NE NEWS SERVICE
GANDHINAGAR, MAY 11
Gujarat on Monday reported 347 new COVID-19 cases and 20 deaths, with Ahmedabad alone accounting for 19, taking the total case count to 8,542 and the overall number of fatalities to 513, a Health department official said.
During a joint meeting held by PM Shri @narendramodi with state CMs via video-conference today, Gujarat CM Shri @vijayrupanibjp briefed the PM on COVID-19 situation, steps taken to resume economic activities and future course of action to contain the outbreak in the state. pic.twitter.com/6gCsvyARtf
— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) May 11, 2020
A total of 235 patients were discharged, taking the total number of patients recovering from the COVID-19 disease in the state to 2,780.
“Of the total 20 deaths, 19 were reported from Ahmedabad and one from Mehsana,” said Jayanti Ravi, Principal Secretary (Health).
કોવિડ-19 દર્દીઓની સારવાર કરતા તબીબો-પેરામેડિકલ સ્ટાફને વાયરસ સંક્રમણથી સુરક્ષિત રાખતી PPE કિટ માટે રાજકોટની મેક પાવર સી.એન.સી. મશીન્સ લી. કંપની દ્વારા તૈયાર કરાયેલ દેશના સૌપ્રથમ હોટ એર સીમ સિલીંગ મશીનનું મુખ્યમંત્રીશ્રી વિજયભાઈ રૂપાણીએ વિડીયો કોન્ફરન્સના માધ્યમથી લોચીંગ કર્યું. pic.twitter.com/wzHAqptV2H
— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) May 11, 2020
With 268 new detections, the tally of COVID-19 cases in Ahmedabad district has gone up to 6,086 and the number of fatalities to 400, she said.
A total of 14 districts reported fresh cases on Monday, including Vadodara (29), Surat (19) and Gandhinagar (10), Ravi said, adding that the total number of COVID-19 cases in Surat rose to 914 and in Vadodara to 547.
ગુજરાતમાં કોરોનાના 2,545 દર્દીઓ સારવાર લઈને સાજા થયા. આજે 454 દર્દીઓ ડિસ્ચાર્જ થયા. ગુજરાતનો પેશન્ટ ડિસ્ચાર્જ રેટ છેલ્લા દશ દિવસમાં બમણો 15.58 થી 32.64 ટકા થયો. જે ભારતની રાષ્ટ્રીય સરેરાશ 30.75 ટકા કરતાં પણ વધારે છે. pic.twitter.com/vOT11qC3Vs
— Gujarat Information (@InfoGujarat) May 11, 2020
Gujarat now has 5,249 active cases. While 31 of them are on ventilators others are stable, Ravi added.
While Ahmedabad reported recovery of 109 patients, the number for Surat is 65 patients.
A total 1,16,471 samples have been tested for COVID-19 in the state so far, said Ravi.
Gujarat gets 7 MT of Ayurvedic medicines by air
Gujarat received a consignment of 7 Metric Tonnes (MT) of Ayurvedic medicines from the Central Government’s Ayurvedic Pharmacy by a special plane on Monday.
Ravi also said that the state government had sourced Ayurvedic medicines from Uttarakhand’s Ramnagar-based Indian Medicines Pharmaceutical Corporation Limited (IMPCL) that will be used to improve the immune system of people in the fight against coronavirus.
“A total 2,490 kg of Sanshamni Vati, 1,440 kgs of Dashmul Kavath, and 10,000 AYUSH-64 tablets reached here by air from IMPCL, and more are on the way. These medicines are to be taken for seven days and should suffice for 4.50 lakh people,” she said.
While Jamnagar’s Ayurvedic University is recognised by the Centre as a Centre of Excellence for Ayurvedic Research, Gujarat has a tradition of the wide use of Ayurvedic medicines or as concoctions like Ukala. The State Government has already administered through the Ayush Director Sanshamni Vati to 13.30 lakh and Arsenic Alb-30 potency to 1.05 crore people. These medicines have been distributed door-to-door at 2-lakh houses in Ahmedabad alone.
The Chief Minister is keen for greater use of Ayurvedic medicines and issued guidelines through videoconferencing down to municipalities and village panchayats, and distributed through 568 Ayurvedic Dispensaries and 38 Hospitals.
These medicines are being administered to 1,211 asymptomatic patients at the state’s COVID Care Centres, while 427 have been treated.
Gujarat COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 8,542, new cases 347, deaths 513, discharge 2,780, active cases 5,249 and people tested so far 1,16,471.
For full protection of Corona Warriors, CM launches hot air seam sealing machine
For the first time in the country, Gujarat has taken a new step of providing complete health protection to the Corona Warriors like doctors-paramedics involved in the treatment of people infected with Coronavirus.
Chief Minister Vijaybhai Rupani launched India’s first hot air seam sealing machine on Monday from Gandhinagar through video-conference. This Machine makes the personal protective equipment PPE used for the protection of such doctors-paramedical staff completely secure with specialized tape.
Rajkot’s MacPower CNC has truly fulfilled “Make in India-Make in Gujarat” by manufacturing this hot air seam sealing machine in Rajkot-Gujarat under the inspiration and guidance of the Chief Minister.
આપણી આ લડાઇમાં મહત્વનો ફાળો આપી દેશસેવામાં જોડાતા સાબરમતી જેલના કેદીઓ
સાબરમતી જેલમાં કેદીઓ બનાવે છે સેનીટાઇઝ ટનલ, PPE કિટ અને માસ્ક
હોસ્પિટલ સ્ટાફ અને પોલીસ જવાનોના કોરોના સામે રક્ષણ માટે બનાવવામાં આવે છે આ માસ્ક અને કિટ જે રાજ્યના બીજી 28 જેલોમાં મોકલાશે#GujaratFightsCovid19 pic.twitter.com/NsCq2sYRRr
— Gujarat Police (@GujaratPolice) May 11, 2020
The Chief Minister also lauded the initiative of protecting the PPE kits with hot air seam sealing tape, which provides 100% protection against the transmission of the virus to the doctors and health workers who are currently engaged in the treatment of Covid-19.
He said that this experiment will be a new landmark of Gujarat in the country in keeping the doctors-paramedical staff completely safe.
Stringent measures were taken by Dr. Rajiv Kumar Gupta, ACS F&ED and MD, SSNNL to control and prevent #coronavirus spread in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar #gujaratfightscorona #FightAgainstCOVID19 @PMOIndia @CMOGuj @drrajivguptaias https://t.co/teV41acwf4
— Statue Of Unity (@souindia) May 11, 2020
When such a PPE kit is ready, its sewing needle is about 2 mm, and thread is 0.5 mm in size. As a result, if the infected patient’s blood or fluid enters the kit through tiny holes left on the kit, the doctor-paramedical staff treating the infected patients may also be infected.
By using this machine the holes left in the sewing process in the PPE kit are sealed using specialised tape to make the PPE kit water and air proof to resist the virus.
It must be pointed out here that there is not enough availability of such hot air seam sealing machine in the country so it has to be imported from abroad. The cost of such a machine imported from China-Korea is also Rs. 7 to 8 lakhs and delivery time are 12-13 weeks.
In just 20 days, a team of 100 employees-workers has given Rajkot the pride of manufacturing the first hot air seam sealing machine in India with 80 percent in-house parts.
With the guidance of the doctors of the Indian Medical Association, Rajkot branch, 200 such hot air seam sealing machines have been prepared in a very short time in the first batch.
On the occasion of launching this machine through video-conference from Gandhinagar, Rajkot District Collector Remya Mohan along with Managing Director of MacPower CNC Machines Ltd. Rupesh Mehta, Dr. Mayank Thakkar, Dr Chetan Lalsata, Dr. Tejas Karmata from IMA, Rajkot were also present.
Tuesday is last day to get free food grains
Secretary to CM Ashwani Kumar said, “35 lakh APL-1 cardholders (except those from Ahmedabad) have availed free food grains from May 7-11, 2020. Tomorrow is the last day for cardholders who could not avail the grains on the designated dates due to unavoidable circumstances.”
42 lakh APL-1 cardholders, i.e 70% of the total cardholders, were covered in April, 2020. 30% of well-to-do APL-1 families have given up their privileges during April and May.
Govt amends APMC Act to help farmers
Traders holding licence issued by an Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) can now purchase agricultural produce from any market yard in Gujarat as the state government has amended a related act through an ordinance.
છોટાઉદેપુર જિલ્લાના સેગવા સીમળી ગામના પ્રગતિશીલ ખેડૂત પ્રકાશભાઇ રાઠવાએ તેમની આઠ વિંઘા જમીનમાં બહારથી પીળા અને અંદરથી લાલ એવા વિશાલા અને અંદરથી પીળા રંગના આરોહી તરબૂચની વૈજ્ઞાનિક ઢબે ખેતી કરી છે. pic.twitter.com/8K6AhiKNc0
— Gujarat Information (@InfoGujarat) May 11, 2020
The ordinance seeking to amend Gujarat Agricultural Produce Market Act of 1963 was promulgated on May 7 as the state Assembly is not in session.
Now, a trader registered with one APMC and holding licence of that market yard, can purchase agricultural produce from any APMC in the state using one licence, something which was barred under the present law.
Another amendment allows traders to buy agricultural produce directly from farmers by visiting their fields.
Traders will not be required to pay any market fee to the APMCs if they buy directly from farmers, stated the ordinance.
The BJP said it would help farmers get better prices for their produce.
