Two female doctors and health workers flee from a crowd attacking them when they went for coronavirus screening to the locality in Indore | Courtesy Financial Times
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ordered the imposition of the National Security Act (NSA) in the case against six patients in quarantine at the Ghaziabad district hospital’s isolation ward. The medical staff of the hospital had earlier alleged that the six patients, who had earlier attended a religious congregation at the Nizamuddin Markaz, misbehaved with them.
On Friday, referring to them as “enemies of humanity,” Adityanath said that, “we are imposing NSA on them,” according to an Indian Express report.
In Uttar Pradesh, the stringent NSA will also slapped on people who attack policeman enforcing the lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus, the state government informed on Friday.
The move comes in the wake of reports surfacing of several incidents of attack on policeman enforcing the lockdown, one of which was reported in Muzaffnagar, where two policeman including a sub-inspector were reportedly injured.
Meanwhile, The Indore district administration in Madhya Pradesh on Friday also invoked the NSA against four men involved in the alleged attack on health workers in Taatpatti Bakhal area of the city, according to an India Today report.
The police had arrested seven persons for the alleged attack on Thursday and detained six more men in connection with the incident, added the report.
As on Friday morning, the cumulative figure of confirmed coronavirus cases in the country reached 2,301, of which 2,088 were active cases, while 156 were those who have been cured/discharged. The death toll in the country is now at 56.
Officials on Friday morning confirmed seven fresh cases of coronavirus recorded in the state of Gujarat, taking the state tally to climb to 95. In addition, an elder man has also died due to COVID-19. With this, the toll in the state has now reached 8.
The National Commission for Women (NCW) has raised concerns about the increase in the number of cases of domestic violence and abuse during the coronavirus-induced lockdown period in the country, according to Indian Express.
According to the report, the states with the highest number of complaints include Uttar Pradesh with 90, Delhi with 37, Bihar with 18, Madhya Pradesh with 11 and Maharashtra with 18.
The World Bank on Thursday approved an initial $1 billion in emergency funds to India to combat coronavirus outbreak in the country, according to international news agency Reuters.
Receiving largest share of the initial funding, the support is to help India to better its screening process for virus, contact tracing and laboratory diagnostics, according to thee report.
Maharashtra State Public Health Department has designated 30 government hospitals as special facilities to treat those affected by Corona.
In a tweet, the Chief Minister Office informed that these hospitals will have 2,305 beds for treating only patients infected by coronavirus.
Officials on Friday confirmed the nationalities of 960 blacklisted foreigners, whose visas have been cancelled under the directions by Ministry of Home Affairs “for their involvement in Tablighi Jamaat activities.”
Those who are blacklisted include 379 Indonesians, 110 Bangladeshi, 9 British, 4 American, 6 Chinese, 3 French nationals among others.
The stringent National Security Act (NSA) will be slapped on people who attack policeman enforcing the lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus, news agency PTI reported the Uttar Pradesh government as saying on Friday.
The state government's move to invoke the NSA comes in view of reports of several incidents of attack on policemen enforcing the lockdown.
In one such incident in Muzaffar Nagar, a sub-inspector and a constable were seriously injured when a police team trying to enforce the ongoing lockdown was attacked by a group of villagers on Apr 1.
Haryana’s State Health Department on Friday confirmed eight fresh cases of those who have tested positive in the state, taking the state tally to climb to 43, of whom 13 have been discharged so far, according to news agency ANI. Giving details of the fresh cases, the health department informed that 5 are from Gurugram and 3 are from Nuh district.
The Indore district administration on Friday invoked the National Security Act (NSA) against four men involved in the alleged attack on health workers in Taatpatti Bakhal area of the city, according to an India Today report.
The police had arrested seven persons for the alleged attack on Thursday and detained six more men in connection with the incident, added the report.
The OPD services at two New Delhi’s hospital – LNJP and the GB Pant – will be closed from April 4 onwards, PTI quoting Delhi government authorities reported on Friday.
Both these hospitals are among the five facilities in Delhi designated for the treatment of COVID-19 patients in the national capital.
According to PTI, the total number of coronavirus cases in Delhi nearly doubled to 293 on Thursday with 141 fresh cases and two deaths being reported in a day.
More than 30,000 doctors, including retired government, armed forces medical services, and private physicians have volunteered to help the government fight against COVID-19 pandemic, senior government official told PTI on Friday.
The government on March 25 had appealed to retied government, armed forces medical services, public sector undertaking or private doctors to come forward and join the efforts to fight the pandemic caused by the deadly coronavirus.
A Health Ministry official on Friday confirmed that as many as 647 coronavirus positive cases found in past two days are linked to Tablighi Jamaat congregation that happened earlier last month at New Delhi’s Nizamuddin Markaz.
The Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) on Friday confirmed setting up of 182 labs in the country for COVID-19 diagnosis, of which 130 are government labs. The official also informed that in the last 24 hours, 8,000 samples have been tested for coronavirus.
The gathering of migrant workers in Anand Vihar and the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Nizamuddin caused a setback to efforts to combat coronavirus, President Ram Nath Kovind reportedly said on Friday, according to PTI.
The remarks by the President assumes significance especially when the Tablighi incident is being used to give a communal colour to the health emergency facing the country.
The government of Tamil Nadu on Friday confirmed that there were as many as 102 fresh coronavirus infections in the state.
With this, the state tally of COVID-19 cases has reached 411.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said that there have been 91 fresh coronavirus cases in past 24 hours in the national capital. With this, the total number of cases now stands at 384.
He said that 259 COVID-19 cases have been reported from Nizamuddin Markaz. One more person who was evacuated from Markaz has died due to the virus infection, taking the toll in the national capital to now reach 5.
He said further that two COVID-19 patients are on ventilator support. Situation in Delhi is under control and there is no need to panic, he added.
Officials on Friday confirmed 10 more persons had tested positive for coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh’s Morena district. With this, the state tally now has reached 129.
In a relief to farmers across the country, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) told all states to ensure smooth harvesting, sowing operations while maintaining social distancing to combat COVID-19.
Kerala government on Friday confirmed that India's oldest COVID-19 survivor, a 93-year-old man, and his wife have been discharged from a government hospital in Kottayam after recovery.
Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Friday said that the Trauma Centre at Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in New Delhi will function as dedicated COVID-19 isolation ward.
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