NE NEWS SERVICE
GANDHINAGAR, MAY 6
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan expressed concern over high fatality rate among COVID-19 patients in some districts of Gujarat, especially Ahmedabad City, on Wednesday held a high-level meeting with Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister and Health Minister Nitinbhai Patel. Vardhan has offered to extend all help to contain the pandemic spread.
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Gujarat reported 380 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, 291 of them in Ahmedabad, taking the number of COVID-19 cases in the state to 6,625, while the death toll due to the pandemic rose to 396 with 28 patients dying.
Ahmedabad reported 291 fresh coronavirus cases and 25 deaths during the day, said Principal Secretary (Health) Jayanti Ravi.
મુખ્યમંત્રીશ્રી વિજયભાઈ રૂપાણીએ કોરોના વાયરસના સંક્રમણની સ્થિતિમાં લંબાવવામાં આવેલ લૉકડાઉનના પગલે રાજ્યના ૬૧ લાખથી વધુ APL-1 રેશનકાર્ડ ધરાવતા મધ્યમવર્ગીય પરિવારો પ્રત્યે સંવેદના દર્શાવીને સતત બીજીવાર મે મહિનામાં વિનામૂલ્યે અનાજ વિતરણ કરવાનો મહત્વપૂર્ણ નિર્ણય લીધો છે. pic.twitter.com/4QzR5CKEdJ
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The number of COVID-19 cases in Ahmedabad rose to 4,735 and the death toll reached 298, she said.
“The fatality rate in Gujarat is around 5.8 percent, and those who are dying are mostly elderly and have underlying diseases,” Ravi said, adding that 13 out of 28 patients who died on Wednesday also suffered from other diseases.
આ લોકડાઉનમાં આપ સૌને પડતી તકલીફથી અમે વાકેફ છીએ અને સમજીયે છીએ આપની વ્યથાને.
અમદાવાદથી સાબરકાંઠા ના જઈ શકતા દિપાલીબેનના પુત્રની બર્થ ડે કેક મોકલવાનું સૌભાગ્ય અમને પ્રાપ્ત થયુ છે જેને સાબરકાંઠા પોલીસે બખુબી નિભાવ્યુ છે#StayHomeStaySafe pic.twitter.com/kp3ddhMcsf
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The state government is also implementing the suggestions of top specialist doctors as well as doctors from Gujarat who are working abroad, and this has improved the recovery rate, she said.
The number of patients getting discharged from hospitals will improve in days to come, she said.
Of the 14 districts which reported fresh cases on Wednesday, Surat reported 31, Vadodara 16, and Banaskantha 15.
રાજકોટ જિલ્લામાં ગઢકા અને ઢાંઢીયા ખાતે ચાલી રહેલ સુજલામ સુફલામ યોજનાના તળાવ ઉંડુ કરવાના મનરેગાના કામોનું નિરક્ષણ કરતા જિલ્લા ગ્રામવિકાસ એજન્સીના નિયામકશ્રી એ જણાવ્યું કે, " હાલ ૮૦ જેટલા ગામોમાં ૧૧૯ જેટલા વિકાસ કામો થકી ૩૩૫૪ લોકોને રોજગારી અપાઇ રહી છે. pic.twitter.com/iRFc5otUow
— Gujarat Information (@InfoGujarat) May 6, 2020
Gandhinagar, Sabarkantha, and Vadodara also reported a death each of coronavirus patients on Wednesday.
On the other hand, 119 patients were discharged during the day, taking the number of recovered patients in Gujarat to 1,500.
લોકડાઉનના કારણે ભાવનગર જિલ્લામા અટવાયેલ પરપ્રાંતિય મજુરો તેમજ નાગરીકોને પોતાના વતન પહોંચાડવા વહિવટી તંત્ર દ્વારા કુલ ૧૩ બસો દ્વારા જરૂરી વ્યવસ્થા કરી ૩૪૧ જેટલા શ્રમિકોને પોતાના વતન પહોંચતા કરવા રવાના કરાવ્યા હતા. pic.twitter.com/0gkJSz7yci
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Ahmedabad reported the highest number of recovered patients at 74, while Surat reported recovery of 32 patients on Wednesday.
The number of active cases in Gujarat now stands at 4,729, with 26 patients on ventilator and the condition of 4,703 others being stable, Ravi said.
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District-wise, Surat has reported the second-highest number of coronavirus cases in Gujarat at 662, followed by Vadodara at 421.
Among other districts that have reported a high number of cases in Gujarat are Bhavnagar (82), Rajkot (62), Anand (76), Panchmahal (51), Banaskantha (64), Botad (48).
Gujarat COVID-19 figures: Positive cases: 6,625, new cases: 380, deaths: 396, discharged: 1,500, active cases: 4,729; people tested so far: 95,191.
પ્રવર્તમાન લૉકડાઉનની સ્થિતીમાં મુખ્યમંત્રીશ્રી વિજયભાઈ રૂપાણીના દિશાનિર્દેશનમાં ગુજરાતમાં વસતા અન્ય રાજ્યોના ૪૨,૦૦૦ જેટલા શ્રમિકોને ૩પ વિશેષ ટ્રેન દ્વારા તેમના વતન-રાજ્યમાં તથા સુરતમાં વસતા સૌરાષ્ટ્ર તેમજ અન્ય જિલ્લાઓના રત્ન કલાકારોને તેમના વતન મોકલવાની વ્યવસ્થા કરતી રાજ્ય સરકાર. pic.twitter.com/X2xwLcbsOv
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Shops to remain closed in Ahmedabad for one week
To control the spread of coronavirus in the worst-hit Ahmedabad city, civic authorities on Wednesday ordered the closure of all the shops except those selling milk and medicines for a week, triggering panic buying of grocery items and vegetables by citizens.
As per the order signed by in-charge municipal commissioner Mukesh Kumar, the shops will remain closed from May 7 midnight till 6 am on May 15.
સુરતમાં સ્પેશિયલ પ્લેનથી #BSFની ટુકડી આવી.
સુરતના કેન્ટોનમેન્ટ જાહેર કરેલા વિસ્તારોમાં ગોઠવવામાં આવશે.
શહેરની સ્થિતિ જોતા #BSF ની ટીમ બંદોબસ્ત માટે બોલાવવામાં આવી છે: સુરત પોલીસ કમિશનર#SURAT #BREAKING #IndiaFightsCOVID19 @collectorsurat @CP_SuratCity pic.twitter.com/jaCjzJm1I2— DD News Gujarati (@DDNewsGujarati) May 6, 2020
While milk outlets and medical stores can remain open, all other shops, including those selling fruits, vegetables and grocery items, will remain closed, in a bid to minimise human contact to break the chain of the viral infection, the order said.
Earlier, the sale of vegetables, fruits, and grocery items was allowed during the lockdown period.
Kumar was made in-charge municipal commissioner on Tuesday after civic chief Vijay Nehra went in 14-day home quarantine, as he had come into contact with some coronavirus positive persons.
રાજ્યમાં છેલ્લા 24 કલાકમાં કોરોનાના વધુ 380 પોઝિટિવ કેસ, 28 મૃત્યુ : પોઝિટિવ કેસનો કુલ આંકડો 6,625
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“Because of the rising number of COVID-19 cases, the public interest must take adequate steps,” Kumar stated.
Meanwhile, panicked citizens came out in large numbers to buy groceries and vegetables.
Earlier, several vegetable vendors tested positive for coronavirus in the city, prompting authorities to screen all the vendors before allowing them to do business.
Surat civic chief orders closure of APMC for a week
Surat Municipal Commmissioner has ordered the closure of Agriculture Produce Market Committee, vegetable and fruit sellers, including vendors (laariwallas) for a week from Thursday.
11 inmates, 3 staff members at Sabarmati jail test positive
Eleven inmates and three jail staff members at the Sabarmati Central Jail in Ahmedabad have tested positive for coronavirus in the last week, an official said on Wednesday.
However, none of the 11 prisoners, who include both convicts and undertrials, came in contact with other around 2,500 inmates as they had been already isolated, said Deputy Superintendent of Police, Sabarmati jail, D V Rana.
#StayHomeStaySafe: #Patan શહેરમાંથી દેશના અન્ય રાજ્યમાં ગયેલા તબ્લીગ જમાતના 25 સભ્યો મંગળવારે મોડી સાંજે પાટણ પરત ફર્યા હતા.જેની જાણ આરોગ્ય વિભાગને થતાં આરોગ્ય વિભાગની ટીમે તેમનું સ્કેનિંગ કરી ટ્રાવેલ હિસ્ટ્રી તપાસી તમામને હોમ કોરોન્ટાઈન કર્યા હતા. pic.twitter.com/HIVuMMs55u
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Three staff members — two havaldars and one jail constable — were the latest to test positive for the virus, he said.
“We deploy jail staff to frisk incoming prisoners who are kept in the isolation area away from the main campus for 14 days. After the test reports of some of these newly-arrived inmates came positive around a week ago, we sent 12 of these jail staffers, who had come in contact with these inmates, to civil hospital for tests on May 4.
“Reports of three staffers came positive on Tuesday,” said Rana.
Last week, two inmates tested positive for coronavirus. Both were already lodged in the prison’s isolation ward upon arrival.
One of them was a murder convict who returned after his parole was over, while the other was a rape accused.
Later, four men, sent to the jail following arrest in a case, also tested positive and sent to civil hospital for treatment, said Rana.
“In the last few days, five convicts, who returned to the jail after completing their parole, also tested positive. In total, 11 prisoners tested positive so far. Luckily, none of them came into contact with others as they were not let inside as per our policy,” said Rana.
