CM Yogi Adityanath assures that they have enough stock of essential items for 23 crore people of Uttar Prdesh
Even after several major steps taken by the government to stop the spread of coronavirus in the country, the number of cases touched 471 in India on Tuesday (March 24,2020). The country has lockeddown 30 states and Union Territories, covering 548 districts, according to Centre's communication to state governments.
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Even after several major steps taken by the government to stop the spread of coronavirus in the country, the number of cases touched 471 in India on Tuesday (March 24,2020). The country has lockeddown 30 states and Union Territories, covering 548 districts, according to Centre's communication to state governments.
Curfew has been imposed in Punjab, Maharashtra, and Puducherry on Monday (March 23) as state governments acted with a sense of urgency to strictly enforce the restrictions on the movement of people, deploying police on streets, sealing borders and booking violators.
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India 536 cases, 10 deaths. Rise in 24 hours - 65 cases plus 1 dead.
Gujarat Chief Secretary Anil Mukim: Today we received 110 samples. 97 samples are done with testing, 2 of these were found positive, both are from Rajkot. One of them has a travel history to a foreign country.
In view of the 21-day nationwide complete lockdown, Supreme Court says it will not take up the matter listed before it for tomorrow through video conferencing. The matters are adjourned.
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CM Yogi Adityanath: I would like to assure the 23 crore people of Uttar Pradesh that we have enough stock of essential items like vegetables,milk,medicines etc. For the safety of you and your family don't step out of your houses & maintain social distance.
CM Yogi Adityanath: From tomorrow, vegetables, milk, fruits, medicines and other essential commodities will be delivered to your door steps for which we have identified more than 10,000 vehicles. I appeal to you to not go to market to buy essential items.
Total number of COVID-19 positive cases in India as on March 24 at 08:15 PM touch 519,. 469 active cases while 40 have recovered and 10 people have died.
Tamil Nadu: Three new cases of Coronavirus have been reported in Chennai. They have been put under isolation. Two of them have returned from New Zealand & the United Kingdom, says State Health Minister C Vijayabhaskar
Delhi: A total of 30 COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Delhi so far (including 29 Indians and 1 foreign national; 6 people discharged). 1 person died today, taking the total death toll in the national capital to 2.
An Aeroflot, Russian Airlines (SU-570) special flight from Russia to India is arriving in Delhi with empty flight to take back over 250 Russians from India to Russia. The flight will land at Delhi at around 4 AM and will depart at around 5:30 am.
Anand Prakash, Managing Director of Assam State Transport Corporation: Over 500 buses have been started to transport people stranded at various airports and railway stations due to suspension of transportation services in Assam in wake of Coronavirus Lockdown.
PM Modi to nation: Even countries like Italy and US who have the best medical facilities haven't been able to mitigate the menace of the pandemic.
PM Modi to nation: Social-distancing is for everyone, every family member, even for the Prime Minister.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation, second time in a week, today at 8 PM on the coronavirus COVID-19 epidemic and the efforts being taken by the Centre and the state governments to contain it.
The PM had tweeted, "Will address the nation at 8 PM today, 24th March 2020, on vital aspects relating to the menace of COVID-19."
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The PM is likely to announce financial package for various sectors, including civil aviation and tourism, to deal with the fall-out of the coronavirus pandemic that has impacted the economy.
Many businesses have also suffered irreparable losses due to shutdown and restrictions in the wake of the coronavirus epidemic and thousands of jobs have been lost.
Amit Shah spoke to Delhi Commissioner of Police and asked him to take strict action against landlords asking doctors and nurses, treating patients, to vacate residences.
International Olympic Committee: IOC President and Japan PM have concluded that the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo must be rescheduled to a date beyond 2020 but not later than summer 2021, to safeguard the health of the athletes, and everybody involved in the Olympic Games.
Ms Anupama Nadella, wife of Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced a donation of Rs 2 crore for the efforts to stop Coronavirus spread and for supply of essential commodities to the needy. Ms Anupama’s father Sri KR Venugopal, IAS (Retd) handed over the cheque to Telangana CM.
Department of Health, Punjab: 6 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the state. Total cases positive in the state is 29 including 1 death.
Maharashtra: Pune District Collector has instructed all petrol/diesel pumps of the district to stop providing petrol/diesel to the vehicles in the district. Only those involved in emergency/essential services should be allowed to fill fuel at petrol pumps.
District commissioners in Punjab have been asked to ensure door-to-door delivery of essential commodities, such as groceries, milk, fruits & vegetables, through pre-identified hawkers/distributors, wherever possible: Chief Minister's Office
Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh's Office: Over 94,000 NRIs and foreign returnees entered into Punjab in recent days. Most of them have been tracked & around 30,000 people have been placed under isolation. All-out efforts are being made to trace the remaining.
Centre directs states to ensure funds for additional medical facilities amid Coronavirus outbreak.
Karnataka: Seven people have been arrested for violating prohibitory orders imposed under section 144 of CrPC in Mangaluru in wake of coronavirus pandemic, says Commissioner of Police PS Harsha
Central Government has asked all State Governments to deploy fiscal resources for establishing additional medical facilities such as hospitals, clinical labs, isolation wards, expanding & upgrading existing facilities to combat the challenge posed by COVID-19.
Central Zoo Authority writes to state govts & Union Territories, urging them to specify activities of food & drinking water supply, upkeep & healthcare of captive animals in zoos under the essential services and exempt them from the restrictions.
Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu: Three new positive cases of COVID-19 reported in Phillaur city of Jalandhar district.
Uttarakhand High Court: We are pleased to closes all subordinate courts in the state from March 26 till April 4. In cases of urgency, the district judge shall decide as to whether urgency exist or not and to take action, as per convenience.
S Jaishankar: Discussed with State Councilor & Foreign Minister Wang Yi of China our working together in combating COVID-19. Agreed to build further on our bilateral efforts in this domain. Exchanged views on forthcoming G20 Summit. Global challenges require global cooperation
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Arvind Kejriwal: We have decided to give Rs 5,000 each to all construction workers as their livelihood has been affected. We are also increasing the number of night shelters in the city.
Arvind Kejriwal: On the request of our Prime Minister we clapped for our doctors, nurses and others who are giving essential services. But now I am getting information that a landlord has forcefully evacuated a nurse tenant as she treats coronavirus patients.
Arvind Kejriwal: - No new COVID-19 patient in Delhi in last 40 hours. Just 23 patients now left in Delhi's hospitals.
Andhra Pradesh: The SSC exams in Amaravati scheduled to be held from March 31 stands postponed.
Work is going on and we are very close to coming up with an economic package that will be announced sooner rather than later, says Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her address to media during coronavirus outbreak.
Maharashtra: Mumbai Crime Branch seized 25 lakh masks from godowns in Andheri and Bhiwandi including 3 lakh N95 masks worth Rs 15 crore on Tuesday. 4 men were arrested under the Essential Commodity Act, while 2 are absconding.
Maharashtra: Mumbai Crime Branch seized 25 lakh masks from godowns in Andheri&Bhiwandi including 3 lakh N95 masks of total worth Rs 15 crore today. 4 men were arrested under the Essential Commodity Act, while 2 are absconding. #COVID2019 https://t.co/a7PjTICRmV pic.twitter.com/TSE2YcAFKq
— ANI (@ANI) March 24, 2020
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday (March 24, 2020) slammed the Centre for not preparing in advance to tackle the Coronavirus threat, saying that there is acute scarcity of the equipment and infrastructure for those fighting the deadly virus.
I am feeling sad, because this was completely avoidable. We had time to prepare. We should have taken this threat much more seriously and have been much better prepared. #CoronavirusPandemic https://t.co/dpRTCg8No9
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) March 24, 2020
Tamil Nadu's Health Department workers like doctors, nurses and all those who attend to Coronavirus patients will be given one month's extra salary, says CM Edappadi K Palaniswami in state assembly. He further also announced that Rs 1000 will be given to all ration card holders along with free rice, sugar, and other essential commodities.
65-year-old male who died in Mumbai due to coronavirus had travel history of UAE, Ahmedabad. He came to Mumbai on March 20. After complains of high blood pressure and diabetes he was admitted in Kasturba Hospital on March 23 where he was tested COVID-19 positive.
Punjab: Milk, medicine and vegetable shops to remian open for public between 4 pm to 6 pm on Tuesady amid complete lockdown in the state.
Milk, medicine and vegetable shops to opened for public would between 4pm to 6pm today. From tomorrow onwards until further orders, the milk, medicine and vegetable shops to remain open from 6-9am: Office of District Magistrate SAS Nagar, Punjab
— ANI (@ANI) March 24, 2020
Gujarat reports 33 coronavirus positive cases - Ahmedabad - 13 positive, 1 dead, Surat - 6 positive, Gandhinagar- 6 positive, Vadodara - 6, Rajkot - 1, Kutch - 1.
The Election Commission of India on Tuesday (March 24, 2020) announced to defer the Rajya Sabha elections scheduled for March 26 in view of the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. Elections to 55 Rajya Sabha seats were announced by the Election Commission on February 25. The polling and counting of votes were scheduled for March 26.
Congress President Sonia Gandhi writes letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asks government to instruct construction companies to rollout emergency welfare measures amid coronavirus pandemic.
PM Narendra Modi to address nation at 8 PM on Tuesday on coronavirus outbreak.
Will address the nation at 8 PM today, 24th March 2020, on vital aspects relating to the menace of COVID-19.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 24, 2020
32 States and UTs ubder complete lockdown in India. The entire lockeddown states and UTS cover 560 districts.
Important Announcement : 32 States/UTs announce complete lockdown in the entire state/UT covering 560 districts #Covid_19india #CoronaUpdatesInIndia#Covid19India pic.twitter.com/8JZ9G56U7a
— PIB India (@PIB_India) March 24, 2020
Number of coronavirus cases in Maharashtra rises to 101. Pune reports three news cases and Satara one on Tuesday morning.
Manipur reports first coronavirus case on Tuesday. A 23-year-old girl who returned from UK on March 19 has tested positive.
Tents removed in Shaheen Bagh's protest site as Delhi police vacates area amid lockdown due to coronavirus outbreak.
Coronavirus COVID-19: Global death toll rise to 16508, total cases up to 378,679 in 168 countries across globe.
OPD services in all centers of AIIMS hospital to remain closed from today amid coronavirus outbreak.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi called upon industry leaders to continue following work from home as much as possible and urge people to stay at home during coronavirus pandemic.
Called upon industry leaders to continue following work from home as much as possible in these times.
Unless very very important, please do #StayHome.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 23, 2020
Uttar Pradesh: 96 FIRs were registered and 1995 vehicles were challaned in Noida for violating the lockdown due to coronavirus and section 144 in the district, on Monday, informs Noida Police.
25-year-old UK-returned person tests positive for COVID-19 in Andhra Pradesh; total cases reach 7 in state.
Unannounced curfew will be imposed in Uttarakhand from 10:00 am on Tuesday (March 24, 2020) amid coronavirus outbreak. The boundaries of Dehradun, Haridwar, Udhamsingh Nagar, have been completely sealed.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal asks people to cooperate with eachother during coronavirus emergency, asks landlords not to force tenants for rent.
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) March 23, 2020
Govt decides to stop incoming passengers on all 107 immigration posts, including airports, seaports, land ports, said Ministry of Home Affairs due to coronavirus outbreak.
Punjab became the first state to go ahead with a curfew as Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh announced a state-wide curfew in order to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus. The state government also announced Rs 20 crore from the Chief Minister`s relief fund to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.
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