Corona Live Updates – CovidVirus in India

2020-03-27

COVID19 India Live Updates: India entered day 3 of its 21-day nationwide lockdown imposed by PM Narendra Modi in a bid to contain the spread of coronavirus Covid-19, which has already breached the 700-mark in the country, with maximum number of cases being reported on Thursday. Central government on Thursday announced the first instalment of a fiscal relief package, worth Rs 170,000 crore, to protect the weaker sections of the society from the economic fallout of Covid-19 in the country. Announcing the measures, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the PM Garib Kalyan Yojana will benefit migrant workers, rural poor and women.Meanwhile, in the wake of significant surge in Coronavirus cases across the world, the government of India on Thursday announced that the ban on international flight operations to India has been extended to April 14.So far, COVID-19 has claimed 16 lives in India.

Coronavirus In Karnataka: A 65 year-old man who had tested positive for Coronavirus passes away in Tumakuru. He had travelled to Delhi by train on Mar 5th&returned on Mar 11.All passengers who travelled with him on the train are being traced:Dr K Rakesh Kumar, Dy Commissioner Office,Tumakuru, KarnatakaJUST IN | The Karnataka government, here on Thursday, reported second Covid-19 death and four more positive cases, raising the total number of cases to 55. According to reports, a 70-year-old woman, resident of the Chikkaballapura district, had a history of travel to Mecca, Saudi Arabia. She had returned to India on March 14 and died on March 24.

In view of #COVID19, Muslims are recommended to offer Zuhur at home instead of praying Jumah at mosques. Don’t come out for congregational prayers & stay at homes. It is mandatory upon all to avoid causing harm to their fellow citizens: All India Muslim Personal Law Board

Government of Rajasthan has revised Dearness Allowance from 12% to 17% (from 1 July 2019) to state government employees.

PM Modi hails RBI’s announcements in wake of coronavirus:

Liquor vends shut in Haryana

The Haryana government has ordered closure of all liquor vends across the state amid the nationwide lockdown in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

After the nationwide lockdown was announced from the midnight of March 24, the liquor vends were allowed to open in Haryana, till now.

A senior state government official said: ‘The vends were ordered to close from Thursday midnight and strict action would be taken against those not following orders.’

During the lockdown an exception had been made for essential services only. Given this and the fact that restaurants, beer bars and pubs had been closed, opening of liquor vends in Gurugram, Rohtak, Faridabad, and Sonepat had raised many an eyebrows.

Kejriwal addresses media:
There are a total of 39 Coronavirus positive cases in Delhi today. 29 of them had come from outside and were kept in quarantine & 10 of these are cases of local transmission: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

24 hour control room established for UP residents at the Uttar Pradesh Bhawan in Delhi. People can contact the UP Bhawan Control Room at 011-26110151 to 26110155, and 9313434088.

Major takeaways from RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das’ address:

Repo rate reduced by 75 basis points to 4.4.%. Reverse repo-rate reduced by 90 basis points to 4%

MPC (Monetary Policy Committee) noted that global economic activity has come to a near stand-still as #COVID19 related lockdowns & social distancing in affected countries. Expectations of a shallow recovery in 2020 from 2019’s decade low in global growth have been dashed.

The outlook is now heavily contingent upon the intensity, spread & duration of the pandemic. There is a rising probability that large parts of the world will slip into recession.

Covid-19 stocks the global economy and the outlook is highly uncertain & negative. Several nations are battling its exponential contagion. Countries are shutting down to prevent being sucked into a kind of black hole.

Update: Death toll in India rises to 17; total number of positive cases has climbed up to 724

A COVID19 positive person has died in Bhilwara, Rajasthan. He had comorbid conditions including diseases relating to kidney and blood pressure: Rajan Nanda, Principal, Mahatma Gandhi Hospital

While UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has told the Group of 20 (G20) leaders on Thursday, ‘We are at war with a virus — and not winning,’ UN entities around the world are unrelenting in providing aid to fight COVID-19. ‘This war needs a wartime plan to fight it,’ he told a virtual meeting of G20 leaders.

Second positive case of #COVID19 in Andamans. He had traveled with the first positive case. Both in hospital and protocols being followed: Chetan Sanghi, Chief Secretary, Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Health Ministry Press Conference On Covid-19

42 fresh Coronavirus cases and four deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported in the last 24 hours and total number of cases now stands at 649, said Lav Aggrawal, Joint Secretary.

Government is taking steps to ensure that production, supply or distribution of essential goods and services do not get affected during Coronavirus lockdown. States are working to provide food and shelter to migrant workers, says Punya Salila Srivastava, Joint Secretary, MHA

Takeaways from FM Sitharaman’s address

A package is ready for the poor who need immediate help like migrant workers and urban and rural poor. No one will go hungry. The package is worth Rs 1.7 lakh crore.

There will be Rs 50 lakh insurance per health care worker as a medical insurance cover for them for three months. Hopefully, we would be able to contain the virus in this period.

Pradhan Mantri Gareeb Kalyan Ann Yojna(for next 3 months):80 cr poor ppl covered(2/3rd of India’s population), in addition to already allotted 5Kg of rice/wheat per person,an additional 5kg will be free. Additional 1kg pulse (acc to regional preference) will be given.

8.69 crore farmers to be immediately benefited through Direct cash transfers. Installment of Rs 2000 in the first week of April will be transferred.

Wage increase in MGNREGA- 5 crore families benefited, an increase of Rs 2000 per worker on average as additional income.

Old age, Divyang, pensioners: 3 crore people covered, one-time amount of additional Rs 1000 in two installments through DBT (hence no middlemen) over 3 months to be given.

Self Help women groups (7 crore houses holds covered), collateral-free loans doubled to 20 Lakh, to increase money in hand, announces Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

Ujjawala scheme near 8.3 crore BPL families covered in this, so that no running short of cooking medium, for 3 months free cylinders.

20 crore Jan Dhan Women account holders covered- Ex gratia amount of Rs 500 per month for the next three months, announces FM Sitharaman.

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