NE NEWS SERVICE
GANDHINAGAR, MAY 20
The number of coronavirus cases in Gujarat rose to 12,539 with 398 new patients detected on Wednesday, a senior health official said.
The death toll due to the pandemic in the state increased to 749 with 30 more patients succumbing, said Principal Secretary (Health) Jayanti Ravi.
गुजरात में कोरोना संक्रमण के खिलाफ लड़ रहे वॉरियर्स में एनसीसी के केडेट्स पीछे नहीं है। गुजरात डायरेक्टरेट के लगभग 700 केडेट्स ट्रैफिक व्यवस्था, दवाइयां और राहत सामग्री के वितरण से लेकर मास्क के वितरण में निःस्वार्थ योगदान देकर उन्होंने सेवा को ही अपना परम धर्म बना लिया है। pic.twitter.com/fnpDk8h71Y
— Governor of Gujarat (@GovernorofGuj) May 20, 2020
The total number of Coronavirus positive cases climbed over the 9,000-mark for the hotspot Ahmedabad, as 271 fresh cases were added taking the total to 9,216 in the city on Wednesday. The death toll in Ahmedabad also crossed the 600-mark with 602 deaths.
મુખ્યમંત્રી શ્રી વિજયભાઈ રૂપાણીએ પ્રવર્તમાન કોરોના મહામારી સામેની લડાઈમાં જનજાગૃતિ તથા જનભાગીદારી માટેના તા.21 થી 27 મે દરમ્યાન સમગ્ર રાજ્યમાં ચાલનારા #હુંપણકોરોનાવોરિયર અભિયાનની જાહેરાત કરી. #HuPanCoronaWarrior pic.twitter.com/F8LCtLOWJg
— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) May 20, 2020
More and more cases are being found outside the three major cities – Ahmedabad, Surat, and Vadodara, for the past couple of days, a sign of worry for the health authorities.
આણંદ તાલુકા વિસ્તારમાં એસ .ટી બસ સેવાનો પ્રારંભ ૩૫૦ જેટલી ટ્રીપો વિધિવત રીતે શરૂ કરી કરવામાં આવ્યો છે. ટ્રીપ શરૂ કરતા પહેલા ડેપો મેનેજરશ્રીએ અધિકારી, કર્મચારી, કંડકટર અને ડ્રાઇવર સાથે બેઠક યોજીને તેઓને આરોગ્યની ગાઈડલાઈન મુજબ એસ.ટી બસોનું સંચાલન કરવા માહિતગર કર્યા હતા. pic.twitter.com/hiUipKDPQ8
— Gujarat Information (@InfoGujarat) May 20, 2020
On Wednesday, a total of 398 Corona positive cases were detected in the state. Ahmedabad had the maximum number of cases with 271, followed by Surat (37), Vadodara (26), Mahesana and Patan (15 each), Kutch (5), Aravalli (4), Gandhinagar, Sabarkantha, Navsari, and Surendranagar (3 each), Banaskantha, Anand, Kheda, and Valsad (2 each), Jamnagar, Bharuch, Dahod, Junagadh (one each).
✅ શહેરના કન્ટેન્મેન્ટ ઝોન સિવાયના તમામ વિસ્તારોમાં એટલે કે, સાબરમતી નદીના પૂર્વ વિસ્તાર સહિત તમામ વિસ્તારોમાં ઉત્પાદન પ્રવૃત્તિઓને છૂટ
✅ ઘનવંતરી વાન દ્વારા સ્ક્રીનીંગ/સારવાર માટે સઘન ઝુંબેશ
✅ સઘન સર્વેલન્સ ઝુંબેશ થકી શહેરીજનોની રોગ પ્રતિકારક શક્તિમાં વધારો થાય તેવા પ્રયત્નો pic.twitter.com/HGE4D3YPey— Amdavad Municipal Corporation (@AmdavadAMC) May 20, 2020
30 more patients succumbed to the dreaded virus on Wednesday, out of which Ahmedabad had the highest casualties, 26 (22 males, 4 females). A female each from Gandhinagar and Surat succumbed to the virus and a male each from Patan and Sabarkantha also died on Wednesday. Out of the total 30 dead, half of the patients did not have any comorbidity.
The month of May has proved to be very grim for Gujarat, as over 20 deaths are reported daily. A total of 535 people, out of the total 749, have succumbed to the virus in just 20 days.
https://twitter.com/Collectorbhav/status/1263066335820550144?s=20
To date, out of the total 749 deaths, 602 people have died in Ahmedabad alone (over 80 percent), followed by 56 in Surat, 32 in Vadodara, 8 each in Bhavnagar, Anand and Gandhinagar and 6 in Panchmahal.
On Wednesday, a total of 176 patients were discharged. Till now, a total of 5,219 patients have been discharged in the state.
Ahmedabad continued to lead the state with the maximum number of positive cases 9,216, followed by Surat (1,193), Vadodara (726), Gandhinagar (193), Bhavnagar (114), Banaskantha (88), Aravalli (86), Anand (83), Rajkot (82), Mahesana (80), Panchmahals (71), Mahisagar and Patan (68 each), Kutch (57), Botad (56) and Kheda (53) cases.
https://twitter.com/GogInfo/status/1263078043804930049?s=20
Health authorities have so far carried out a total of 1,60,772 tests in the state, out of which 12,539 have been found positive and 1,48,233 negative.
There are 6,571 active cases, out of which the condition of 6,524 is stable, whereas 47 critical patients are still on the ventilator.
Right now, there are over 4.7 lakh people quarantined in the state. Of 4,76,084 people, 4,64,900 are home quarantined, 10,562 in government facilities and 622 in private facilities.
176 COVID-19 patients were discharged on Wednesday, taking the total number of recovered patients in the state to 5,219 at a recovery rate of 41.62 percent, said Ravi.
Gujarat COVID-19 figures: Positive cases: 12,539, new cases: 398, deaths: 749, discharged: 5,219, active cases: 6,571; people tested so far: 1,60,772.
Industries in Eastern Ahmedabad to resume operations
The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation on Wednesday said industrial units in the eastern part of the city, except those located in COVID-19 containment zones, will be allowed to resume operations.
In a meeting on Wednesday, the AMC said it was decided to allow industrial units in eastern Ahmedabad, barring those in containment zones, to resume operations like the ones in the western part of the city.
Chief Minister Vijay Rupani had on Monday announced that no shops, except those selling essential items, were permitted remain to open in the eastern part of Ahmedabad, which has 10 out of 11 containment zones in the city.
Industrial units will be allowed to operate in both eastern and western parts of the city provided they follow standard operating procedures issued by the state’s industries department, the civic body stated in a release.
CM chairs 8th Consecutive cabinet meeting
The eighth consecutive cabinet meeting was held through video-conference under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Vijay Rupani. The Chief Minister had a comprehensive review of the relaxations given in the fourth phase of lockdown and the implementation of the lockdown in the state with the ministers.
Secretary to Chief Minister Ashwani Kumar gave the details of the meeting.
As per the relaxations given in lockdown 4.0, now the businesses and shops are opened in the market. Rupani appealed to people not to rush to markets and create a crowd there.
He also requested the traders, businessmen, and shop owners to follow the rules laid down by the state government. Not more than 5 people are allowed in the shops. Shri Rupani said that social distancing must be strictly followed and wearing a mask is compulsory for all the customers and the shop owners.
Aatmanirbhar Gujarat Sahay Yojana form distribution starts on Thursday
There was also a discussion on ‘Aatmanirbhar Gujarat Sahay Yojana’ in this cabinet meeting. Under this scheme, a loan up to Rs. 1,00,000 will be given at the interest rate of 2% for 3 years by Co-operative Banks, Urban Co-operative Banks and Credit Societies in the state. The forms to avail this loan will be distributed at more than 9,000 branches of such Co-aoperative Banks and Credit Societies across the state from Thursday.
The Chief Minister said that this scheme will provide much-needed support to the common man and help them in reviving their financial condition.
Deputy Chief Minister Nitinbhai Patel, Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama, Energy Minister Saurabhbhai Patel, and Home Minister Pradipsinh Jadeja and other ministers also joined this video-conference meeting.
State transport bus service resumes
In a reprieve for people, the Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) started running its buses across the state from Wednesday, after a nearly two-month-long hiatus due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown.
The bus service had come to a halt on March 25, when a nationwide lockdown came into force.
The state government had lifted many restrictions on May 19. However, the bus service resumed from Wednesday.
To facilitate the bus operations, the GSRTC has divided 33 districts in the state into five zones. These five zones are – North zone, Central zone, South zone, Saurashtra zone, and Kutch zone. A bus from one particular zone will not enter another zone, said a government release.
The buses will ply between 8 am and 6 pm.
Under the present system, a bus from Surat will not go till Rajkot in Saurashtra or till Palanpur in the north.
However, buses from the Kutch zone are allowed to enter north as well as adjoining Saurashtra zone districts.
Due to the high number of coronavirus cases, the entire Ahmedabad district and city have been left out from bus service.
To stop the spread of coronavirus, each bus will carry only 60 percent passengers of its total capacity, the release said.
“We have also made it compulsory for the passengers to wear masks. Otherwise, they will not be allowed to board. Buses are being sanitised before letting in passengers and after reaching the destination,” Transport Minister R C Faldu said.
