#Night Curfew in Chhattisgarh

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छत्तीसगढ़ में कोरोना बेकाबूः राजधानी रायपुर सहित 8 जिलों में नाइट कर्फ्यू, यहां जानें गाइडलाइंस

छत्तीसगढ़ में कोरोना बेकाबूः राजधानी रायपुर सहित 8 जिलों में नाइट कर्फ्यू, यहां जानें गाइडलाइंस

रायपुरः छत्तीसगढ़ में बढ़ते कोरोना वायरस मरीजों को देखते हुए राजधानी रायपुर समेत 8 अन्य जिलों में नाइट कर्फ्यू लगा दिया गया है. कुछ जिलों के सीमित इलाकों में नाइट कर्फ्यू लगाया गया. प्रदेश में इस वक्त 25 हजार से ज्यादा एक्टिव केस है. निर्देशों के अनुसार रात 9 बजे से सुबह 6 बजे तक संबंधित इलाकों में गाइडलाइन का पालन करना अनिवार्य रहेगा.   इन जिलों में रहेगा नाइट कर्फ्यूराजधानी रायपुर, रायगढ़,…

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मंत्रालय-संचालनालय में 33% का प्रतिबंध खत्म: संक्रमण दर में कमी आते ही 50% कर्मचारियों को कार्यालय बुलाने का आदेश, नए सिरे से बनेगा ड्यूटी रोस्टर

मंत्रालय-संचालनालय में 33% का प्रतिबंध खत्म: संक्रमण दर में कमी आते ही 50% कर्मचारियों को कार्यालय बुलाने का आदेश, नए सिरे से बनेगा ड्यूटी रोस्टर

Hindi News Local Chhattisgarh Raipur Chhattisgarh Corona; Order To Call 50% Of Employees To Office As Soon As The Infection Rate Comes Down, Duty Roster Will Be Made Afresh रायपुरएक घंटा पहले कॉपी लिंक सामान्य प्रशासन विभाग ने इस संबंध में आदेश जारी किया है। कोरोना संक्रमण की दर में गिरावट आते ही सरकार ने प्रतिबंधों में ढील देना शुरू कर दिया है। रायपुर, दुर्ग, बिलासपुर जैसे जिलों से नाइट…

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Omicron surge: States across India impose restrictions, curfews to spread infection

Omicron surge: States across India impose restrictions, curfews to spread infection

Amid the rise in infections of the Omicron type of corona virus, several states across the country have imposed stringent restrictions to contain the spread of the virus. India on Wednesday Active caseload crosses 2 lakh mark, with a single-day spike of 58,097 Covid-19 cases. According to Dr NK Arora, head of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI) Kovid Working Group,…

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States bring back weekend curfews and ban on movement at night | India News

States bring back weekend curfews and ban on movement at night | India News

Weekend curfews are back in Delhi and Karnataka, while Bihar, Chhattisgarh and Punjab became the latest states to announce night curfew as an upsurge in Covid cases and the threat from the Omron The variant directed on Tuesday to either place or plan stricter restrictions. In Karnataka, weekend curfew from 10pm on Friday to 6am on Monday was announced for two weeks. This will be in addition to…

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31 मई तक रायपुर लॉकडाउन 5.0 जानिए सारे नए नियम, क्या खुला, क्या बंद। नाईट कर्फ्यू और ऑनलाइन शॉपिंग https://newsmrl.com/2021/05/16/may-17-raipur-lockdown-5-0-know-all-the-new-rules-what-is-open-what-is-closed-night-curfew-and-online-shopping/ (at Raipur - Capital of Chhattisgarh) https://www.instagram.com/p/CO7XTVzDL47/?igshid=15wvhs9r85byu

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छत्तीसगढ़ में कोरोना का कहर! लग सकता है लॉकडाउन, सीएम ने लिया ये अहम फैसला

छत्तीसगढ़ में कोरोना का कहर! लग सकता है लॉकडाउन, सीएम ने लिया ये अहम फैसला

रायपुर: छत्तीसगढ़ में  कोरोना संक्रमण बेकाबू होता जा रहा है. जिसके लिए सरकार सख्त कदम उठा रही है. बता दें कि जिन शहरों में कोरोना के अधिक मामले सामने आ रहे हैं, वहां लॉकडाउन लगने के भी संकेत मिल रहे हैं. राज्य सरकार ने बढ़ते कोरोना संक्रमण के मद्देनजर कलेक्टरों को स्थानीय परिस्थितियों को देखते हुए लॉकडाउन के संबंध में निर्णय लेने का अधिकार दे दिया है. मुख्य मंत्री भूपेश बघेल ने वीडियो कॉन्फ्रेंसिग…

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Covid-19 New Restrictions: Delhi Caps Number Of Guests At Wedding, Funerals; Check Guidelines Of Other States

Covid-19 New Restrictions: Delhi Caps Number Of Guests At Wedding, Funerals; Check Guidelines Of Other States

The second wave of the Covid-19 seems to be getting worse with several states reporting biggest-ever daily spike since the outbreak last year. In view of the recent surge in coronavirus cases, several states have imposed new restrictions from capping the number of people in social events to night curfews.  “Six states–Maharashtra, Punjab, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh…

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Covid-19: Night curfew in Maharashtra from today to April 15, lockdown in 12 cities of MP every Sunday, know the condition of other states

Covid-19: Night curfew in Maharashtra from today to April 15, lockdown in 12 cities of MP every Sunday, know the condition of other states

Representative image Corona virus infection is becoming dangerous again. During the last 16 days, new records are being made daily and the figure has reached 62 thousand. Cases of corona infection are on the rise in six states Maharashtra, Punjab, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. Out of the corona patients found in the last 24 hours in the country, 79.57 cases are from these…

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COVID-19: Chief ministers lead the charge in battle against corona

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a video convention name with chief ministers of various states on tackling the coronavirus pandemic earlier this week. Picture Credit score: ANI

Dubai: When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi joins the chief ministers of the state in a video convention name on Saturday, there aren’t any prizes for guessing that the consensus might be on extending the nationwide lockdown – in any given form or type. This time, it will likely be the state’s leaders forcing Modi’s hand – as the lockdown nonetheless appears to be the major device to decelerate the exponential rise in instances of the COVID-19 pandemic in the nation.

As the nation heads into that essential section of it’s battle – determined to stem the ‘community transmission’ – there appears to be a brand new federalism which has been gaining floor in the previous month in India. Modi should be the captain of the ship, but it surely’s the likes of Uddhav Thackeray, Pinarayi Vijayan, Amarinder Singh or Mamata Banerjee who’re in the forefront of the battle.

There was fairly a dramatic transformation in the situation from the third week of March when the Prime Minister – in certainly one of his customary eight pm addresses – introduced his intentions with the ‘Janata Curfew.’ Sensing there is just too a lot at stake and an immense quantity of political goodwill to be garnered from it, the chief ministers have risen to the event – with just a few of them standing out in their proactive stance and planning. Because of the Indian Structure which stipulates well being as a state topic, the states may go forward with their plans – although the actual battle begins now.

DailyKhaleej takes a take a look at the efficiency of a few of the Chief Ministers at the forefront of the battle to date:

Uddhav Thackeray: It has definitely been not a straightforward job for the Maharashtra Chief Minister from Shiv Sena, which has Mumbai – nation’s most populous metropolis and the finance membership – to deal with the highest variety of instances. The mild-mannered Thackeray obtained into motion as effectively earlier than the pan-India shutdown, he introduced on March 20 that every one workplaces will stay closed until March 31. His order was relevant to Mumbai, MMR Area, Pune, Pimpri Chinchwad and Nagpur.

Uddhav Thackeray

Quickly after the first convention name with the Prime Minister, Maharashtra took central authorities’s go-ahead to do fast testing in densely populated areas and slums to detect suspect instances and isolate them earlier than it turns into a wildfire. The job has not obtained any simpler with sporadic instances now being reported from Dharavi – Asia’s greatest slum.

Quickly after the nationwide lockdown announcemenat, Thackeray soothed the nerves by assuring that Maharashtra has sufficient provide of necessities. ‘’I enchantment to employers to not minimize wages of their staff or cease their providers….don’t flock the markets. To buy important commodities, go to market alone and keep distance (with each other),’’ he mentioned.

Pinarayi Vijayan: The venerable Chief Minister of India’s solely Left-ruled state at the second, alongwith her well being minister Okay.Okay.Shailaja, regarded most well-prepared to fight the coronavirus menace. The have been the first state to reported a coronavirus an infection in India and emerges as certainly one of the states with highest an infection charges from corona in the preliminary levels, due to the inflow of the NRIs largely from Gulf nations.

Pinarayi Vijayan

Nonetheless, having learnt their classes from tackling the Nipah virus, they confirmed an especially coordinated and scientific method and have pegged again the variety of instances to 345 (with solely two deaths) as on Thursday.

Aside from constructing isolation services, Vijayan introduced an financial package deal a lot earlier than that of the Centre. He tried to kickstart the badly hit financial system with a ₹20,000-crore package deal, although there are sufficient skeptics who’ve questioned it’s viability.

Kerala have been additionally amongst the states that declared a statewide lockdown forward of the nationwide shutdown, whereas the Chief Minister commonly spoke to individuals through media or Twitter to skirt any panic.

Arvind Kejriwal: The Chief Minister of the Union territory of Delhi, the nation’s capital, has a tricky job on his fingers as he’s at all times below scrutiny from his political rivals in energy at the centre. His administration of Aam Aadmi Celebration, which used public well being and state-funded schooling as two of their most important planks to return to energy just lately, deployed the mohallah clinics which got here helpful in imposing better checks and begin the quarantine process even earlier than the numbers have been on the rise in New Delhi.

Arvind Kejriwal

The setback for the Kejriwal authorities got here with the information of the Nizamuddin Markaz, however the former buerucrat says round 2300 attendees have been evacuated from there and have been being examined. What’s performing as a dampener is each Kejriwal and his Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sishodia had been accusing the Union Ministry of Well being of not offering sufficient testing kits and protecting gear – with the former even refusing a grant from East Delhi MP Gautam Gambhir from the BJP.

Amarinder Singh: The problem earlier than the Indian Nationwide Congress-run Punjab authorities was the big variety of NRIs who hurriedly returned to the state, unofficial figures placing the quantity at 90,000 in the third week of March. Bracing for an alarming rise in instances, Captain Amarinder Singh – a former Military personnel –

ordered a curfew to forestall the unfold of the virus.

Amarinder Singh

It appeared a sensible determination in two senses – it curbed the huge unfold to different states and contained the usually unruly residents of the state, lots of whom gave sleepless nights to the administration, violating social distancing calls.

‘’I’ve directed the provision of free meals, shelter and medicines for these in want and 20 crore has been sanctioned out of CM aid fund for identical. Moreover, DCs and SDMs have been requested to increase all help to these in want,’’ Singh tweeted, and continues to make use of the social media to maintain in contact with the individuals.

Ashok Gehlot: The ‘Bhilwara Model’ of Rajathan, the sprawling western India state below Ashok Gehlot – chief minister from Congress – has been a lot talked about as a template to struggle the unfold of coronavirus. The primary case in Rajasthan was reported early as March 2, 2020 and strict measures have been taken in the state quickly.

Ashok Gehlot

“The Bhilwara border was sealed on March 19 after we found a doctor being corona positive and it is becoming a learning ground now. In Bhilwara, 3,000 teams were formed that reached 32 lakh people. We reached nearly six lakh homes and screening was done,” Gehlot mentioned in a press convention by way of video conferencing earlier this week.

A lot earlier than the central authorities’s clampdown, Gehlot had introduced a lockdown in Rajasthan until March 31. He has additionally demanded a Central aid package deal for the state’s tourism and hospitality business, MSMEs and all the weaker sections of the society.

It’s a heartening characteristic to notice that almost all states have risen to the problem, usually slicing throughout social gathering traces. Mamata Banerjee, the Trinamool Congress chief minister of West Bengal, had enforced a lockdown in the state earlier than the centre’s official announcement and mobilised the state’s non-public hospitals to do fast checks in addition to to not refuse sufferers suspected of the virus. Her “Sufalbangla” scheme has additionally ensured that vegetable costs are stored in test.

Mamata Banerjee

In Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath (BJP) was certainly one of the first to guarantee a assured revenue to daily-wage labourers whereas in Odisha, Naveen Patnaik (Bjiu Janata Dal) has – in his personal fairly environment friendly method – arrange three totally geared up Covid-19 hospitals. In Chhattisgarh, Bhupesh Baghel (Congress) has ensured further rations for all to make sure there isn’t any scarcity of foodgrains.

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छत्तीसगढ़ में कोरोना संक्रमण की स्थिति गंभीर, राज्य के 16 जिलों में नाइट कर्फ्यू की घोषणा

छत्तीसगढ़ में कोरोना संक्रमण की स्थिति गंभीर, राज्य के 16 जिलों में नाइट कर्फ्यू की घोषणा

रायपुर: छत्तीसगढ़ में कोरोना वायरस संक्रमण के खतरनाक होते स्वरूप को ध्यान में रखकर राजधानी रायपुर समेत राज्य के 16 जिलों में नाइट कर्फ्यू लगा दिया गया है, जो 30 मार्च से शुरू होकर अगले आदेश तक जारी रहेगा. रायपुर समेत 10 जिलों में रात 9 बजे से सुबह 6 बजे तक नाइट कर्फ्यू लागू रहेगा, जबकि जगदलपुर समेत 6 जिलों में रात 8 बजे से सुबह 6 बजे तक यह लागू रहेगा. पेट्रोल पंप एवं मेडिकल स्टोर्स को नाइट…

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08:47 (IST) Coronavirus in Rajasthan LATEST Updates Impose lockdown in an area if no of COVID-19 cases rises, says Rajasthan CM Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has asked district collectors to clamp a lockdown in an area if the number of coronavirus cases is on the rise there. He said the collectors may impose other restrictions such as declaring containment zones and announcing a night curfew, according to the requirements. Chairing a review meeting on 3 August, Gehlot also directed officials to ensure compliance of the COVID-19 health protocols, adding that the situation may worsen if the same are violated.  08:17 (IST) Coronavirus in Tripura LATEST Updates Tripura CM self-isolates after two family members test positive Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb goes in self-isolation after two of his family members test positive. Deb says he is waiting for the results of his Covid-19 test. Two of my family members found COVID19 POSITIVE.Other family members found NEGATIVE I have undergone COVID19 test, result is yet to come I am following self isolation at my residence & all precautionary measures have been taken Praying for the speedy recovery of family members — Biplab Kumar Deb (@BjpBiplab) August 3, 2020 08:15 (IST) Coronavirus in Karnataka LATEST Updates Former Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah tests COVID-19 positive Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah on Tuesday has said that he has tested positive for COVID19 and has been admitted to hospital. I have been tested positive for #Covid19 & also been admitted to the hospital on the advice of doctors as a precaution. I request all those who had come in contact with me to check out for symptoms & to quarantine themselves. — Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) August 4, 2020 08:09 (IST) Coronavirus in India LATEST Updates Over 6.1 lakh tests done in past 24 hours According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 6,61,715 COVID19 tests have been conducted in India in the last 24 hours. 07:59 (IST) Coronavirus LATEST Updates Despite vaccine hopes, no silves bullet for COVID-19, warns WHO The World Health Organization warned on Monday that, despite strong hopes for a vaccine, there might never be a "silver bullet"; for Covid-19, and the road to normality would be long. More than 18.14 million people around the world are reported to have been infected with the disease and 688,080​ have died, according to a Reuters tally. Coronavirus LATEST Updates: Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah on Tuesday has said that he has tested positive for COVID19 and has been admitted to hospital. The Union health ministry issued guidelines for reopening of yoga institutes and gymnasiums as part of the government's Unlock 3.0 plan on Monday while the financial capital Mumbai further relaxed restrictions on commercial establishments even as COVID-19 tally crossed 18 lakh, just a day after it went past 17 lakh. India reported 52,972 new cases reported in a day on monday. This marked the fifth consecutive day when India's daily cases soared past 50,000. And while the total coronavirus cases surged to 18,03,695, the toll due to COVID-19 climbed to 38,135 with 771 people succumbing to the disease in a day, according to the Union Health Ministry data. Amid the rising new cases and fatalities, the number of recoveries surged to over 11.86 lakh, the data updated at 8 am on Monday showed.   The states that have reported the biggest 24-hour jump in active cases are Andhra Pradesh (2,216), Uttar Pradesh (1,986), Karnataka (1,371), Bihar (1,369), and Telangana (793). The five worst-hit states (as per total number of cases) were Maharashtra (4,41,228), Tamil Nadu (2,63,222), Andhra Pradesh (1,58,764), Delhi (138,482), and Karnataka (1,34,819). Of the 771 fresh deaths reported, 260 are from Maharashtra, 98 from Tamil Nadu, 84 from Karnataka, 67 from Andhra Pradesh, 53 from Uttar Pradesh, 49 from West Bengal, 22 from Gujarat, 20 from Bihar, 18 from Punjab, 15 from Delhi, 13 from Rajasthan, 10 each from Telangana, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha, and eight from Jammu and Kashmir. Five fatalities each have been reported from Haryana, Goa and Jharkhand, four each from Assam and Tripura, three each from Uttarakhand and Chhattisgarh, one each from Chandigarh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Puducherry, Manipur and Kerala. According to the latest guidelines applicable on health and yoga centres, only establishments outside containment zones will be allowed to open from 5 August. Spas, sauna, steam bath and swimming pools, however, shall remain closed. Persons above 65 years of age, persons with comorbidities, pregnant women and children below the age of 10 years are advised not to use gyms in closed spaces, the guidelines said. COVID-19 tests in India cross 2-crore mark; recovery rate crosses 65% Even as India overtook US to became the country with highest count of new cases being reported in a single day, it also improved upon its testing capability. Monday marked the day when the total number of tests for detection of COVID-19 has crossed two crore, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) data. A cumulative total of 2,02,02,858 samples have been tested up to 2 August with 3,81,027 samples being tested on Sunday, the ICMR said. There are now 1,348 testing labs in the country comprising 914 in the public sector and 434 private labs. Having started with one single laboratory at the National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune and then expanding to 100 laboratories around the beginning of the lockdown, the ICMR on 23 June validated the 1000th testing lab. The recorvery rate of patients also climbed up. There were 40,574 patients, who were cured between Sunday and Monday (8 am), taking India’s recovery tally to 1,186,203 and the recovery rate to 65.77 percent. The case fatality ratio (CFR) dropped to 2.11 percent and the doubling rate of cases or the number of days it takes for infections to double across the country was reported at 21.2 days as of Sunday night. "With a further fall, the current CFR touched 2.11 percent today," the health ministry said. On 31 July, the recovery rate stood at 64.54 percent while the CFR was 2.18 percent. DCGI gives nod to phase 2 and 3 human trial of COVID-19 vaccine In another significant development, the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has given nod to the Serum Institute of India for conducting phase 2 and 3 human clinical trials of the Oxford University's COVID-19 vaccine candidate in the country. Government officials told PTI that the DCGI granted the approval late Sunday night after a thorough evaluation based on the recommendations of the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) on COVID-19. "The firm has to submit safety data, evaluated by the Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB), to the CDSCO before proceeding to phase 3 clinical trials," a senior official said, referring to the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO). "As per the study design, each subject will be administered two doses four weeks apart (first dose on day one and second dose on Day 29) following which the safety and immunogenicity will be assessed at predefined intervals," the official said. Karti Chidambaram, s staffers at Karantaka CMO test positive A day after Home Minister Amit Shah and Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa tested positive for coronavirus, Congress MP and son of veteran leader P Chidambaram, Karti also contracted the infection. The 48-year-old parliamentarian confirmed his health status on Twitter saying that his symptoms were mild and he has quarantined himself at home. I have just tested positive for #Covid. My symptoms are mild and as per medical advice I am under home quarantine. I would urge all those who have recently been in contact with me to follow medical protocol. — Karti P Chidambaram (@KartiPC) August 3, 2020 // // ]]> Meanwhile, in Karnataka, one of yediyurappa's daughters and six members of the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) have also tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday. Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has also gone in home isolation after Shah tested positive. Prasad had met Shah on Saturday. All shops in Mumbai to remain open from 5 August In a major relaxation in the lockdown norms, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Monday said all shops in the city are allowed to remain open all days from 5 August irrespective of the odd-even rule. In a circular issued under the Mission Begin Again, the civic body also allowed the counter sale of liquor in Mumbai with proper social distancing norms. Malls and market places will be allowed to work from 9 am to 7 pm from Wednesday. However, theatres, food courts/restaurants will continue to remain shut. The BMC, however, said that kitchen of restaurants and food courts will be allowed to operate in malls wherein only home delivery through aggregators will be allowed," the BMC said. With inputs from PTI

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Lockdown, night curfews return as Covid cases resurge. What states are doing

Lockdown, night curfews return as Covid cases resurge. What states are doing

Amid the resurge in the Covid-19 cases in India, several states have imposed restrictions, including full lockdown and night curfew to contain the spread of the virus. According to the Union Health Ministry, Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat and Chhattisgarh are accounting for more than 80 per cent of the new coronavirus cases. Apart from these five states, the coronavirus virus has created…

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via Today Bharat The shops, except those in containment zones, will open at 10 am and shut by 6 pm. People gather outside a liquor store in India amid the coronavirus pandemic The Telangana government on Tuesday said that it would re-open liquor outlets in the state from Wednesday, as per guidelines issued by the Centre. The shops, which will open in green, orange and red zones, will open at 10 am and shut by 6 pm. 15 shops located in containment zones in the state will remain closed. Bars and pubs will also be shut. Speaking to reporters, Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao said that the shops should ensure physical distancing and follow all other norms related to COVID-19. KCR warned that outlets that don't ensure implementation of safety practices will lose their licenses. The state government also announced a hike in prices. The prices of imported liquor were hiked by 16%, while country-made liquor rates have been hiked by 11%, the state government said. "We are taking the decision as neighbouring states of Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Chhattisgarh have opened liquor stores," KCR said, adding that there was a possibility of alcohol being smuggled across the borders. He also pointed out that brewing of illicit liquor has also increased in the state, owing to the lockdown. The state government said that any customer at the store who was found not wearing a mask, will not be sold liquor. The Telangana government on Tuesday extended the state-wide lockdown till May 29. "We cannot compromise in Hyderabad and take any risks. 66% of all cases are from the limits of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) only. People here should cooperate with us. There is a chance for community spread. We are worried," KCR told reporters. He added that the night curfew would be in place from 7 pm to 6 am across the state.

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COVID-19: Total 236 coronavirus cases in India, says ICMR

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COVID-19: Total 236 coronavirus cases in India, says ICMR

NEW DELHI: COVID-19 cases rose to 236 in India after 63 fresh cases were reported in a day, as per the ICMR on Friday while the Union health ministry figure stood at 223, as the governments in the national capital and Maharashtra announced shutdown of public places to contain the spread of coronavirus that has claimed more than 10,000 lives globally.

“A total of 15,404 samples from 14,514 individuals have been tested for SARS-CoV2 as on 20th March 2020 6 PM. A total of 236 individuals have been confirmed positive among suspected cases and contacts of known positive cases,” Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) said.

A day after he addressed the nation on coronavirus during which he asked people to remain indoors and only come out if it was extremely necessary, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a video call with chief ministers and discussed ways to check and prevent the spread of the virus.

A spike in numbers prompted the states and UTs to reinforce its efforts to contain the spread. While the Maharashtra Chief Minister said all workplaces in major cities, including in country’s commercial hub Mumbai and Pune, will remain closed till March 31, the Delhi Chief Minister announced shutting down of all malls in the national capital, but exempted grocery stores and pharmacies in them.

Despite appeals by leaders not to panic and not to hoard items, long lines were seen at grocery stores, pharmacies and outlets selling other essential stuff, throwing the caution of ‘social distancing’ to the wind.

Many in public dealing, including traders, responded to Modi’s call for a ‘janata curfew’ on Sunday, saying they will shut their establishments while a number of people opted for self-isolation as a precaution.

According to sources, no passenger trains will ply from 00:00 hours till 10 pm on Sunday while all suburban train services to be reduced to a bare minimum during ‘janata curfew’.

As per the Union health ministry, 223 in 32 foreign nationals, including 17 from Italy, three from the Philippines, two from the UK, one each belonging to Canada, Indonesia and Singapore. The figure also included four deaths reported from Delhi, Karnataka, Punjab and Maharashtra so far.

“The total number of active COVID 2019 cases across India stands at 196 so far,” the Union health ministry said, adding that 23 others have been cured/discharged/migrated while four have died.

Meanwhile, a 69-year-old Italian tourist who had “recovered” from the novel coronavirus died at a private hospital in Jaipur after suffering a massive cardiac arrest late on Thursday night, SMS Medical College principal Sudhir Bhandari said.

As per ministry data, Delhi has, so far, reported 17 positive cases which included one foreigner, while Uttar Pradesh has recorded 23 cases, including one foreigner.

Maharashtra has 52 cases, including three foreigners, while Kerala has recorded 28 cases which included two foreign nationals.

Karnataka has 15 coronavirus patients. The number of cases in Ladakh rose to 10 and Jammu and Kashmir four. Telangana has reported 17 cases which included nine foreigners. Gujarat has reported five cases so far.

Rajasthan has also reported 17 cases including two foreigners. Prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the CrPC were also imposed in Rajasthan’s Bhilwara district from Friday after a doctor at a private hospital was tested positive for COVID-19.

While Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand and Andhara Pradesh have reported three cases each, there are 17 cases, including 14 foreigners in Haryana.

Odisha, West Bengal and Punjab have reported two cases each while Puducherry, Chhattisgarh and Chandigarh have reported one case each.

During the video call, issues such as capacity building of the states and extending training to local health officials were also discussed in the call which was among others attended by chief ministers of Punjab Amrinder Singh, Maharashtra Uddhav Thackeray, Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath, sources said.

The prime minister has been pitching for involvement of people and local authorities to check the spread of the virus.

Meanwhile, former Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje announced that she and her son BJP MP Dushyant Singh have gone into self-quarantine after attending a party where singer Kanika Kapoor was also present. Kapoor has become the first Bollywood celebrity to test positive for COVID-19.

Several members of Parliament including TMC’s Derek O’Brien and Apna Dal MP Anupriya Patel also went into self-quarantine after they got to know about Singh.

“This government is putting all of us at risk. The prime minister says self isolate yourself but Parliament is on. I was sitting next to Dushyant the other day for 2.5 hours. There are two more MPs who are in self isolation. The session should be deferred,” the TMC MP said.

Many MPs also attended a breakfast meeting hosted by President Ram Nath Kovind on March 18, which was attended by Singh, who also participated a Parliamentary panel meeting on Wednesday on transport tourism and culture where 20 MPs were also present.

The Uttarakhand government banned the entry of domestic and foreign tourists into the state till further orders to contain the spread of coronavirus. Uttarakhand is the second state to do so after Sikkim.

With a Punjab woman, who had tested positive for the coronavirus, fleeing from the hospital and subsequently booked for doing so, Union minister G Kishan Reddy urged family members to not resist the government move to test and quarantine people returning from countries battling coronavirus.

Sporting and Bollywood fraternity also tried bid in creating awareness with India’s cricket captain Virat Kohli and his actor wife Anushka Sharma issue a joint appeal for self-isolation to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

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