Ahmedbad lockdown news: Today's updates

Amid prevalent chaos and uncertainty over access to the essential services and commodities during the lockdown, we bring you the latest updates from Ahmedabad.
*Update at 8.56pm: 376 new Covid-19 cases reported in the past 24 hours, including 256 from Ahmedabad, 34 from Surat, 29 from Vadodara and 14 from Mahisagar district
*Update at 8.03pm: 376 new Covid-19 cases reported in the past 24 hours, including 256 from Ahmedabad, 34 from Surat, 29 from Vadodara and 14 from Mahisagar district
*Update at 7.28pm: Dyeing units in Gujarat's Surat and surrounding areas have resumed their operations with curtailed staff and implementation of health norms amid lockdown 4.0.(ANI)
*Update at 5.3opm: The Covid-19 pandemic has hit the wedding industry in Gujarat, with around 30,000 cancellations the last two months during the coronavirus- induced lockdown, industry sources said. (PTI)
*For first time in India, clinical trial of ayurvedic medicine derived from panchgavya — cow’s milk, butter, ghee, dung and urine — to begin in Rajkot, followed by Ahmedabad and Surat; trials to be based on modern medicine protocols
*Railway ticket bookings from Ahmedabad indicate that Howrah and Varanasi along with Patna are the most sought-after destinations currently for passengers from Ahmedabad. There is a similar rush in passengers to the city from Mumbai, which has a large Gujarati population.
*Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) on Tuesday launched a massive enforcement drive against shops and business establishments who were not following social distancing and other Covid protocols in the city.
*Update at 11.37am: MOHFW states services related to pregnancy care management,newborn care & childhood illness management,immunisation services,management of severe acute malnutrition in children, family planning services, comprehensive abortion care services & adolescent health services as essential
*The exodus of migrant workers from Gujarat due to lockdown has come as a severe blow to industries across various sectors. Two of the most labour intensive industries — the salt refineries of Kutch and Deendayal Port Trust (DPT) at Kandla — have been impacted the most.
*Update at 9,27am: Death toll due to Covid-19 rises to 4,337; cases climb to 1,51,767 in India: Union health ministry
*Even as Ahmedabad has one of Gujarat’s lowest contact tracing numbers, 6 people per Covid-19 positive patient, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is now relying heavily on the granular data of Aarogya Setu app
*The Gujarat high court is conducting a survey among the practising lawyers to know their opinion on whether they want to start physical work in courtrooms and risk lives or to continue with the present virtual courtroom through video conferencing amid Covid-19 pandemic.
*The prolonged lockdown is having a serious effect on the Gujarat government’s financial position. The state government has borrowed Rs 1,500 crore from financial institutions and plans to borrow another Rs 1,000 this week to make its monthly debt repayments of Rs 3,550 crore, which goes towards both the principal and interest.
*With the annual ban on fishing for two months coming into force from June 1, the state’s fishermen have have lost a major portion of the summer fishing season because of the lockdown.