night, 23, was the lowest in the past seven days, said Chief Secretary (Health) Jayanti Ravi.
Four deaths from COVID-19 were reported in Tamil Nadu Saturday with the state registering 526 more positive cases, including a five-day-old baby, bringing the total number to 6,535, the health department said.
The deceased were all women, with three from Chennai and one from Ramanathapuram. With this, the death toll has risen to 44, according to a bulletin from the health department.
Of the total of 526 positive cases, Chennai He continued to lead the numbers with 279, followed by Villupuram 67 and Chengalpattu with 40.
In the national capital Delhi In addition, 224 new cases of COVID-19 were registered to bring his account to 6,542.
In Delhi, there was also confusion over the death toll, as data from the four hospitals showed more deaths than reported by the Delhi government. Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said there is no reason to hide anything and that no case will go unnoticed, but gave no explanation for the discrepancy.
There has been a mismatch in West Bengal numbers for several days as well with lower state government figures than the Union Ministry of Health.
On the outskirts of the National Capital, Noida reported his second death from COVID-19, while the total number of cases increased to 216. The overall Uttar Pradesh figure also increased.
Rajasthan registered 76 more cases, while Karnataka also detected 36 new cases.
In Bihar, five Bihar Military Police (BMP) staff members tested positive, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases in the state to 579. In Assam, a test by a university dental student tested positive.
Central forces report 116 new cases
The increasing number of infections in five Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) – CRPF, BSF, ITBP, CISF and SSB – under the command of the Union Ministry of the Interior, has become another challenge for the Central Government.
On Saturday, the uniformed organization reported at least 116 new coronavirus infections, bringing the total number of positive staff to more than 650, authorities said.
Of the new cases, CRPF represents 62, BSF 35, CISF 13 and ITBP reported 6 new cases. As of now, the total number of active cases in these forces is 231 in CRPF, 256 in BSF, 48 in CISF and 100 in ITBP.
Five staff members of these forces have succumbed to the disease, a senior paramilitary official said.
Following review by Interior Minister Shah, the AIIMS in Jhajjar has been designated as a special coronavirus facility for CAPF staff, in addition to its 200-bed referral hospital in Greater Noida.
Ministry of health reviews discharge policy
The Union Ministry of Health has also revised its policy for the discharge of patients with COVID-19 under which only those who develop a serious illness or have compromised immunity will have to give a negative result through the RT-test. PCR before being discharged from a hospital.
Moderate COVID-19 cases and mild and very mild pre-symptomatic cases do not need to be tested before being discharged after resolution of their symptoms.
Under the rules so far, a patient was considered to be discharged if negative on day 14 and then again within 24 hours.
Political dispute over migrant trains continues
The bodies of sixteen migrant workers who were cut by a freight train in the Aurangabad district of Maharashtra were brought to Jabalpur by two bogies connected to a special train.
From Jabalpur, the coaches were sent to Shahdol and Umaria, a police officer said.
Karnataka, who has been at the center of a controversy over the state government that does not allow migrants to leave the state, clarified on Saturday that migrant workers, pilgrims, tourists, students and others can hire and use the buses provided by the state road transport corporations. in the form of payment to travel to other states with the pertinent permits.
However, the political dispute over special trains for stranded migrant workers continued on Saturday with Union Interior Minister Amit Shah, in a letter to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, alleging that the state did not allow trains with migrant workers they came to the state and described it as an “injustice” towards these workers.
The state government, however, dismissed the charge, saying that 6,000 stranded workers have already been brought back, and the state has given a green signal to 10 trains carrying more of those workers.
Indian Railways rejected this claim and officials also said that so far there has been no recorded proposal with the national carrier to execute more. ‘shramik‘trains to the state. According to reports, only two trains carrying migrants have so far reached West Bengal.
The railways, however, on Saturday night said it had received “authorization” from West Bengal to bring eight special trains to the state to transport people stranded outside due to the ongoing blockade.
On Saturday, a war of words also broke out between the JD (U) and the AAP over the train fares of 1,200 migrant workers bound for Bihar, with Arvind Kejriwal dispensing saying he was bearing the cost of transporting the migrants, a claim rejected by the JD (U), which said the party was half talking on the subject.
Ruler Janata Dal (United) in Bihar said the AAP-led Delhi government has sought reimbursement of the payment and accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of resorting to “cheap policies to gain popularity.”
Meanwhile, PNC chief Sharad Pawaron on Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to speak to the state’s top ministers, who do not allow migrants to return home.
“I humbly request our @PMOIndia Shri Narendra Modi ji to intervene in this matter by speaking to the CMs of the respective states that do not allow these people to return home,” Pawar said in a series of tweets without mentioning any specific status.
362 West Asian people arrive in Kochi
As for Indians stranded abroad, two Air India Express flights with 362 people from Oman and Kuwait arrived at Kochi International Airport on Saturday night.
There were a total of 362 people, including eight babies on flights that landed here from the two Gulf nations, a spokesman for Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) said.
Official sources said that all passengers would undergo the COVID-19 rapid test at the airport before being transferred to their respective destinations by special taxis and KSRTC buses.
They will be quarantined after completing the procedures at the airport.
Another Air India Express flight from Doha, with 177 passengers and six babies, is expected to arrive early Sunday morning, the sources said.
Another special Air India flight carrying 177 Indians left Kula Lumpur for Trichy, Tamil Nadu, AND ME said.
According to sources, three other Air India flights, from Singapore (with 243 passengers), from London with (329 passengers) and from Manila (241 passengers) are expected to arrive in Mumbai on Sunday.
Globally, nearly 40 lakh people have tested positive for the deadly virus since its appearance in China last December, while approximately 2.75 lakh people have lost their lives. However, almost 13 lakh people have also recovered, including almost 2 lakh in the United States and more than 1.4 lakh in Germany.
Germany and South Korea are among the countries that have been seen as having successfully prevented a large number of deaths due to their extensive testing and contact tracing measures. But concerns rose on Saturday about new outbreaks in both countries after several lockdown relaxations, increasing the risks associated with reopening economies.
With contributions from agencies
Update date: 10 May 2020 07:57:09 IST
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