7 PM DAILY BULLETIN ON COVID-19 as on 19.05.20

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  • Chandigarh: Due to lockdown, some of the migrant workers, pilgrims, tourists, students and other persons are stranded at Chandigarh. For smooth movement of these persons, the Chandigarh Administration has made elaborate arrangements to ensure comfortable and safe journey of the stranded persons. On 18.05.2020, the following stranded persons were sent: a) Shramik Special Train with 1296 persons at 05.00 PM for Amethi, Uttar Pradesh; b) 10 persons to Murshidabad in West Bengal through Shramik Special Train from Sirhind, Punjab. From Chandigarh to Sirhind, Punjab their journey was arranged through Special CTU Bus.
  • Punjab: Chief Minister launched a telemedicine programme, as part of a groundbreaking partnership forged between Christian Medical College Ludhiana and IMAS Healthcare Private Limited, the official facilitator of physician-to-physician video consultations for Cleveland Clinic (USA) in India on a host of medical problems, including Covid-19. The Punjab Government has decided to relax the restrictions imposed on the plying of Public Transport in the state. From Wednesday onwards, State Transport Undertaking buses will be allowed to ply on select routes from point to point between Major cities and District Headquarter with 50% occupancy of its full capacity. These buses will embark from bus Stands only, where all the passengers will be screened before they are allowed to board the buses. It would be ensured that all the passengers are maintaining social distancing in the Public Transport, all are wearing masks and their hands are sanitized with sanitizer provided by the drivers.
  • Haryana: State Government has decided to provide superior quality PPE kits, N-95 masks and hand sanitizers to private doctors as per their requirement at government rates. Apart from this, if a private doctor is infected with COVID-19, then his treatment would also be carried out at government expense. After Corona, investment in health services, public health, disease research, etc. would also be increased in the State. Haryana Government has decided to allow the government schools to open their administrative offices to carry out urgent and unavoidable administrative functions while ensuring strict compliance of norms issued by MoHFW for the containment of COVID-19. It is pertinent to mention here that the State Government had already allowed the private schools of Haryana to open their administrative offices.
  • Himachal Pradesh: Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has urged the Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers D.V. SadanandaGowda for allotting one Bulk Drug Park for the State. He said that the Union Government has announced a beneficial scheme for promotion of domestic manufacturing of critical Key Starting Material/Drug Intermediates and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) in the country.
  • Kerala: KSRTC to begin services in all districts from tomorrow. In Kannur, Police stopped nearly 100 migrants from trying to walk to Uttar Pradesh through the railway tracks. In Perambra, Kozhikode scuffle broke out between protesting migrant workers and Police. Seven expatriates showing Covid symptoms who reached Kerala last night from Gulf have been hospitalized.  Four more flights will bring home more than 700 people stranded in Gulf countries. Expats and non-resident Keralites returned to the state made up almost all of the 29 cases reported yesterday.
  • Tamil Nadu: Puducherry to allow opening of liquor shops; Aadhar card made must for buying liquor. Large number of stranded Tamil Nadu migrant labourers returning from Maharashtra are testing positive for Covid. Hair salons in rural Tamil Nadu allowed to be re-opened from today.  Class 10 board exams in Tamil Nadu rescheduled, to be held from June 15 to June 25. Total cases till yesterday: 11,760, Active cases: 7270, Deaths: 81, Active cases in Chennai is 5460.
  • Karnataka: Karnataka records highest daily spike with 127 cases and three deaths. Total cases till now 1373; Active: 802, Recovered: 530, Deaths: 40.    Non-resident Kannadigas irked as state bans entry of people from Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat; 50% of cases in last one from people returning from other States. Karnataka seeks Center’s nod for intercity special trains.
  • Andhra Pradesh:CM says that State should focus on restarting the economy without losing sight of COVID-19 preventive measures. State records highest recovery rate at 53.44 per cent, higher than nation’s average of 32.9 per cent. 57 new cases, two deaths reported with 69 discharged in the last 24 hours after testing 9739 samples; 150 cases from returnees from other States. Total cases: 2339. Active: 691, Recovered: 1596, Deaths: 52.
  • Telangana: With lockdown restrictions eased in Telangana, RTC buses have started plying from Secunderabad to various districts from today. State allows resumption of services of domestic helps in all zones, including GHMC limits. Total cases till yesterday 1,592; Hyderabad continues to be a concern for authorities as 26 new cases reported yesterday. 5,000 hospital beds to be Covid-ready in the State.
  • Assam: Health Minister held a discussion with Deputy Commissioners and Superintendent of Police in Barpeta district for operation of a regional screening centre and augmenting output in COVID19 testing and patient care.
  • Manipur: In Manipur, a 64 year old lady and her 23 year old daughter who returned from New Delhi tested COVID19 positive. Out of the total 9 cases in the state, 2 have recovered and rest are undergoing treatment.
  • Mizoram: NSS volunteers of Government Kolasib College in Mizoram distribute 150 handmade masks to vegetable sellers and police personnel in Kolasib.Aizawl police arrested a person for posting false information on social media about an active COVID19 case in Mizoram.
  • Nagaland: Muslims in Nagaland observing holy month of Ramzan at their homes and making plans to celebrate Eid at home due to lockdown.  Dimapur village councils agree to use of quarantine centers identified by Govt in their localities.
  • Sikkim: Around 1054 stranded Sikkimese from Bangalore were evacuated by the Govt of Sikkim in coordination with Govt of Karnataka.
  • Maharashtra: 2033 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the state, thereby taking the tally of positive cases to 35,058. While 25,392 active cases are there in the state presently, 8437 patients have also recovered till date, as per the latest report. Maharashtra Government has decided to provide food grains to 3.08 crore Above Poverty Line Orange Card holders at subsidized rates of five kilogram per person for May and June. Amidst the present situation of COVID-19 pandemic, the State Government has begun distribution of foodgrains from 52,422  ration shops in the state.
  • Gujarat: 366 new COVID-19 cases and 35 deaths were reported in the state  taking the total number of the reported cases to 11,746. Out of theses 4,804 have recovered.  The state now has 6,248 active cases, 38 of whom are on the ventilator. Meanwhile, shops, offices, transport and markets reopened in the non-containment zones after a gap of more than fifty days on the odd-even basis.
  •  Rajasthan: 250 new COVID-19 cases have been reported till 2 p.m. today, which takes the total number of positive patients in the state to 5757.  The number of patients recovered till date stand at 3232.
  •  Madhya Pradesh: 259 new COVID-19 cases were reported taking  the tally of positive cases in the state to 5,326. There are 2549  active cases in the state as per latest report.
  • Goa: 9 more new COVID-19 cases have been reported, which takes the tally of coronavirus infected patients to 31.

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