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Coronavirus Updates: Country enters Lockdown 3.0; case count crosses 40,000-mark
04 May, 2020 | 12:40:09 AM IST
The Home Ministry said 2487 cases and 73 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours. The country has been divided in three zones -- Red, Orange and Green - based on coronavirus risk-profiling.
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Top Developments
- The Covid-19 tally in India crossed the 40,000 mark even as the country prepared for an extended lockdown.
- Delhi airport unveils post-lockdown plans.
- Delhi records new high of 427 Covid-19 cases in a day, tally now 4,549.
- Lockdown 3.0 begin today, country split into- Red, Green and Orange zones.
- Centre rebukes states for missing fine-print on stranded migrants.
- Centre sends public health teams to districts worst affected by Covid-19.
- Haryana records highest single-day rise of 66 cases, total jumps to 442.
Kapashera building: 17 more people infected with coronavirus, total now 58
- A day after 41 coronavirus cases were reported from a building in Kapashera in southwest Delhi, 17 more people were found infected on Sunday, taking the total number to 58, officials said.
- On Saturday, 41 people residing in the building were tested positive for coronavirus.
- A case of COVID-19 was reported from the building in a congested lane on April 18, the official said.
- The building has already been sealed.
COVID-19 cases in Pune cross 2,000-mark; death toll 111
- Pune district in Maharashtra has reported 138 new coronavirus positive cases in the last 24 hours, taking its overall COVID-19count to 2,050, a Health official said on Sunday.
- The death toll has mounted to 111 with seven more people succumbing to theviral infection on Saturday, he said.
- "Of the 138 new cases, 109 are from the limits of the Pune Municipal Corporationwhich now has 1,813 patients. Of the rest 29 cases, six are from Pimpri Chinchwad while 23 are from rural and Cantonment areas," he said.
100 COVID-19 patients recover in Mumbai in single day
- "With 441 new cases of coronavirus and 21 deaths which were reported today, the total count in the city has spiked to 8,613 and deaths to 343," said the Public Health Department.
- It further said, "100 patients were discharged on Sunday and a total 1,804 patients have recovered in Mumbai till now."
- According to the latest data issued by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), 94 new COVID-19 cases and 2 deaths reported in Dharavi today. The total number of positive cases in Dharavi is now 590, death toll 20
Haryana to impose 12-hr curfew between 7 pm and 7 am from Monday
- Haryana has given relaxations from April 20 to restart the economic activities like opening of industry and the shops in non-containment zones while following the Centre's guidelines.
- An official release issued on Sunday evening said the Haryana government "is working to bring the health and economic conditions of the people of its state back on track and is taking important steps in this direction".
- "Following the guidelines issued by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, while some areas will be given relaxation in Haryana during the third phase of lockdown from May 4, there are some areas where gathering of five or more people will remain restricted," the release said.
Madhya Pradesh records 49 new cases
49 more persons have tested positive for #Coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh, taking the total number of cases to 2837 i… https://t.co/OfmpVTGHxH
— ANI (@ANI) 1588525590000One Officer of Dharavi Fire Station has tested positive for COVID-19. As per protocol, all precautions are being taken
- PS Rahangdale,Chief Fire Officer, Mumbai Fire Brigade
Delhi reported 427 new cases today
427 new positive #COVID19 cases have been reported in Delhi in last 24 hours. Total number of positive cases stand… https://t.co/zloI8OHvf0
— ANI (@ANI) 1588523254000Noida: Nearly 1,200 stranded students leave for home amid lockdown
- Nearly 1,200 students from various colleges and universities across Noida and Greater Noida on Sunday left for their homes on specially-arranged buses amid the COVID-19 lockdown, officials said.
- Fifty-one buses were arranged by the Gautam Buddh Nagar administration to send the stranded students back to their homes as per directions from the Uttar Pradesh government, the officials said.
- These students were stuck in Noida and Greater Noida due to the nationwide lockdown imposed to contain the spread of coronavirus. Earlier this week, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) allowed the states to ferry migrant labourers, students and tourists back home in buses or special trains
Six doctors at NDMC-run hospitals, 3 others test positive for coronavirus
- Nine more people, including doctors and contacts of COVID-19 patients at NDMC-run hospitals, have tested positive for novel coronavirus, officials said on Sunday.
- Three doctors of Hindu Rao Hospital and as many doctors from Kasturba Hospital tested positive for COVID-19, an official of the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC).
- Husbands of two nurses working at the NDMC-run Hindu Rao Hospital tested positive for coronavirus, he said.
- A patient, who was referred by the OPD of Hindu Rao Hospital, was also found infected with the dreaded virus, the official said.
Telangana reports 21 new cases today
21 #Coronavirus positive cases reported today, taking total number of active cases to 508 in the state. Death toll… https://t.co/15bIfAfMS1
— ANI (@ANI) 1588522871000Bihar reports 13 new cases today
13 more #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Bihar today; taking the total number of positive cases to 516… https://t.co/LOZFOBJhXa
— ANI (@ANI) 1588522705000Record jump in COVID-19 deaths, cases in 24 hours
- India registered a record jump of 83 deaths and 2,487 cases in 24 hours, even as Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday that the growth rate of COVID-19 cases has been steadying for a while and the nation was on the path of winning the war against the pandemic.
- "The recovery rate of COVID-19 patients has steadily increased, which shows that more and more patients are getting better and going back home. The rate of growth of new cases has also been steadying for a while," he said.
- According to data received on Sunday, for the past three days the doubling rate of the virus is 12 days, for seven days it is 11.7 and for 14 days it is 10.4, the minister was quoted as saying in a statement.
Mizoram to open entry point for goods movement from Tripura
- Over a month after it had sealed its border with neighbouring states in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, the Mizoram government has decided to open an entry point to allow movement of goods from Tripura, an official said on Sunday.
- The state government will open Kanhmun check point at Mizoram-Tripura border in Mamit district soon after the deployment of a medical team and installation of disinfectant facilities there, the official said.
Maharashtra reported 678 new cases today and 27 new deaths
Total case count reaches 12,974. Death toll at 548.
Rajasthan reports 114 new cases and 3 deaths today
3 deaths and 114 new #COVID19 cases reported in Rajasthan, taking the total number of cases to 2886 in the state; t… https://t.co/lHBunqPXTN
— ANI (@ANI) 1588521722000MHA asks states to take precautions against COVID-19 in jails, other detention facilities
- The Centre has asked all states to take precautions against a COVID-19 outbreak in jails and correctional homes and ensure proper hygiene at such facilities.
- In a communication to all states and Union Territories, the Home Ministry said the novel coronavirus is a global health crisis and has affected a huge population the world over.
- The virus which causes the disease is highly infectious and even pre-symptomatic people can infect others, and any person who is in close contact with someone who has suspected or confirmed COVID-19 is at risk of contracting the disease, it said.
No new cases reported in Jharkhand today
No positive case of #COVID19 reported today till 8 pm in Jharkhand. The total number of positive cases stands at 11… https://t.co/MvWbCPqq4L
— ANI (@ANI) 1588521297000Two more fatalities take COVID-19 death toll to 50 in West Bengal
- A total of 41 fresh COVID-19 cases have emerged in West Bengal, according to a bulletin issued by the state health department.
- Till Sunday afternoon, there were 927 coronavirus cases in the state, it said. The Union health ministry, however, has put the figure at 922.
- The number of active cases in the state stood at 663, the bulletin said.
Centre deploys teams to districts with highest case count
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Ahmedabad, Gujarat
- Delhi (South East)
- Indore, Madhya Pradesh
- Pune, Maharashtra
- Jaipur, Rajasthan
- Thane, Maharashtra
- Surat, Gujarat
- Chennai, Tamil Nadu
- Hyderabad, Telangana
- Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
- Jodhpur, Rajasthan
- Delhi (Central)
- Agra, Uttar Pradesh
- Kolkata, West Bengal
- Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh
- Vadodara, Gujarat
- Guntur, Andhra Pradesh
- Krishna, Andhra Pradesh
- Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Gujarat reports 374 new cases, total cases reach 5,428
374 new positive cases have been reported in last 24 hours taking the total number of #COVID19 cases to 5,428 in Gu… https://t.co/P4vJQbW90D
— ANI (@ANI) 1588519667000CAPFs witness spike in infections; CRPF Delhi headquarter sealed
- The five-storey building is located inside the Central Government Offices (CGO) complex on Lodhi Road and houses the central control room and the office of the CRPF Director General (DG) among other operational and administrative wings to keep the over 3.25 lakh-personnel force moving.
- A personal secretary of a Special Director General (SDG)-rank officer working in the headquarters tested positive for the virus on Saturday, officials said.
- Also, a bus driver who ferried personnel working at the headquarters, contracted the disease, they added.
UP reports 158 new cases; total count 2,645
- Coronavirus cases have so far been reported from 64 of the 75 districts in the state. Six among these 64 districts have no active case at present.
- The maximum 14 deaths have been reported from Agra, followed by seven in Moradabad; six in Meerut; four in Kanpur; two in Firozabad and one each in Varanasi, Aligarh, Mathura, Shravasti, Ghaziabad, Amroha, Bareilly, Basti, Bulandshahar and Lucknow.
India's COVID-19 count surges to 40,263 but mortality rate remains lowest in world
- The total cases are inclusive of 10,886 cured and discharged patients, one migrated, and 1,306 deaths. At present, there are 28,070 active COVID-19 cases in the country.
- However, Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has said that India's COVID-19 mortality rate of 3.2 per cent is the lowest in the world.
Chandigarh reports first COVID-19 death as minor boy tests positive; total count 95
- According to a medical bulletin, a 82-year-old woman, who was a resident of Sector 18 in the city and undergoing treatment at a hospital in Haryana's Panchkula, died on Sunday morning.
- Meanwhile, a 13-year-old boy from the city's worst-hit Bapu Dham colony tested positive for the infection.
- Since April 25, the number of coronavirus cases in Chandigarh has gone up over three times.
Over 80 cases registered, 2365 people briefly detained for lockdown violations in Delhi
- According to data shared by the police, 82 cases were registered under section 188 (for disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) of the Indian Penal Code till 5 pm.
- A total of 2,365 people have been detained under section 65 (persons bound to comply with reasonable directions of police officers) and 109 vehicles impounded under section 66 of the Delhi Police Act, they stated.
- A total of 316 movement passes have been issued on the day, police said.
UP govt issues order regarding relaxations from Monday
- The guidelines include the permission to increase working hours for factories having over 50 employees if both workers and owners agree, Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Awanish Kumar Awasthi told reporters.
- For marriages and performing the last rites only 20 persons will be allowed with a request that they will follow social distancing, he said, adding that the government has asked people over 65 years of age to stay home.
- The liquor shops, which are not in shopping malls, can be opened from 10 am to 7 pm with social distancing norms in place to ensure that not over five persons are there at a time, he said.
Delhi govt allows opening of shops selling liquor, paan, gutka, tobacco etc.
This is allowed provided they are standalone shops, neighbourhood shops or located in residential complexes. Minimum of 6ft distance is to be ensured between customers and not more than five persons allowed at a time.
Mumbai reports 441 new cases and 21 deaths
City's case count hits 8613 and 343 deaths Total 1804 patients discharged till today.
WB plans bringing back its migrant labourers
West Bengal Govt is bringing back over a 1000 stranded migrant labourers of Bengal from Rajasthan by a special trai… https://t.co/aSbHyIdZMB
— ANI (@ANI) 1588516496000Dharavi reports 94 new cases and 2 deaths today
Total number of positive cases in the area rise to 590, with the death toll at 20.
MHA issues guidelines on prevention of COVID-19 for Police/Security
- Police authorities may take necessary precautions to sanitise the physical environment at the place of duty, according to guidelines issues by MoHFW.
- While it is likely that a majority of police personnel are deployed for attending to COVID-19 related duties, Head of Police Forces (HoPFs) may consider the option of Work from Home for personnel not deployed on frontline as and where feasible.
- To meet the challenge of COVID-19, police forces need to prepare an effective second line of defence to make up for those rendered ineffective due to infection, for which Home Guards, Civil Defence, NCC cadets, Scouts and Guides and Student Police Cadets may be utilised in areas where there are not imminent law and order issues.
- While performing COVID related duties, Police/Security personnel should help the general public and deal with them with empathy and compassion especially with the weaker sections of the society.
- Police should also be watchful of migrant labourers/ slums to contain any unexpected and undesirable mass movement.
- Control Rooms may be expanded, resourced and designed to incorporate special COVID-19 Cells, to exclusively look after all issues relating to the pandemic. Such COVID-19 Cells should be adequately equipped with men and material, including Drones which may be used for aerial reconnaissance, if required on urgent basis.
Haryana's case count reaches 442
Number of #COVID19 positive cases reaches 442 in Haryana including 245 discharges & five deaths. Number of active c… https://t.co/5JmG9mmHOs
— ANI (@ANI) 1588513955000Punjab reports 331 new cases today, taking tally to 1,102
Death toll of the state stands at 21, while 117 have been cured
With migrant labourers heading home and mandis closed in Ludhiana, vegetable farmers face problems
- Since several state governments have made provisions for stranded migrant labourers to return to their respective states as the lockdown continues, farmers aren't left with enough manpower to help them with harvesting.
- Since the vegetable markets are closed due to the lockdown, vegetables are also rotting, leading to financial loss for the farmers.
- "Farmers are facing problems as labourers are leaving for their homes in other states. We don't have enough manpower to pluck vegetables. Our vegetables are rotting as mandis are closed. Mandis should open," said Tara Singh, a farmer from Ladkiyan Khurd village of Ludhiana.
One more patient recovers in Himachal Pradesh, Una district becomes coronavirus-free
Many people from outside the state are trying to come to Goa as the state has been classified as green zone. I appeal to locals not to provide any shelter to them without informing the government
- Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant
Delhi CM Kejriwal updates on the situation. Top updates:
- The Center's decision of lockdown on 24th March was very important. If we had not implemented the lockdown then the situation in the country could have been horrific now.
- That time the country was not ready to fight COVID-19. We had no idea of social distancing, neither the people or hospitals were ready. We had no Personal Protective Equipment kits or testing kits either.
- We will not be able to sustain the lockdown for long as the economy is in peril. The revenue has fallen from Rs 3500 Crores in April month of previous years to Rs 300 Crores this year. How will the government function?
- Delhi government will take strict action against those found spitting at public places.
- To maintain the norms of social distancing, not more than 50 people are allowed at wedding functions and not more than 20 at last rites of a deceased person.
Locals in Uttarakhand's Pauri protest arrival of people from coronavirus-hit Dehradun
- Local residents allegedly roughed up an official and hurled abuses at a bus crew bringing home people from Dehradun, saying they feared catching coronavirus from the travellers.
- The bus was carrying the passengers to their villages on Yamkeshwar-Kotdwar motor road when the incident took place at Paukhal in Uttarakhand's Pauri district, Revenue Officer Dabal Singh Rawat said.
- They were brought from Dehradun to Kotdwar where they were medically examined before being dispatched to their villages, he said.
- The residents opposed the arrival of people from a coronavirus-hit district, saying they feared getting infected from the travellers.
Suicide leading cause for over 300 lockdown deaths in India, according to a study
- Suicide was the leading cause for over 300 “non-coronavirus deaths” reported in India due to distress triggered by the nationwide lockdown, revealed a new set of data compiled by a group of researchers.
- The group, comprising public interest technologist Thejesh GN, activist Kanika Sharma and assistant professor of legal practice at Jindal Global School of Law Aman, said 338 deaths have occurred from March 19 till May 2 and they are related to lockdown.
- According to the data, 80 people killed themselves due to loneliness and fear of being tested positive for the virus. The suicides are followed by migrants dying in accidents on their way back home (51), deaths associated with withdrawal symptoms (45), and those related to starvation and financial distress (36).
Jammu and Kashmir report 35 new cases today
Total number of positive cases now stand at 406,
Cases in the BSF stand at 42 after 25 more BSF personnel test positive today.
Karnataka's case count rises to 614 after 13 new cases reported today
13 new #COVID19 positive cases reported in Karnataka from 5 PM yesterday to 5 PM today. Total number of cases in t… https://t.co/gbTCfou4Yk
— ANI (@ANI) 1588508672000Bangladesh records highest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases; total rises to 9,455
- Bangladesh registered its highest single-day increase in the coronavirus cases with 665 new infections in the last 24 hours, taking the total number to 9,455.
- Bangladesh also recorded two more deaths from the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours, taking the total death count to 177, the Dhaka Tribune reported.
- One of the dead was a child, while the other was over 60 years
It will be in Pakistan's own interest to change its actions in post-COVID19 world; India knows how to handle such countries
- Ram Madhav
Had discussion with Railway Minister Piyush Goyal y'day for facilitating return of migrants to our state. One special train likely to reach Durgapur via Asansol on May 5 scheduled to depart from Ajmer in Rajasthan carrying migrants from West Bengal
- West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar
Rajasthan reports 3 coronavirus deaths, 60 new positive cases
- Rajasthan reported three more coronavirus deaths on Sunday, while 60 people tested positive for the virus, officials said.
- Two deaths were reported in Jaipur and one in Pratapgarh, taking the total number of fatalities in the state to 71, including 40 alone in Jaipur.
Himachal Pradesh left with just one active case - set to become corona-free after 3 North-East States
PM Narendra Modi is enjoying support of all communities in fight against COVID-19
- BJP General Secretary Ram Madhav
BoB disburses Rs 2,300 cr to MSMEs under emergency credit line facility
- The MSME sector is key priority area and Bank of Baroda (BoB) is taking various steps, including a Rs 2,300-crore financial support, to help the sector hit hard by the coronavirus-induced lockdown, the bank's Executive Director Vikramaditya Singh Khichi said.
- The state-owned bank launched an emergency credit line to provide funds to its existing MSME and corporate borrowers in the last week of March, soon after the lockdown was announced.
COVID19 cases in Odisha rise to 162 after 5 people test positive – 2 in Ganjam, 1 each in Jharsuguda, Balasore & Keonjhar districts; active cases 105: Officials
Swedish agency says EU studying remdesivir
- The Swedish national drug and medicine supervision agency says the European Union is investigating on a rapid schedule whether the use of the drug remdesivir could be allowed for treating the coronavirus within the 27-nation bloc following a similar decision in the United States.
- The Swedish Medical Products Agency's infection department director, Charlotta Bergqvist, told Swedish broadcaster TV4 that the introduction of remdesivir with is now being studied with a high priority within the EU and a decision may be reached “in a few days.”
Employees of EPFO have decided to contribute one day's salary to the PM CARES Fund
The total contribution from the employees is amounting to Rs 2.5 crores: Ministry of Labour and Employment.
Delhi airport to resume flights from Terminal 3, will allot entry gates, check-in bays to airlines
- Commercial passenger flights at Delhi airport will initially operate from Terminal 3 after the lockdown ends, said a senior official of its operator DIAL on Sunday, adding that entry gates, self check-in machines and check-in bays will be allocated to airlines to avoid overcrowding by air travellers.
- The airport will keep all food, beverage and retail shops open to avoid overcrowding at one place and use "ultraviolet disinfection tunnels" for all incoming baggage, according to a plan prepared by the GMR group-led Delhi International Airport Ltd.
E-W Metro corridor work in Bengal to recommence soon: Official
- Days after the Centre granted permission to resume construction work in COVID-19 red zones with certain riders, a senior official of the Kolkata Metro Railway Corporation (KMRC) on Sunday said tunneling work for the East-West project in the city will recommence soon.
- The corporation is in the process of getting its workers and engineers back to the construction sites, where arrangements would also be made for their accommodation, th official said.
No COVID-19 case reported in Kerala today. The total number of active cases in the state stands at 95 now. Total 401 patients have recovered so far
- Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja
Texas A&M university starts human testing of tuberculosis vaccine to fight COVID-19
- Researchers in the US' Texas A&M University are asking hundreds of frontline medical workers to participate in a late-stage, phase 4, clinical trial of a widely-used tuberculosis vaccine that could help boost the immune system and blunt the devastating effects of COVID-19 .
- Texas A&M is the first US institution in the clinical trial to have federal clearance for testing on humans. Researchers hope to demonstrate that Bacillus Calmette-Guerin or BCG mitigates the effects of the novel coronavirus, allowing fewer people to be hospitalised or to die from COVID-19.
Didn't anticipate India to shut down like this, says Colgate-Palmolive CEO
- Colgate-PalmoliveNSE -0.98 % said it is still experiencing disruptions to both supply chain and retail network, and while trends have started to improve it still expects an impact from the crisis in the second quarter.
- "India, we didn't anticipate would shut down like it shut down. We had plants and distribution channels shut down for almost two weeks. They are obviously coming back online, but that had a significant impact at the back end of the quarter and has had a significant impact in April," Noel Wallace, president and CEO of the US multinational, said in an investor call.
Delhi: Bengali Market and its adjacent areas which were declared as containment zones did not report any new case in the past 28 days
Hence, the containment process in the area to be scaled down from tomorrow, to ease the restrictions: Delhi Govt
Map showing active cases of COVID19 in Maharashtra (3rd May 2020)
