NE NEWS SERVICE
GANDHINAGAR, APRIL 29
Even as Chief Minister Vijay Rupani headed the fifth consecutive Cabinet Meeting through a video-conference and inspected the progress of various healthcare works, the number of coronavirus positive cases in Gujarat rose by 308 to 4,082 on Wednesday while the overall death toll increased by 16, including nine fatalities in worst-hit Ahmedabad, to 197, a Health department official said.
કોરોના વાયરસની પ્રવર્તમાન સ્થિતીમાં રાજ્ય મંત્રીમંડળની સતત પાંચમી વિડીયો કોન્ફરન્સ કેબિનેટ બેઠકમાં મુખ્યમંત્રી શ્રી વિજયભાઈ રૂપાણીના મહત્વપૂર્ણ ખેડૂતલક્ષી નિર્ણયો. pic.twitter.com/MzCuKC1scK
— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) April 29, 2020
Ahmedabad reported 234 new cases, taking the total number of the affected people in the district to 2,777.
મુખ્યમંત્રી શ્રી વિજયભાઈ રૂપાણીની અધ્યક્ષતામાં આજે વિડીયો કોન્ફરન્સીંગ દ્વારા યોજાએલી કેબિનેટ બેઠકમાં રાજ્યમાં પ્રવર્તમાન કોરોના વાયરસના સંક્રમણની સ્થિતી, આરોગ્ય વિભાગની કામગીરી અને લોકડાઉનની સ્થિતી અંગે સર્વગ્રાહી ચર્ચા-વિચારણા હાથ ધરવામાં આવી હતી. pic.twitter.com/txrbqPAr2y
— Gujarat Information (@InfoGujarat) April 29, 2020
In Surat, the number of coronavirus positive cases rose to 601 with 31 new cases.
In Vadodara too, the number of cases rose by 15 to 270, said Principal Secretary (Health) Jayanti Ravi.
Balanced and nutritious meals being distributed to covid19 patients @civilhospamd pic.twitter.com/sExeyAOzgF
— civilhospitalamdavad (@civilhospamd) April 29, 2020
Nine COVID-19 patients died in Ahmedabad, three in Vadodara and Surat each and one in Rajkot, she said.
Twelve of them had existing health conditions like hypertension, asthma, lung disease, thyroid besides virus infection, Ravi said.
93 coronavirus patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on Wednesday, the highest in a day so far, taking their total number so far to 527.
Fake news and rumours negatively impact our fight against Corona .
It is our fight.
Let’s fight it together.
Avoid being a carrier or victim of fake news. #FakeNews #CyberSecurity @GujaratPolice @InfoGujarat @CMOGuj https://t.co/Lt5Gw3ZfaE— Shamsher Singh IPS (@Shamsher_IPS) April 29, 2020
The overall death toll in Ahmedabad, Surat, and Vadodara now stood at 137, 22, and 16, respectively, Ravi said.
On Tuesday, Ahmedabad had reported 19 deaths, which was its highest single-day tally.
“The 93 people discharged on Wednesday were from 11 districts. While 22 of them were from Ahmedabad, 20 from Surat and 29 from Vadodara,” Ravi said.
વડોદરા જિલ્લાની આંગણવાડીઓના ભૂલકાઓ એ વિવિધ પ્રેરક અને ચોટદાર લખાણો ધરાવતા સંદેશ પ્રદર્શિત કરીને માતા પિતા અને વડીલોને, "અમારા ઉજ્જવળ ભવિષ્ય માટે અને તમારા પોતાના સ્વાસ્થ્યની રક્ષા માટે કોરોના થી બચો અને ઘરમાં રહો" નો સંદેશ આપ્યો હતો. pic.twitter.com/7sMYfDEDoi
— Gujarat Information (@InfoGujarat) April 29, 2020
The districts that have reported new cases are Rajkot (3), Bhavnagar (2), Anand (11), Gandhinagar (2), Panchmahal (4), Mehsana (1), Mahisagar (1), Botad (1), and Navsari (3).
So far, 30 of the 33 districts have reported coronavirus positive cases.
દેવભૂમિ દ્વારકા પોલીસના માનવતાભર્યા સદકાર્યોના મહેકે છે પુષ્પો.
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૧૫૦ જરૂરિયાતમંદ પરિવારોને શોધી એક અઠવાડિયા સુધીનું આપ્યું રાશન. @InfoGujarat@GujaratPolice @SP_Dwarka#lockdown pic.twitter.com/FJpxx46xZw— Info Devbhumidwarka GOG (@info_dbd) April 29, 2020
“However, after recovery of four patients and death of one, districts of Porbandar, Jamnagar, and Morbido do not have a single active COVID-19 case now,” Ravi said, adding that Amreli, Devbhoomi-Dwarka, and Junagadh districts have not reported a single coronavirus positive case so far.
Ravi further said Gujarat has a total of 3,358 active cases and the condition of 34 of them is critical. 3,324 other patients are stable, she added.
લોકડાઉનમાં બાળકો શું કરશે? કેટલી પ્રવૃત્તિ કરશે? એક વિચાર પેટલાદના વામા સેવા ટ્રસ્ટે ઉકેલ વેફર,ચોકલેટ સહિતની બાળકો ભાવતી ચીજો મૂકી એક કીટ બનાવી,પેટલાદ શહેરમાં લોકડાઉનમાં રહેલા બાળકોના ઘર આંગણે જઈને ટ્રસ્ટી વિજ્ઞાત્રી બહેન અને તેમની ટીમે દ્વારા મોટી સંખ્યામાં કીટ વિતરણ કર્યું. pic.twitter.com/IPtkx4HtcV
— Info Anand GoG (@MahitiAnand) April 29, 2020
The bureaucrat said that a total of 59,488 samples have been tested so far.
Other districts to have reported a higher number of cases are Rajkot (58), Bhavnagar (43), Anand (71), Bharuch (31), Gandhinagar (38), Banaskantha (28), Panchmahal (24), and Botad (20) among others.
Gujarat coronavirus figures are thus as follows: Positive cases: 4,082, new cases: 308, death toll: 197, discharged: 527, active cases: 3,358; people tested so far: 59,488.
https://twitter.com/DahodMahiti/status/1255432926478700551?s=20
Timely treatment may reduce Covid-19 Deaths in Ahmedabad, says civic body chief
A day after 19 people died of COVID-19 in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad city, the civic body here on Wednesday said it was important for patients to get admitted to hospitals as soon as they experience symptoms.
With 2,543 coronavirus cases and 128 deaths, Ahmedabad has six wards in the red zone and 42 in orange zone.
Dialogue & interaction with local leaders for effective implementation of lockdown in containment areas. Kalupur. @AhmedabadPolice @GujaratPolice #lockdown #cops #Dialogue pic.twitter.com/QLuf2Top2G
— Shamsher Singh IPS (@Shamsher_IPS) April 29, 2020
It is unfortunate that the city reported 19 deaths in a day. If a person experiences any symptoms of COVID-19, he or she should immediately rush to a civic hospital. It is important to seek timely treatment if lives are to be saved,” municipal commissioner Vijay Nehra said on Wednesday.
The senior civic official had earlier said the high COVID-19 mortality rate in Ahmedabad was due to the late admission of patients at hospitals.
At five percent, Ahmedabad’s COVID-19 mortality rate is higher than the country’s, which is three percent.
Hitesh Baxi is Technical Assistant in Narmada district. He is happy because 300 familes got relief while working under #MANREGA. He says, " we are strictly following guidelines of Health Department. Thankful to government for help in difficult time."@PIB_India pic.twitter.com/Oc7116cdkW
— PIB in Gujarat 🇮🇳 (@PIBAhmedabad) April 29, 2020
Meanwhile, in a bid to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the city, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation will cancel licences of shops whose owners and employees are found without masks from May 1.
કોરોના વાઇરસની અસરમાં આવેલું ઉમરેઠ નગર હાલ સખત લોકડાઉન હેઠળ છે. ત્યારે કેટલીક દુકાનોમાં ખાદ્ય સામગ્રીનો જથ્થો લાંબા સમયથી પડી રહ્યાનું માલુમ પડતાં મામલતદાર શ્રી ઝેડ.વી.પટેલ અને તેઓની ટીમે આવા જથ્થાનો નાશ કરાવ્યો હતો. pic.twitter.com/0c8lgtt8P6
— Info Anand GoG (@MahitiAnand) April 29, 2020
Fines ranging from Rs 1,000 to Rs 5,000 will be imposed on owners or employees of establishments who are found without masks, while employees of supermarkets who flout the rule will be fined Rs 50,000, Nehra said.
Mounted Police doing night patrolling in Dariyapur & containment areas of walled city in Ahmedabad city. #horsepatrolling #mountedpolice #lockdown
— Gujarat Information (@InfoGujarat) April 29, 2020
Licences of vendors and shops will be suspended for three months if they continue to violate the rule, he said.
Nehra termed vegetable vendors, shop owners, employees of petrol pumps, and medical stores as “super-spreaders”, as they come in contact with several people and can infect thousands if they have COVID-19.
“We have identified 7,793 people who fall in the category of super-spreaders in 48 wards of the city. We have tested 2,098 persons, of which 115 have contracted the deadly infection,” he said, adding that the drive to identify super-spreaders will continue.
The civic body will distribute masks and sanitisers to vendors and shop owners who supply essential items, he said.
🔶રાજ્યમાં પોરબંદર, જામનગર અને મોરબી જિલ્લામાં અત્યારે એક પણ એક્ટિવ કેસ નથી.
🔶અમરેલી, દેવભુમી દ્વારકા અને જુનાગઢ જિલ્લામાં અત્યાર સુધીમાં એક પણ કેસ નોંધાયેલા નથી.#GujaratCoronaFight #IndiaFightsCorona pic.twitter.com/xeu8AjqZvz— DD News Gujarati (@DDNewsGujarati) April 29, 2020
Four die of COVID-19 in Vadodara in 24 hrs; toll 19
Vadodara in Gujarat has reported four deaths due to COVID-19 in the last 24 hours ending Wednesday, its highest single-day tally, taking the total number of the fatalities to 19, officials said.
In another development, seven reporters, including three from Delhi and other locals, have tested positive for coronavirus, said IAS officer Vinod Rao, the Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to oversee COVID-19 operations in Vadodara.
પંચમહાલ: ગોધરાના વધુ એક કોરોના પોઝીટીવ દર્દી થયા કોરોના મુક્ત
વડોદરા ખાતે ખાનગી હોસ્પિટલમાં સારવાર હેઠળ ગોધરાના 58 વર્ષીય પુરુષને આપવામાં આવી રજા
છેલ્લા 2 ટેસ્ટ રિપોર્ટ નેગેટિવ આવતા અપાઈ રજા@CollectorGodhra pic.twitter.com/INmvYNxhMx
— DD News Gujarati (@DDNewsGujarati) April 29, 2020
Vadodara is one of the three districts, others being Ahmedabad and Surat, that together account for nearly 90 percent of the total coronavirus positive cases in Gujarat, a senior officer had said on Tuesday.
રાજ્યમાં કોરોના વાઇરસના લીધે તમામ લોકો ઘરમાં બંધ છે ત્યારે જાણ જાગૃતિના ભાગ રૂપે ગાંધીનગર પોલીસ દ્વારા ચ 0 થી ફ્લેગ માર્ચ કાઢવામાં આવી હતી@CollectorGnr @SP_Gandhinagar pic.twitter.com/CiStoZWpBh
— DD News Gujarati (@DDNewsGujarati) April 29, 2020
The four deceased included two men and as many women, the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) said in a release.
“They were undergoing treatment at government-run hospitals in Vadodara. A total of 19 patients have died so far due to the viral infection,” it stated.
Meanwhile, Rao said that three of the seven reporters who have tested positive for coronavirus came to Vadodara from Delhi to cover the ground situation while four others are locals.
“On Tuesday, the VMC had organised a check-up camp for local reporters and collected samples of about 60 media persons. Of them, seven reporters tested positive for coronavirus,” said Rao.
According to sources, the three reporters from Delhi include a woman. They all are associated with a prominent national news portal.
While one of the four local media persons works for a Gujarati newspaper, another is with a local news channel. Rest two are associated with local web portals, sources said.
https://twitter.com/DefencePRO_Guj/status/1255525413427851265?s=20
CM holds fifth Cabinet Meeting through video-conference
Chief Minister Vijay Rupani headed the fifth consecutive Cabinet Meeting through a video-conference amidst the lockdown and inspected the progress of various healthcare works and its related matters.
#NationalCadetCorps #Gujarat #VVNagar #4GujBn #ExNCCYogdan
NCC cadets of small town #Petlad with indomitable spirit have given themselves a target of stitching 500 masks before #GujaratDay #CoronaWarriors #MoDAgainstCorona @SpokespersonMoD@HQ_DG_NCC @InfoGujarat @CMOGuj pic.twitter.com/5xam7MPKor— PRO Defence Gujarat (@DefencePRO_Guj) April 29, 2020
District Collectors ordered to ensure potable water
Providing details of the meeting, Secretary to CM, Ashwani Kumar said, “The Chief Minister has instructed the District Collectors to ensure that people do not face the problem of potable water during summers. He instructed the District Collectors to personally look into the said matter and asked them to ensure a sufficient supply of water beforehand. Further, all the broken hand pumps should be immediately repaired. The CM also gave clear instructions to ensure health and hygiene in the area to prevent the spread of COVID-19.”
#NationalCadetCorps #Surat #6GujGirlsBn #ExNCCYogdan Nitu Prajapati & Anjali Godkar #AkhandAnandCollege took initiative 2 distri masks in Singanpor slum area.3500 NCC volunteers have registered in #Gujarat about 800 NCC personnel deployed daily @SpokespersonMoD@HQ_DG_NCC pic.twitter.com/jPVDFlNodE
— PRO Defence Gujarat (@DefencePRO_Guj) April 29, 2020
The district administration was advised to use thermal guns, hand sanitisers, and masks in areas where there is a movement of people for availing essential items. These include APMCs, market yards, etc.
The state government will purchase tuar dal from May 1 to 5 at 103 godowns of Gujarat State Civil Supplies Corporation. The state government received 16,345 registrations for selling tuar dal. Out of which 3,881 farmers had already sold 6,514 metric tons. The remaining 12,417 farmers can sell their produce from May 1 to 5. The CM has instructed to avoid overcrowding and maintain social-distancing while selling the pulses. He has also asked to provide masks and sanitisers for farmers. The farmers will be informed about the date and specific time slot through an SMS.
#NationalCadetCorps #Gujarat #JamnagarGroup #ExNCCYogdan These young volunteer cadets brave scorching sun 2 help citizens maintain social distancing while they are banking #MoDAgainstCorona @SpokespersonMoD@HQ_DG_NCC
@drajaykumar_ias @PIBAhmedabad @ANI @DDNewsGujarati pic.twitter.com/0erZ3vfUPM— PRO Defence Gujarat (@DefencePRO_Guj) April 29, 2020
The state government shall also start the purchase of Mustard and Grams through GUJCOMSOL from May 1. Deputy CM Nitin Patel, Agriculture Minister R.C Faldu, Ministers Ishwarsinh Patel, and Jayeshbhai Radadiya and the Chairman of GUJCOMSOL Dilip Sanghani held a meeting to the provision of necessary things for the same.
#GujaratFightsCorona
ગરીબ કલ્યાણ પેકેજમાં મનરેગાનાં કાર્યમાં શ્રમિકોનું વેતન રૂ.182 થી વધારી રૂ. 202 કરવામાં આવ્યું,#COVID19 નું સંક્રમણ ન ફેલાય તેના માટે જરૂરી સાવચેતી સાથે નર્મદા જિલ્લાના પાંચ તાલુકામાં મનરેગાનું કાર્ય શરૂ થયું.
વધુ વિગતો માટે વાંચો👇https://t.co/cYlFmIB1Q8 pic.twitter.com/QFtDoMSXQi— PIB in Gujarat 🇮🇳 (@PIBAhmedabad) April 29, 2020
The CM has also instructed to start works under MNREGA and SSJA. The dugout soil shall be given to farmers free of cost. He also asked the Collectors to start work under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.
Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel, Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama, Minister of State for Home Pradeepsinh Jadeja, Chief Principal Secretary to CM K.Kailashnathan, Principal Secretary M.K Das were present during the video-conference.
Using masks and practicing social-distancing should be the new way of life: DGP
Director-General of Police Shivanand Jha reiterated the Chief Minister’s message and appealed the people to use masks and practice social distancing in their day to day routine to save themselves from the menace of COVID-19.
43 cases were registered through the Emergency Number 100 for violating social-distancing norms and crowding at public places.
The state administration has the right to impose complete restrictions on the movement of people even if it is for going out to buy essential items amidst lockdown. Talking about this, the DGP said that the regional administration in Godhra has decided to curb all sorts of freedom given to the people amidst lockdown and a team of SRP has been allocated for effective implementation of lockdown.
Talking about the attacks on police, the DGP said, “Two people have been imprisioned for attacking the GRD personnel on April 25 in Surendranagar.”
306 new cases have been registered through drone surveillance. A total of 9,795 cases have been registered through the same and 19,153 people have been booked. 74 cases have been registered and 84 people have been booked through the CCTV network under Smart City and VISHWAS project. A total of 1908 cases have been registered through this and 2,892 people have been booked.
19 new cases have been registered for spreading fake news and rumours through Social Media. A total of 544 cases have been registered under the same and 1,124 people have been booked and 496 accounts have been deactivated.
A total of 1,234 and 650 cases have been booked through videography and ANPR, respectively. And 456 cases have been booked through ‘Prahari’ vans.
4,039 cases have been registered for violating quarantine and 4,971 people have been booked under the same. A total of 1,07,100 people have been booked for all sorts of violations amidst the lockdown.
