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GANDHINAGAR, APRIL 22
The death toll from coronavirus passed the century-mark after 13 more patients died in the last 24 hours, taking the total death toll to 103 on Wednesday. The number of positive cases also rose to 2,407 with 179 fresh cases and an equal number of recoveries reported in the state, a health department official said.
In a bid to increase the detection and control the spread of Corona virus, a Covid19 Mobile Testing Van, the first-of-its-kind in Gujarat, was launched today in Ahmedabad district for on-the-spot collection of samples of local people at village and Taluka level. pic.twitter.com/u4KfiDoTcX
— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) April 22, 2020
The state is the worst affected after Maharashtra in terms of numbers of positive cases and death toll. Principal Secretary, Health, Jayanti Ravi said that out of 103 deaths, a large number of patients had comorbidities.
Ahmedabad reported 128 new cases, followed by Surat at 68, Vadodara and Mahisagar reported nine each, Aravalli five, Chhota Udepur four, Botad and Anand two each and Rajkot and Banaskantha one each.
મુખ્યમંત્રીશ્રી વિજયભાઇ રૂપાણીની અધ્યક્ષતામાં આજે મળેલી રાજ્ય મંત્રીમંડળની સતત ચોથી વિડીયો કોન્ફરન્સીંગ કેબિનેટ બેઠકમાં રાજ્યમાં કોરોના વાયરસના સંક્રમણની સ્થિતી, નિવારાત્મક પગલાંઓ અને જીવન આવશ્યક ચીજવસ્તુઓના પુરવઠા સહિતની બાબતોની સર્વગ્રાહી તલસ્પર્શી સમીક્ષા કરવામાં આવી હતી. pic.twitter.com/bAgHT1eHnD
— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) April 22, 2020
Ravi said the tally of coronavirus cases in Ahmedabad rose to 1,501, while in Surat it rose to 415. Vadodara has reported 208 cases so far, she said.
Forty patients were discharged from hospitals upon recovery on Wednesday — 34 in Ahmedabad, three in Bhavnagar, two in Surat and one in Chhota Udepur. The total number of recovered patients is 179.
41 डिग्री की कड़ी गर्मी और धूप में अपना कर्तव्य निभाता एक जवान। घरों से बिना किसी आवश्यक काम के बाहर निकलकर इनकी मेहनत पर पानी ना फेरें। घरों में रहें…क्योंकि कोई आपके लिए घर के बाहर चिचिलाती गर्मी झेल रहा है। pic.twitter.com/JGPcRxED3o
— Gujarat Information (@InfoGujarat) April 22, 2020
Out of 2,125 active cases, 13 are on a ventilator and in critical condition.
A total 39,421 samples have been tested in the state, out of which 2,407 samples have tested positive, she said.
Out of 13 deaths reported on Wednesday, nine were from Ahmedabad, three from Vadodara while one patient from Valsad died at a Surat hospital.
गुजरात के अमरेली ज़िले में राज्य सरकार द्रारा 2.26 लाख एपील-1 कार्ड धारकों को गेहूं, चावल, चीनी जैसी जीवन जरूरी चीज़ों का निःशुल्क और सस्ते दाम में वितरण किया गया। परिवार के एक ही व्यक्ति को आने कि दि गई मंजूरी। @CollectorAmr @CMOGuj @InfoGujarat @DDNewsHindi @PIBAhmedabad pic.twitter.com/qvXisArthF
— DD News Gujarati (@DDNewsGujarati) April 22, 2020
Eight out of these 13 patients suffered from co-morbid conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, liver disease, and mental illness, Ravi said.
The death toll is now 103, with Ahmedabad accounting for 62 deaths, followed by Surat at 12 and Vadodara at 10.
Ravi said 41 percent of patients who died in the state are in the age group of 41-60 years, 48 percent are above 60 years.
અમદાવાદની SVP હોસ્પિટલ ખાતે દેશનું સૌ પ્રથમ પ્લાઝમા સેન્ટર શરૂ કરવામાં આવ્યું છે. જે માટે ICMR અને SVP હોસ્પિટલ સાથે વિધિવત એક MOU હાથ ધરવામાં આવ્યું છે. તેના અનુસંધાને બધી જ પ્રક્રિયાઓ પૂર્ણ કરીને ફર્સ્ટ પેશન્ટને પ્લાઝમા ટ્રાન્સમિશન આપવામાં આવ્યું હતું. pic.twitter.com/4lPMshN4rx
— Gujarat Information (@InfoGujarat) April 22, 2020
Only 14 percent of deceased patients had no comorbid condition, she said.
District-wise, Ahmedabad has reported 1,501 cases, Vadodara 208, Surat 415, Rajkot 41, Bhavnagar 32, Anand 30, Bharuch 24, Gandhinagar and Aravalli 17 each, Patan 15, Banaskantha 16, Narmada and Mahisagar 12 each, Panchmahal and Chhota Udepur 11 each, Botad nine, Mehsana seven, Kutch six, Dahod four, Porbandar, Gir Somnath, Kheda, Sabarkantha and Valsad three each, and Jamnagar, Morbi, Tapi and Navsari one each.
Home based Aanganwadi (Preschool) initiative by @WCDGujarat amid #lockdown to nurture the kids. @CMOGuj @IshwarParmarMLA @ahmedabad_info @InfoGujarat @airnews_abad @nirala_kk https://t.co/0b79Dc28Ab
— Ahmedabad Collector (@CollectorAhd) April 22, 2020
An analysis of death figures presented by Ravi in the press conference stated that 47% of patients were under the aged above 60 while 41 per cent fell an under-aged group of 41 to 60, while 10% of the patients were aged between 21 and 40 years old.
Seven test positive in campaign against ‘super spreaders’: Vijay Nehra
As many as seven COVID-19 cases were detected among essential service providers, who were screened as potential ‘super spreaders’, under the campaign launched by the local body in Ahmedabad city, a senior official said on Wednesday.
One more #CovidCareCentre is ready in #Ahmedabad
Located near Kalupur Railway Station, it can accommodate about 200 patients
Medical teams are in place. All other arrangements done ✅
My compliments to Central Zone Team for preparing the centre in less than 24 hrs👍👍 pic.twitter.com/Ke6y1JYoQd
— Vijay Nehra (@vnehra) April 22, 2020
At least 4,741 persons were screened and 551 samples collected in the last two days, as part of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation’s campaign targeting vegetable vendors, grocery and medicine shop owners, petrol pump attendants and garbage collectors, who are categorised as potential ‘super spreaders’, municipal commissioner Vijay Nehra said.
Super spreaders are people who may have contracted the infection and are likely spread the virus to several others because of their work profile, he said.
કોરોના વાયરસના સંક્રમણને રોકવા માટે સૌ પ્રથમ કાર્ય છે પોતાના ઘરે જ રહીને રોગથી બચવું. પરંતું લોકડાઉન અને કોરોના વાયરસ વિશે નાના ભુલકાઓને કઇ રીતે સમજાવવા. બાળકોને આ પરિસ્થિતિમાં વધુ સમય રાખવા યોગ્ય નથી અને બાળકો કોઇ પ્રવૃતિમાં પરોવાયેલા હોય તો બહાર જવાની જીદ આપમેળે… pic.twitter.com/mkMcrVUqr8
— Gujarat Information (@InfoGujarat) April 22, 2020
“We recently launched a campaign to target super spreaders and have so far detected seven such cases,” Nehra said.
On Tuesday, the AMC screened 2,576 such people and collected 413 samples, out of which three were found to be positive, while out of 2,165 persons screened and 141 samples tested, four came out positive on Wednesday, he said.
“If we had not detected these seven people, they could have infected thousands within weeks. We will continue to keep an eye on such super spreaders,” he said.
The AMC has achieved an average of 2,600 tests per million, one of the highest in the country, the civic chief claimed.
#VIDYADAAN 2.0
આજે નવી દિલ્હીમાં ઈ-લર્નિંગ સામગ્રી યોગદાનને આમંત્રિત કરવા માટે કેન્દ્રીય માનવ સંસાધન વિકાસ મંત્રીએ રાષ્ટ્રીય કાર્યક્રમ વિદ્યાદાન 2.0નો શુભારંભ કર્યો..
વધુ વિગતો માટે વાંચો👇https://t.co/IbCAfKBKXy pic.twitter.com/UNwM0nzmrh— PIB in Gujarat 🇮🇳 (@PIBAhmedabad) April 22, 2020
Nehra further said the city will get a new COVID-19 care centre since the management of the exiting one was taken over by the state government.
“The AMC team will manage a new COVID-19 care centre with a capacity of 4,000 beds at Haj House in another one week,” he said.
The bed capacity of SVP Hospital under the AMC was increased from 500 to 1,000 beds, he said, adding that if required, the testing capacity of the laboratory there will also be increased.
CM holds fourth consecutive Cabinet Meeting through video-conference
Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel chaired the Cabinet Meeting to discuss about the progress of various works that are being undertaken to curb COVID-19 in Gujarat. It was the fourth consecutive cabinet meeting through video conference amidst the crisis.
Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama and Minister of State for Home Pradeepsinh Jadeja were a part of the meeting.
#COVID19 #IndiaFightsCorona
કેન્દ્રીય ફાર્મા સચિવે સ્ટેટ ડ્રગ કંટ્રોલર્સને દેશમાં દવાઓના ઉત્પાદનમાં વધારો કરવા માટે ફાર્માસ્યુટિકલ એકમોને મદદ કરવા જણાવ્યું..વધુ વિગતો માટે વાંચો👇https://t.co/k2HlBZoWEN pic.twitter.com/5Bc117gCML
— PIB in Gujarat 🇮🇳 (@PIBAhmedabad) April 22, 2020
Providing details of the meeting, Secretary to CM Ashwani Kumar said, “The Chief Minister obtained the report of various measures taken by the district administration for ensuring provision of essential items, status of the industrial units which have been restarted, position of workers in such units etc and the overall status of health care facilities. He instructed the District Collectors and Health department to follow the action plan diligently.”
CM appoints senior secretaries to help 7 dists
The CM has appointed senior secretaries to oversee the management of COVID-19 action plan in 7 districts having more than 10 COVID-19 cases. Sonal Mishra, Secretary of Narmada Department has been appointed for Bhavnagar, Principal Secretary of Tourism Mamata Verma for Patan, M.D of GMDC AM Solanki for Banaskantha, M.D of GUVNL Shahmeena Hussain for Bharuch, Commissioner of Road Transport Rajesh Maanju for Panchmahal, Secretary for Cottage Industries Sandeep Kumar for Anand and Rupwant Singh, Secretary for Finance (Expenditure) for Aravalli.
#NationalCadetCorps #Gujarat #Surat #6GujGirlsBn Cadets used a popular number 2 avoid ennui & spread positivity.840 NCC pers of 22 units deployed in aid 2 civil admin in Guj #ExNCCYogdan #MoDAgainstCorona @SpokespersonMoD @HQ_DG_NCC @PIBAhmedabad @airnews_abad @drajaykumar_ias pic.twitter.com/Jyyzp6UF9Q
— PRO Defence Gujarat (@DefencePRO_Guj) April 22, 2020
121 APMCs are operational in the state. 2,31,054 quintals of grains have been sold through them since the time they were re-opened. This includes 1,35,023 quintals of castor and 11,655 quintals of mustard and 96334 quintals of other products. The CM has also made provisions to ensure that the farmers producing tobacco can sell their produce at APMCs. The state government has directly purchased 60 quintals of tobacco from Saavli -Vadodara market yard, 100 quintals from Petlad market yard in Anand and 30 thousand quintals from Vijapur market yard in Mehsana from farmers.
#HarKaamDeshKeNaam: IAF airlifted a total of 485 people from Hindan, Jaisalmer & Jodhpur to UT of J&K and Ladakh on 21& 22 Apr 20.
The evacuees were quarantined at various facilities, and on completion of the quarantine period, they were tested for #Covid19 and found negative. pic.twitter.com/qVoWQQQ3qq
— Indian Air Force (@IAF_MCC) April 22, 2020
The state government has approved more than 34,000 industrial units to operate from Monday, April 20, 2020 . This has enabled around 2,40,000 labourers to resume their duties. Around 17,400 workers are working at 254 construction sites. A total amount of Rs.65 crores was deposited in the bank accounts of NFSA card holders in 6 tribal districts on Monday. A sum of ₹ 85 crores was deposited in the bank accounts of NFSA card holders in 12 districts on Tuesday and a sum of ₹ 84 crores in 7 more districts on Wednesday. This equals to a total sum of ₹ 253 crores for 23 lakh beneficiaries. The amount was deposited as a part of CM’s announcement to deposit Rs.1000 through DBT in the bank accounts of 66 lakh NFSA card holders. Around 2 crore 9 lakh 94 thousand food packets have been distributed to the needy till date. 45.95 lakh liters of milk was distributed.
https://twitter.com/DefencePRO_Guj/status/1252968712606347268?s=20
DGP urges religious leaders to educate people about the importance of social distancing
Director-General of Police Shivanand Jha urged the people to stay at home and worship during Ramadan which starts tomorrow and Parshuram Jayanti and contribute to social distancing to fight against COVID-19. Jha said that religious leaders must give educate to people worship from home, instead of visiting religious places. Any kind of public gathering must be avoided at such a time to stop the transmission of COVID-19. It is time to protect oneself from the transmission by maintaining social distance. Jha clearly stated that legal actions will be taken against public gathering.
Continue the good work @SpokespersonMoD @sonamley https://t.co/rhjan7cvzB
— PRO Defence Gujarat (@DefencePRO_Guj) April 22, 2020
The police did not allow people to gather for worshipping and registered cases where information on public gathering was received during Ram Navami and Hanuman Jayanti. Jha said that some people have been misusing the passes of emergency or essential services. Police has registered two such offenses wherein the guilty were missing curfew pass for alcohol transport .One case has been registered for misuse of letter of Haryana district magistrate for transport of sanitizer in Balasinor taluka of Mahisagar district. Liquor worth Rs. 11.40 lakh was found in the case of sanitizer. Another case was registered for misuse of letter of Punjab district magistrate for transport of vegetables on Ahmedabad-Vadodara Express Highway. Liquor of worth Rs. 16.80 lakh was seized by state monitoring cell.
#NationalCadetCorps #Gujarat #Surat #6GujGirlsBn Cadets brought out a beautiful video on #EarthDay2020 They made these posters for awareness of public @SpokespersonMoD@HQ_DG_NCC @PIBAhmedabad @InfoGujarat @CMOGuj @ANI @collectorsurat @Surat_info pic.twitter.com/zXWeyrBnb8
— PRO Defence Gujarat (@DefencePRO_Guj) April 22, 2020
Detailing on the Tablighi Jamaat, Jha said that four more persons have been arrested. A man from Botad has been arrested in a fruit truck from Aurangabad, Maharashtra which arrived in Botad. A crime has also been registered against his father, truck driver and their owner, who helped bring him back to the state. In addition, 12 people from Surendranagar were quarantined in a house at Borsad in Anand district, out of which which two people have been arrested on their return to Surendranagar. Gandhinagar police has also arrested a person from Tablighi Jamaat who returned from Bhusawal in Maharashtra to Gandhinagar.
He added that besides Tablighi, 15 offenses have been registered against the people of Sura Jamaat. Police have made checking stricter as people from other states are using a lot of fruit trucks to return to Gujarat. In addition, two persons from Savarkundla, Amerli, who attacked the police on April 5, have been arrested under “PASA” act and sent to Porbandar and Bhuj jails. In Ahmedabad, Surat and Rajkot, 147, 129 and 90 offenses of violation of curfew have been registered and 178, 148 and 90 persons have been arrested respectively. 264 people were arrested registering 154 crimes through CCTV in various societies.
Detailing on the strict implementation of lockdown/curfew and maximum use of technology, Jha said that 288 crimes have been registered through drone surveillance . 15,587 people have been arrested in 7,533 cases till date. Under the Smart City and Vishvas project, CCTV network has registered 55 offenses and arrested 78 people, till date 2,274 people have been arrested across the state for 1,390 crimes. Similarly, 402 crimes have been registered and 767 accused have been arrested for spreading fake messages and rumours. 1,780 cases have been registered for the violation of lockdown and 774 against violating home quarantine and 438 other cases. 2361vehicles have been seized in the state, added Mr. Jha. In addition, Jha appealed to take care of people with serious illnesses like diabetes, blood pressure, heart disease and over 50 years of age.
#NationalCadetCorps #Gujarat #Surendranagar #ExNCCYogdan NCC personnel #26GujBn distributed food packets to the poor. #MoDAgainstCorona @SpokespersonMoD @HQ_DG_NCC @PIBAhmedabad @airnews_abad @DDNewsGujarati @CMOGuj pic.twitter.com/oeAJWCkORn
— PRO Defence Gujarat (@DefencePRO_Guj) April 22, 2020
Jagan speaks to Vijay Rupani on stranded fishermen issue; AP to extend Rs 2K aid to each fisherman
The Andhra Pradesh government on Wednesday decided to extend one-time financial assistance of Rs 2,000 each to about 6,000 fishermen from the state stranded at Veraval in Gujarat because of the ongoing nationwide lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A release from the CMO said Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy spoke over the phone to his Gujarat counterpart Vijay Rupani and sought the latter’s intervention for providing food and other facilities to the stranded fishermen from the north coastal Andhra region.
#NationalCadetCorps #Gujarat #Rajkot #2GujGirlsBn #ExNCCYogdan Senior Wing cadets of #MJKundaliyaCollege distributed handmade masks 2 vendors & passersby #CoronaWarriors #MoDAgainstCorona @SpokespersonMoD@HQ_DG_NCC @PIBAhmedabad @InfoGujarat @CMOGuj @PMOIndia @ANI pic.twitter.com/gNe63EmIbC
— PRO Defence Gujarat (@DefencePRO_Guj) April 22, 2020
The Gujarat government said the fishermen were being taken good care of and even said they could continue fishing activity in the state.
At a review meeting on COVID-19 management measures here on Wednesday, the Chief Minister asked the officials to coordinate with their Gujarat counterparts and ensure the one-time financial assistance was delivered to the fishermen.
Cong MLA abuses traffic cop for stopping his car
A Congress MLA from Gujarat on Wednesday abused a traffic regulator enforcing the coronavirus lockdown guidelines for stopping his car in Bahucharaji town in Mehsana district. The concerned jawan belongs to the Traffic Brigade (TRB). TRB jawans are hired on a fixed wage by the police department to help its personnel in manning road traffic. In a video of the incident, the MLA Chandanji Thakor and another person accompanying him in the car can be seen arguing with the jawan at a crossroads after he stopped the car.
At one point, Thakor can be heard using abusive language in the presence of a traffic police constable, who can be seen trying to pacify the legislator. The clip shows Thakor standing behind the jawan and making a gesture as if he would hit him. Thakor represents Siddhpur seat in Patan district. The jawan said that the MLA became angry without any specific reason. “I don’t know why he got angry. He verbally abused me and threatened me after I stopped his car,” the jawan told reporters after the incident.
However, Thakor claimed that the jawan behaved arrogantly. “I am a law-abiding citizen. I was going to Siddhpur from Mehsana after distributing ration kits to labourers. I asked the jawan to call his seniors so that I can show my ID and other papers. Even my car has a board stating that I am MLA. Despite that, the jawan arrogantly talked to me. He was also very abusive,” said Thakor. The MLA said the local police should take action against the jawan.
