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COVID-19: Verbally abused and threatened by Bilotipura residents, claims health workers

Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh), Apr 07 (ANI): A medical team that had visited Bilotipura area in Ujjain for a medical survey of the residents of the area claimed that they were verbally abused and threatened by the residents who had refused to share information with them."They told us they won't share info. When we told them it's for their own protection, they threatened to pelt stones at us if we come again. Police had to accompany us. We had approach volunteers of the area after which situation improved," Archana Sharma, health professional. The medical team was conducting survey in the wake of coronavirus pandemic.

Delhi govt soon to test in large scale amid coronavirus outbreak

New Delhi, Apr 07 (ANI): Delhi government is now going to do large scale testings like South Korea amid coronavirus outbreak in the state. Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal said, "We have formed a 5-step plan after talking to experts, that how will we control coronavirus in Delhi in the time to come. This is a '5 Ts plan'. The first T is testing. If you don't test, you won't be able to find out which houses have been affected. It'll go on spreading. South Korea identified every single individual through large scale testings. We are now going to do large scale testings like South Korea. We have ordered kits for the testing of 50,000 people. The kits have started arriving. We have also placed orders for the rapid test of 1,00,000 people. The deliveries of kits will begin by Friday. Random tests will be done at hotspots. Detailed tests will also be done."

1,07,006 COVID-19 tests conducted so far: ICMR

New Delhi, Apr 07 (ANI): Indian Council of Medical Research's Epidemiology and Communicable Diseases-I Scientist and Head Raman R Gangakhedkar informed that 1,07,006 tests have been conducted till now. "Currently, 136 government labs are working and 59 private labs have been given permission," said Gangakhedkar.

Status of essential goods and services satisfactory: Ministry of Home Affairs

New Delhi, Apr 07 (ANI): Ministry of Home Affairs Joint Secretary (Women Safety) Punya Salila Srivastava on April 07 said that status of essential goods and services is by and large satisfactory. "Status of essential goods and services is by and large satisfactory. Home Minister did a detailed review of the status of essential commodities and lockdown measures, he gave directions to take appropriate measures and ensure hoarding and black marketing is not done," said Secretary.

COVID-19: Escaped Jamaati patient from UP's Baghpat arrested, says Meerut IG

Baghpat (UP), Apr 07 (ANI): IG Meerut Range Praveen Kumar on April 07 informed that the Tablighi Jamaat member from Nepal, who ran away from the hospital in Baghpat has been caught by the police. He said, "He was found 3 km from the hospital and he has been admitted to hospital again." On April 07, a Tablighi Jamaat member from Nepal, who tested positive for COVID-19 has ran away from hospital in Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh. A total of 1,302 people, who attended Tablighi Jamaat in Delhi's Nizamuddin area, have been identified in Uttar Pradesh and around 1,000 of them have been quarantined.

COVID-19: Test sample collection center opens in Ghaziabad

Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh), Apr 07 (ANI): COVID-19 test sample collection center opened at Ghaziabad district hospital in Uttar Pradesh. Chief Medical officer of Ghaziabad Asmita Lal, said, "We have started testing at large scale with 'phone booth' sample collection center. In this center, Health professionals don't have to change their Personal protective equipment (PPE) kit after every sample." In this new center, the doctors will take sample from inside the glass booth. Uttar Pradesh has been reported total number of 305 positive cases of coronavirus so far. On the other side 21 patients has been cured and three people lost their live due the pandemic.

Delhi govt orders for 1 Lakh rapid test kits amid coronavirus outbreak

New Delhi, Apr 07 (ANI): Delhi government has placed order for 1 Lakh rapid test kits amid COVID-19 outbreak and they will start arriving from Friday. Health Minister of Delhi, Satyendra Jain said, "Delhi government has placed order for 1 Lakh rapid test kits, they will start arriving from Friday. We will start using these at Nizamuddin and Dilshad Garden first of all. 27,000 PPE kits have come to Delhi and I think we will get it by this evening. I thank the central government." A total of 523 positive cases of coronavirus have been reported in Delhi as of now.

Andhra Pradesh engineer expresses gratitude to sanitary workers amid COVID-19 outbreak

Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh), Apr 07 (ANI): In wake of coronavirus outbreak, essential service staff are working day and night to combat the spread of the virus. Along with them, municipal sanitary workers are also striving to keep the cities clean. An engineer from Chittoor felicitated the municipality workers with garlands of cash and shawls as a token of gratitude. The other onlookers appreciated his efforts to motivate the workers. A total of 266 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Andhra Pradesh as of now.

Kerala administration sets up Walk-in Sample Kiosk to collect samples from COVID-19 patients

Ernakulam (Kerala), Apr 07 (ANI): Ernakulam District Administration has set-up Walk-in Sample Kiosk (WISK) to collect samples from those with COVID-19 symptoms. The Sample collection for current PCR test and Rapid test can be done using WISK. The kiosks have built-in gloves, which can be used by health workers as protective shield while collecting throat swab sample. The aim of Walk-in Sample Kiosk is to maintain social distancing between healthy workers and coronavirus patient.

Coronavirus pandemic: MGNREGA activities will resume in state, says Meghalaya Dy CM

Shillong (Meghalaya), Apr 07 (ANI): While addressing a press conference in Shillong on April 06, the Deputy Chief Minister of Meghalaya, Prestone Tynsong spoke on COVID-19 pandemic. He said, "MGNREGA activities will be allowed to resume in respective villages in Meghalaya. The wages and material components to the tune of Rs 534.6573 crore has been sanctioned and released to the respective Block Development Offices (BDO) for payment of wages and clearing the materials bills." "Construction works like road construction and other allied developmental programmes sanctioned by the government during last financial year is also allowed to restart from April 15," Meghalaya Deputy CM added. "The Cabinet also decided to allow the reopening of weekly markets in rural areas from April 15, provided that strict 'COVID-19' protocols as prescribed by the health department are adhered to," he further stated.

Rajnath Singh holds meeting of Group of Ministers over COVID-19 outbreak

New Delhi, Apr 07 (ANI): Union Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh held a Group of Ministers (GoM) meeting at his residence in Delhi over coronavirus outbreak on April 07. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar, Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal, Union Textile Minister Smriti Irani, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman were present among others in the meeting. A total of 3981 active cases of coronavirus have been reported in India so far. A nation-wide lockdown is imposed in the country till April 14.

COVID-19: Educational institutions will be closed till Apr 30 in state, says Meghalaya Deputy CM

Shillong (Meghalaya), Apr 07 (ANI): While addressing a press conference in Shillong, the Deputy Chief Minister of Meghalaya, Prestone Tynsong spoke on COVID-19 pandemic. He said, "The schools and educational institutions will be closed till April 30 and it will be reviewed further depending upon the prevailed situation." "The state government will extend financial assistance to all wage earners, daily labourers and petty traders who are out of work during the COVID-19 lockdown, under Chief Minister's relief against wage loss scheme for daily wage earners at rate of Rs 700 per week," Meghalaya Deputy CM added.

CM Yogi Adityanath chairs high-level meeting over coronavirus outbreak in Lucknow

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), Apr 07 (ANI): Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath chaired a meeting at his official residence, over coronavirus in Lucknow on April 07. Additional Chief Secretary of Home Department Awanish Awasthi, heads of 11 committees, 12 Nodal Officers and other senior officers were present at the meeting. A total of 305 positive cases of coronavirus have been reported in Uttar Pradesh as of now.

BMC declares locality as containment zone after man found COVID-19 positive near CM Thackeray's residence

Mumbai, Apr 07 (ANI): Posters declaring a locality, a containment zone were put up by BMC in Mumbai last night after a COVID-19 positive person was found near a government guest house. The government guest house is located near Matoshree, which is the private residence of Chief Minister of Maharashtra Uddhav Thackeray. A total of 748 positive cases of coronavirus have been reported in Maharashtra.

Part of bridge damaged in IED blast by naxals in Chhattisgarh's Sukma

Sukma (Chhattisgarh), Apr 07 (ANI): Part of a bridge damaged in an Improvised explosive device (IED) blast by naxals in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district. The incident took place on April 06 near Gorgunda village. IED blast damaged the road connecting Dornapal to Jagargunda in Sukma district. More details are awaited in this regard.

Equities edge higher on global cues, IT and banking stocks surge

New Delhi, Apr 07 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices moved up by over 4 per cent during early hours on Tuesday, mirroring gains in Asian markets amid tentative signs that coronavirus may be levelling off in New York and receding in Europe. At 10:15 am, the BSE S and P Sensex was up by 1,202 points or 4.36 per cent at 28,793 while the Nifty 50 ticked up by 349 points or 4.32 per cent at 8,433. All sectoral indices at the National Stock Exchange were in the green with Nifty private bank gaining by 7.2 per cent, IT and auto by 5.1 per cent each, pharma by 4.8 per cent and FMCG by 4 per cent. Among stocks, private sector lender IndusInd Bank jumped by 19 per cent to Rs 372.75 per share. Axis Bank and ICICI Bank too surged ahead by 11.9 per cent and 7.7 per cent respectively. Mahindra and Mahindra gained 13.1 per cent, Sun Pharma 7.5 per cent, HCL Technologies 7.3 per cent, Hindustan Lever 6.6 per cent and Infosys 6 per cent.

Ranchi admin bans movement of persons, vehicles after 2 COVID-19 cases reported

Ranchi (Jharkhand), Apr 07 (ANI): Local administration has banned the movement of persons and vehicles in Hindpiri area in Ranchi is for 72 hours after 2 positive cases of COVID-19 found in the area. A total of 4 positive cases of coronavirus have been reported in Jharkhand as of now. A nation-wide lockdown has been imposed till April 14.

Gramin Vikas Committee distributes masks to needy in HP's Kinnaur amid lockdown

Kinnaur (Himachal Pradesh), Apr 07 (ANI): Gramin Vikas Committee provided help to needy and poor people in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur district on April 06. They distributed cash of Rs 1500 to needy ones amid coronavirus lockdown. Gramin Vikas Committee members also distributed masks and sanitisers to villagers. Nationwide lockdown has been imposed in backdrop of COVID-19 outbreak. They also spread awareness among masses about COVID-19 outbreak. There are total 16 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Himachal Pradesh including 2 cured and 1 death. According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the total number of COVID-19 active cases rose to 3981 in India and 114 deaths.

Warned Tablighi Jamaat attendees to surrender till Apr 08 or else will face legal action: Haryana Health Minister

Chandigarh, Apr 07 (ANI): Haryana administration warned Tablighi Jamaat attendees to surrender themselves till April 08 or else will face legal action. Speaking on it, Health Minister of Haryana, Anil Vij said, "We have traced around 1,526 Tablighis as of now. We have put all of them in quarantine and their tests are also underway. Some of them have been reported positive and their treatments are underway. We have given a warning for everyone else, who have attended Tablighi Jamaat, to surrender themselves In front of District Administration till April 08 at 5 pm and if they failed to do so, we will take suitable action against them under Disaster Management Act."

COVID-19: District administration provides eatables to needy in Coimbatore

Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu), Apr 07 (ANI): Thousands of food packets were being prepared and served to needy people on behalf of district administration in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore on April 06 amid coronavirus lockdown. Several social activists are also engaged in serving food to needy and poor people. Nationwide lockdown has been imposed in backdrop of COVID-19 outbreak. There are total 584 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Tamil Nadu including eight cured and five deaths. According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the total number of COVID-19 active cases rose to 3851 in India and 111 deaths.