NE NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI/AHMEDABAD, MAY 9
The health ministry has decided to deploy central teams in 10 states that have witnessed or are witnessing high COVID-19 cases to assist their health departments to facilitate the management of the outbreak.
These are besides the 20 central teams of public health experts sent earlier to 20 high caseload districts on May 3, the health ministry said in a statement on Saturday, adding a high-level team was recently deputed in Mumbai to support Maharashtra’s efforts in COVID-19 response and management.
The statement was issued in the backdrop of medical experts from AIIMS – Director Dr Randeep Guleria and Dr Manish Soneja — from the department of medicine visiting the civil hospital in Ahmedabad to provide expert guidance to the doctors there on the management of COVID-19 following directions from the Centre.
They interacted with the frontline staff amid concerns over the rise in COVID-19 fatalities in the state. According to official sources, the team of doctors flew to Ahmedabad by a special Indian Air Force flight on Friday evening.
According to the health ministry statement, the central teams comprise a senior official from the health ministry, a joint secretary-level nodal officer, and a public health expert.
કોવિડ-૧૯ દુનિયાના અનેક દેશોમાં પ્રસરી ચૂકયો છે. દિન પ્રતિદિન સંક્રમણનું પ્રમાણ વધતું જાય છે. કોવિદ-૧૯ના દર્દીઓની સંખ્યા વધે તો આઇસોલેશન બેડની વધુને વધુ જરૂર પડે ત્યારે આવા સમયે તાત્કાલિક બેડની વ્યવસ્થા કરવી અતિ મુશ્કેલ થઇ પડે છે. pic.twitter.com/11eT1wcfwW
— Gujarat Information (@InfoGujarat) May 9, 2020
“The team shall support the state health department in the implementation of containment measures in the affected areas within the respective states’ districts and cities,” the statement said.
The teams are being sent to Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana, it said.
According to the health ministry, the death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 1,981 and the number of cases climbed to 59,662 on Saturday registering an increase of 95 deaths and 3,320 cases in the last 24 hours since Friday morning.
The 1,981 fatalities include 449 from Gujarat, 200 from Madhya Pradesh, 160 from West Bengal, 101 from Rajasthan, 68 from Delhi, 66 from Uttar Pradesh, 14 from Andhra Pradesh, 40 from Tamil Nadu, 30 in Karnataka while Telangana and Punjab have reported 29 fatalities each due to the respiratory disease.
According to the health ministry data updated in the morning, Gujarat has reported 7,402 cases, Delhi 6,318, Tamil Nadu 6,009, Rajasthan 3,579, Madhya Pradesh 3,341 and Uttar Pradesh 3,214.
The number of COVID-19 cases has gone up to 1,887 in Andhra Pradesh and 1,731 in Punjab.
It has risen to 1,678 in West Bengal and 1,133 in Telangana.
Attacks on Corona Warriors, police and govt staff will not be tolerated: Shivanand Jha
Director-General of Police Shivanand Jha reiterated that attacks on Corona Warriors will not be tolerated at any cost and the attackers will face strict actions.
આજરોજ જિલ્લામા વસતા મધ્યપ્રદેશના કુલ-૧૧૮૪ મજુરોને વહેલી સવારે ૫:૫૭ કલાકે લીલી ઝંડી આપી ટ્રેનમાં તેમના વતન જવા રવાના કર્યા. રેલ્વે સ્ટેશન ખાતે તમામનું મેડીકલ સ્ક્રિનીંગ કર્યા બાદ જ પ્રવેશ આપવામાં આવ્યો.@CMOGuj @pkumarias @InfoGujarat @informationpor2 pic.twitter.com/vEUXvqRDWD
— Collector Porbandar (@collectorpor) May 9, 2020
“Some people are making efforts to mislead the citizens to protest against the lockdown while it is for their benefit. Such individuals will be traced and subjected to legal action.
Two incidents, one at Sola police station in Ahmedabad city and the other at Paddhari in Rajkot district have been registered for attacking policemen. So far, 64 accused have been jailed for 28 offenses in the state. They have been booked under PASA,” Jha said.
Jha appeals to the migrants to be patient and calm
આણંદથી ઉત્તર પ્રદેશ તરફ જતા વિની પાસવાન, ઓમ પ્રકાશ શર્મા, ક્રિષ્ના કુમાર, અવધિર સિંગ, લોકડાઉનમાંથી બહાર આવી પોતાના વતન જવા ટ્રેનની વ્યવસ્થા બદલ ગુજરાત સરકાર અને મુખ્યમંત્રીશ્રી વિજય ભાઈ રૂપાણી પ્રત્યે આભાર ભાવ પ્રગટ કર્યો હતો. pic.twitter.com/WCcu7XkzpL
— Info Anand GoG (@MahitiAnand) May 9, 2020
Jha said that Chief Minister Mr. Vijay Rupani is personally supervising the travel arrangements made for the migrants. In the case of those trying to spread rumours or misguiding messages about these arrangements, the individuals will face legal action. Such rumors had led to mass gatherings of workers at Gota in Ahmedabad and Ichhapore in Surat district.
चल पडी़ और दो #ShramikSpecial ट्रेनें, प्रत्येक लेकर राज्य सरकार द्वारा पंजीकृत लगभग 1200 यात्रियों को उनके राज्यों में! 9.5.2020 को राजकोट से बलिया व पोरबंदर से मेघनगर के लिए #lockdown के नियमों के अनुसार और भोजन/पानी की सुविधा के साथ सेनिटाइज्ड ट्रेनें end-to-end
चलायी गईं । pic.twitter.com/wkOi8yjdig— Gujarat Information (@InfoGujarat) May 9, 2020
Jha said that 175 crimes have been registered through drones. A total of 21,078 people have been arrested for 11,878 offenses to date. Meanwhile, under the Smart City and VISWAS project, 81 individuals have been arrested for 78 crimes reported through the CCTV network tallying up to 3,989 individuals for 2,856 crimes. Additionally, 23 crimes have been registered so far and 22 people have been arrested through CCTV’s in residential societies.
गुजरात से पश्चिम रेलवे की #ShramikSpecials अपने गांव को जाते एक युवक ने रेलवे के इंतज़ाम और घर लौटने की सुविधा का किया स्वागत और जाहिर की अपनी खुशी और संतोष!
— Gujarat Information (@InfoGujarat) May 9, 2020
Similarly, for spreading fake messages and rumors through social media, so far 716 crimes have been registered and 1,459 accused have been arrested. 13 accounts have been blocked. 204 and 36 offenses have been registered, respectively, through videography and automatic number plate recognition (ANPR). 1,050 offenses have been registered so far with mounted cameras special ‘Prahari’ Van.
#GujaratFightsCovid19 આ છે મહેશભાઈ નરસિંહભાઈ પટેલ. ગામ મેરવાડા, તાલુકો ઉંઝા, જીલ્લો મહેસાણા.
કોરોના મહામારીમાં લોકડાઉન ના સમયમાં પ્રધાનમંત્રી કિસાન સન્માન નિધિ ના રૂ ૨૦૦૦/- તેઓને મળેલ છે. આ માટે મહેશભાઈ સરકાર શ્રીનો આભાર માને છે. pic.twitter.com/Ke2dxeBrsI— PIB in Gujarat 🇮🇳 (@PIBAhmedabad) May 9, 2020
Cases that have been registered so far include 2,036 of the violation of lockdown, 729 against those violating quarantine, and 565 other cases. 6136 vehicles have been seized in the state, added Jha. Police have released 2,06,544 detained vehicles so far.
38 more Shramik Specials from state on Saturday
In Gujarat, especially in cities including Surat, Ahmedabad, Morbi, Jamnagar, Vadodara, workers from Bihar, UP, Orissa, Jharkhand, who have come and settled in industrial units for their livelihood, have been benefited from such special trains.
As many as 1 lakh 51 thousand workers from Gujarat have sent back to their state by 126 trains till Friday.
38 more labor trains will operate from Gujarat today which include 28 for UP, 3 for Bihar, 1 for Jharkhand, 3 for Orissa, and 3-3 for Madhya Pradesh.
Trains to depart on Saturday include 12 from Surat to UP and 2 to Bihar, 6 from Ahmedabad to UP, and 1 from Rajkot to UP and from Anand, Dahod, Gandhidham, Godhra, Morbi, Nadiad, etc. stations.
