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AHMEDABAD, APRIL 14

A Congress legislator from Jamalpur Khadia, a part of a coronavirus hotspot in Ahmedabad, was found to be positive for the dreaded virus on Tuesday.

Significantly, Imran Khedawala had met Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and other top officials on Tuesday afternoon regarding the outbreak.

As more and more positive cases are emerging from Ahmedabad’s hotspot or cluster areas in the fortified area, health authorities have intensified surveillance and testing in these areas. The state government on Tuesday even imposed a week-long curfew in the area.

રાજકોટ સિવિલ કેમ્પસમાં ૨૫૦ બેડની ખાસ કોવીડ સુપર સ્પેશિયાલિટી બિલ્ડીંગમાં ઉભી કરાઈ છે. તેમાં છઠ્ઠા માળે ખાસ વોશિંગ લોન્જ બનાવવામાં આવી છે, જ્યાં હોસ્પિટલના પેશન્ટના પથારીની બેડશીટ, ચાદર, ઓશિકા, નેપકીન સહિતના કપડાં રોજેરોજ ધોવામાં આવે છે. આ માટે ખાસ કોન્ટ્રાકટ આપવામાં આવ્યો છે. pic.twitter.com/DIaCy4rlvk

— Gujarat Information (@InfoGujarat) April 14, 2020

There are six areas from the fortified city which are come under the hotspot – Shahpur, Kalupur, Jamalpur-Khadia, Gaikwad Haveli and Dariyapur. Danilimda, an area outside, is also under the curfew.

Due to the intensity of more and more positive cases cropping up in these areas, the local legislators are trying their best to convince the people to co-operate with the health authorities for the surveillance and testing.

Khedawala was also in touch with the people in his constituency, trying to convince people to co-operate.

Congress MLA Imran Khedawala tested positive for coronavirus on Tuesday evening, said Deputy Municipal Commissioner Om Prakash Machra.

https://twitter.com/InfoVadodaraGoG/status/1249984720835764224?s=20

The MLA from the Khadia-Jamalpur seat of Ahmedabad will be admitted to a designated COVID-19 hospital soon, he said.

As an outcome of the surveillance and testing, he too was found to be Corona positive, according to sources. After the detection, he was rushed to the SVP hospital and admitted.

Senior Congress leader Shaktisinh Gohil, in a tweet, confirmed that the MLA had been diagnosed COVID positive while praising him for “his selfless service during the coronavirus pandemic without any thought to his safety”.

સરકારશ્રી દ્વારા #Lockdown2 ની જાહેરાત કરવામા આવેલ છે. જે અંતર્ગત આજ રોજ ફોજદારી કાર્યરીતી અધિનયમની કલમ – ૧૪૪ હેઠળ નવિન જાહેરનામુ બહાર પાડવામા આવેલ છે. જે તા.૦૩/૦૫/૨૦૨૦ સુધી અમલમા રહેશે, જેની અમલવારી માટે તમામ નાગરિકોના સહકારની અપેક્ષા છે. @CMOGuj @pkumarias pic.twitter.com/XphAlxclH6

— Collector & DM Banaskantha (@CollectorBK) April 14, 2020

Apart from Rupani, Khedawala also met Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel and Minister of State for home, Pradeepsinh Jadeja. According to sources, the meetings took place while maintaining social distancing.

Khedawala had also met Chief Secretary, Anil Mukim and the Director-General of Police Shivanand Jha on Tuesday afternoon. Khedawala was accompanied by fellow legislators Shailesh Parmar and Gyasuddin Sheikh, from the area.

He had also interacted with the media thereafter.

Two more COVID-19 deaths reported

The Gujarat health department said that two more deaths due to coronavirus were reported in the state on Tuesday, taking the toll to 28. Meanwhile, 33 new cases were reported, taking the total number of cases to 650 including 59 recovered/discharged.

CM: APMCs to re-start on Wednesday

 Chief Minister  Vijay Rupani has decided to re-start the APMCs in Gujarat from Wednesday, April 15. The decision is the result of the successful meeting of Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel with administrators of the state’s market yard.

નોવેલ કોરોના વાઈરસ અન્વયે તા.૦૩ મે સુધી લોકડાઉન લંબાતા, જિલ્લાના કોરોના અન્વયેની સંકલન સમિતીના તમામ અધિકારીશ્રીઓ સાથે બેઠક યોજી, જરુરી સૂચનાઓ આપી. @pkumarias @CMOGuj @MoHFW_GUJARAT @PS_HFWD_GUJ @JpShivahare pic.twitter.com/FOoG7sK3BP

— Collector Jamnagar (@CollectorJamngr) April 14, 2020

Providing details about the decision of the CM, Secretary to CM Ashwani Kumar said, “ The decision has been taken in the interest of the farmers amidst the harvesting season of Rabi crops. However, the APMCs will follow social distancing and avoid crowding of people. A five-member committee headed by the District Registrar is formed to ensure the same and will also include chairman of respective APMC among its members.”

Look around you will definitely find one. Stay Home. Stay Safe. #cyberdost #CyberSecurity #BeSafeBeSecure #SmartCity #SmartSurat #BeAwareOfCyberCrime #SuratCityPolice #GujaratPolice #FollowTheTrafficRules #Like #Share #Comment #SafeSurat #Follow #Surat #Gujarat #India. pic.twitter.com/BYMtbwljQh

— Surat City Police (@CP_SuratCity) April 14, 2020

“Farmers wanting to sell their products need to first register themselves with the committee, which will then ask a specific number of farmers to visit the market yard on a specific date with just a sample of their Agri produce. This will enable us to ensure social distancing, as only a limited number of farmers will remain present on a given date. After inspecting the samples, traders will place orders with farmers. Instead of asking a farmer to bring his entire produce to an APMC, the trader concerned will collect it from his farm. Alternatively, farmers can transport the produce to godowns of traders. This will eliminate the possibility of crowding at market yards,” added Kumar.

COVID-19 અંતર્ગત કોરોના વાયરસના સંક્રમણથી બચવા, જિલ્લામાં બિનજરૂરી અવર-જવર તથા ગેરકાયદેસર પ્રવેશબંધી જાહેર કરેલ હોય.

તેમ છતાં, અમદાવાદથી અમરેલી મેડીકલ સારવારના બહાના હેઠળ અમરેલી જિલ્લામાં ગે.કા. પ્રવેશ કરી જાહેરનામાનો ભંગ કરનાર ઈસમો વિરુધ્ધ અમરેલી તાલુકા પોલિસે ગુન્હો રજી. કરેલ. pic.twitter.com/pOPtUWfa2n

— SP AMRELI (@SP_Amreli) April 14, 2020

Each and everyone engaged in the work at APMC and the farmers shall strictly wear a mask, gloves and use a sanitiser. Everyone entering the yard will be checked through a digital infrared gun for body temperature.

જરૂરિયાતમંદોને રાશન કિટ વિતરણ કરતી રાજકોટ શહેર થોરાળા પોલીસ#RajkotCityPolice #Lockdown #SafeRajkot #rajkotpolice #fightagainstcorona @dgpgujarat@CollectorRjt pic.twitter.com/guanhUJTCK

— Rajkot City Police (@CP_RajkotCity) April 14, 2020

Providing details regarding the essential items, he said “45.88 lakh liters of milk has been sold. 58,599 quintals of vegetables and 10,090 quintals of fruits are available in the market. 1 crore 19 lakh food packets have been distributed for the aged and  helpless living alone and to those in need. 8 lakh 41 thousand of such packets were distributed on Monday alone.”

Migrant workers in Surat stage protest demanding return to their native places

Hundreds of migrant workers gathered in Surat on Tuesday evening, demanding that they be sent to their native places despite lockdown, police said.

The migrant workers gathered in Varachha area of the city and sat on a road demanding that they be allowed to go to their native places, police said.

Varachha is the diamond polishing hub of Surat, giving employment to lakhs of workers from different parts of Gujarat and the country. Many textile units are also located here.

“These migrant workers want to go to their native places. We have asked them not to be impatient because a lockdown is in force at present.

“Since some of them were complaining about food, we have called an NGO and immediately brought food packets for them. The situation is now under control,” a police officer at the spot told reporters.

Local MLA and minister of state for health Kishor Kanani went to the spot to convince the migrant workers, who are mostly from Odisha, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

“These migrant workers want to go home. They became impatient because they were hopeful that the lockdown will end today,” he said.

Surat MLA Harsh Sanghavi took to Twitter to state that the administration were ‘working round the clock’ to sort out the situation.

“We are putting all our efforts to help them. Every person stuck in Surat because of lockdown is like our own brother and sister. Things are sorted and clear here. Our administration is working round the clock to ensure best of everything for them. ‘Surat’ is like a home to them,” he tweeted.