NE NEWS SERVICE
GANDHINAGAR, APRIL 12
The total number of coronavirus cases in Gujarat has gone up to 516 with 48 more people testing positive for the disease in the last 24 hours, an official said on Sunday.
Among the new patients, is a police constable who was posted in one of the hotspot areas of the virus spread in Ahmedabad, making it the first instance of a policeman getting infected with the virus.
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— Commissioner SMC (@CommissionerSMC) April 12, 2020
A 75-year-old coronavirus patient died in Ahmedabad on Sunday, taking the COVID-19 death toll in Gujarat to 25. The man succumbed to the disease at LG Hospital here late Saturday night, state principal secretary (health) Jayanti Ravi said.
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He was also suffering from hypertension, she said. With this, there have been 11 deaths of coronavirus patients in Ahmedabad.
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Among the dead was a 27 years old male in Vadodara who passed away on Sunday evening. Vadodara collector Shalini Agarwal confirmed and said that the patient didn’t have comorbid conditions.
આજરોજ મ્યુનિસિપાલિટી કમિશ્નરશ્રી મહેન્દ્ર પટેલ,કલેક્ટર સુરતશ્રી ધવલ પટેલ,સાંસદશ્રી સી આર પાટીલ સાથે મળી લસકાણા,ડાયમંડનગરમાં ૭૦૦૦ જેટલા શ્રમિકો માટે રાશન,શાકભાજીની વ્યવસ્થા,૩૫ જેટલી લોજ/ મેસ દ્વારા લોકડાઉનના સમય સુધી ભોજનની વ્યવસ્થા કરવામાં આવી. pic.twitter.com/du3VZkqq7H
— Commissioner SMC (@CommissionerSMC) April 12, 2020
Meanwhile, the detection of COVID-19 in the police constable has left the government worried since the source of his infection remains a mystery. Officials said that the constable was posted with Kalupur police chowki and had developed some symptoms a few days back. Deputy Commissioner of Police, Zone-3, Makrand Chauhan confirmed that the constable has been tested positive and has been hospitalized, while the police chowki has been sealed.
“We had sent his sample on April 9 after he showed some symptoms and the result came today. We have identified at least 12 persons till now including policemen who came in contact with him. We are tracing others as well,” the police officer said.
After AMC imposing fine, jail, Vadodara, Rajkot follow suit
Close on the heels of AMC chief Vijay Nehra imposing a fine of Rs 5,000 or three-year term for not paying fine on lockdown violators on Sunday, his counterparts in Vadodara and Rajkot also followed him in imposing the fine.
In Vadodara, Rs 1,000 will be levied from the first-time violators and Rs 5,000 for further violations, the civic chief said, while RMC imposed a fine of Rs 5,000.
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5 paramilitary companies to help cops enforce lockdown: DGP
Gujarat has received five companies of paramilitary forces to enforce the lockdown in place for the coronavirus outbreak, and they will be deployed in Ahmedabad, Surat, and Vadodara, state Director General of Police Shivanand Jha said on Sunday.
These five companies comprise two each from the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), and an all-women one from the CRPF, he said.
“Two each will be deployed in Ahmedabad and Surat while one will be stationed in Vadodara. The women’s company will be posted in Ahmedabad,” he said.
Jha said three of 26 Tablighi Jamaat members traced in Bharuch have tested positive for the coronavirus, and an FIR has been lodged against three members of the outfit for travelling to Bhavnagar during the lockdown.
He said nine members of the outfit tested positive in Ahmedabad.
Jha said vehicles seized during the lockdown will be returned to the owners as per the directive of Chief Minister Vijay Rupani.
An ambulance each in Morbi and Anand were intercepted while ferrying people, he added.
“We have lodged 496 FIRs using drone footage, with a total 4,463 FIRs lodged so far using such footage, and 9,920 people arrested. Based on CCTV footage, 88 FIRs were lodged on Saturday and 149 arrested,” he said.
“So far, 706 FIRs have been lodged and 1,194 persons held, while 365 people have been held and 36 FIRs filed in connection with fake news and rumours, and nine accounts have been shut,” he added.
Ahmed Patel rues spread of hatred on social media
Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel on Sunday took a dim view of what he called the spreading of hatred in society by certain groups amid the coronavirus outbreak and demanded strict action by the government.
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— Ahmed Patel Memorial (@ahmedpatel) April 12, 2020
In a video message posted on Twitter, Patel said it was regrettable that some groups are trying to raise sensitive issues at the time of the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
“In such a time the administration needs to be very cautious. I feel that those groups or individuals trying to spread sensitive issues should be identified and action taken against them,” Patel said in a message posted in Gujarati.
“Be it, anyone, from any caste any community or any religion, an action should be taken against such elements,” he said.
Patel made the remarks in the wake of some groups targetting a particular community over the Tablighi Jamaat meet held at the Nizamuddin Markaz in Delhi last month and its connection to the spread of the novel coronavirus.
“If we are going to fight with each other then we cannot defeat coronavirus. Many use social media for spreading good messages, but some use it to spread hatred. The government should curb such usage,” Patel said.
He also appealed to leaders of various political parties against doing politics over the current crisis triggered by the coronavirus.
Patel, a Rajya Sabha MP from Gujarat, also criticised the government over the alleged shortage of the Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) for frontline health personnel.
“The government has made available PPE for doctors and nurses, but they are not enough. All those fighting on the frontline should be given PPEs,” he said.
Patel also demanded PPE kits for conservancy workers.
“It is the duty of the government and us to ensure that sanitation workers get PPE kits,” he said.
The Congress leader further said that migrant labourers have been badly affected due to the lockdown and that the affluent section of society must help such poor people.
“Migrant workers are stranded in many places. At the start of lockdown, they started their journey on foot to reach their homes. Some of them reached their homes, some were stopped mid-way while others remained stuck at their workplaces,” he added.
Patel further said that all people should treat doctors, nurses, police, cleanliness workers, vegetable vendors and those who bring essential items like groceries with respect.
