Amid prevalent chaos and uncertainty over access to the essential services and commodities during the lockdown, we bring you the latest updates from Lucknow.
*After due clearance from the Indian Council of Medical Research, the Uttar Pradesh government will undertake pooled testing of coronavirus samples from today.
* With the novel coronavirus outbreak and social distancing forcing everyone indoors, people are coming up with different ways and challenges to raise awareness and entertain themselves, their neighbours and strangers around the world through social media platforms. From hashtags like #humeparvahhai and #stayhomewashhands, citizens are trying to educate others about the pandemic, reminding them to wear masks and only use alcohol-based sanitisers for hygiene.
*12:25pm All domestic and international commercial passenger flights will remain suspended till 11.59pm of May 3: Aviation Ministry
*12:20pm Ensure proper lockdown but see to it that no one faces problem: Home Minister Amit Shah tells state governments.
* Amid lockdown, members of Sikh community celebrated Baisakhi inside their homes, while city gurdwaras distributed ‘guru ka langar’ among the needy and homeless to mark the day.
*11:09am Railways to extend suspension of passenger services till May 3, reports PTI quoting official.
*10:20am Two women who died of multiple medical conditions on Sunday and Monday tested positive for Covid-19 positive
* 10:19 am Till 20th April, all districts, localities, states will be closely monitored, as to how strictly they are implementing norms. States which will not let hotspots increase, they could be allowed to let some important activities resume, but with certain conditions: PM Modi
*10:13am Lockdown will be extended across India till May 3: PM Narendra Modi
*10:08am India's fight against coronavirus is going on very strongly, says PM Modi in address to the nation
* King George’s Medical University (KGMU) is preparing for clinical trials of convalescent plasma therapy which uses antibodies from the blood of people who have been cured of coronavirus infection to treat critically-ill Covid-19 patients.
*9:24am Death toll due to Covid-19 rises to 339; cases climb to 10,363, reports PTI quoting health ministry official
*8:41am Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address the nation at 10 AM today.
* Patients visiting the King George’s Medical University (KGMU) with flu or Covid-19 symptoms will not have to run around for help while putting themselves or others at risk of infection. KGMU has set up triage system to direct suspected patients from emergency casualty unit to neurology department where triage facility has been arranged.
* The administration of 100-bed government hospital at Bakshi Ka Talab, designated as L1 hospital for Covid-19 patients who are asymptomatic or have mild symptoms, has expressed inability to admit more sick citing shortage of personnel.
* Amid sinister shadow of coronavirus and nationwide lockdown, noted flautist Ronu Majumdar’s soulful rendering of Meera Bai’s famous bhajan “Payo ji maine Ramratan dhan payo” from Mumbai set the tone for the ‘virtual’ six-day Sankat Mochan Sangeet Samaroh here on Sunday.
* District authorities went on an overdrive on Monday, isolating over 1,400 people and sealing a locality and a hospital in old city, after an elderly patient admitted to KGMU’s trauma centre tested positive for novel coronavirus infection.
* Uttar Pradesh recorded its biggest-ever single-day jump with 118 people being declared Covid-19 postive as the state's tally rose to 608 on Monday. The list of new cases includes a threemonth-old baby in Basti along with 70 patients linked to Tablighi Jamaat (TJ) congregation -- participants and their contacts.
* Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said strict action would be initiated against people who have been hiding coronavirus infection and spreading it to others. The CM said action would also be taken against DMs and SSPs of districts from where such patients were reported.
*After due clearance from the Indian Council of Medical Research, the Uttar Pradesh government will undertake pooled testing of coronavirus samples from today.
* With the novel coronavirus outbreak and social distancing forcing everyone indoors, people are coming up with different ways and challenges to raise awareness and entertain themselves, their neighbours and strangers around the world through social media platforms. From hashtags like #humeparvahhai and #stayhomewashhands, citizens are trying to educate others about the pandemic, reminding them to wear masks and only use alcohol-based sanitisers for hygiene.
*12:25pm All domestic and international commercial passenger flights will remain suspended till 11.59pm of May 3: Aviation Ministry
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* Amid lockdown, members of Sikh community celebrated Baisakhi inside their homes, while city gurdwaras distributed ‘guru ka langar’ among the needy and homeless to mark the day.
*11:09am Railways to extend suspension of passenger services till May 3, reports PTI quoting official.
*10:20am Two women who died of multiple medical conditions on Sunday and Monday tested positive for Covid-19 positive
* 10:19 am Till 20th April, all districts, localities, states will be closely monitored, as to how strictly they are implementing norms. States which will not let hotspots increase, they could be allowed to let some important activities resume, but with certain conditions: PM Modi
*10:13am Lockdown will be extended across India till May 3: PM Narendra Modi
*10:08am India's fight against coronavirus is going on very strongly, says PM Modi in address to the nation
* King George’s Medical University (KGMU) is preparing for clinical trials of convalescent plasma therapy which uses antibodies from the blood of people who have been cured of coronavirus infection to treat critically-ill Covid-19 patients.
*9:24am Death toll due to Covid-19 rises to 339; cases climb to 10,363, reports PTI quoting health ministry official
*8:41am Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address the nation at 10 AM today.
* Patients visiting the King George’s Medical University (KGMU) with flu or Covid-19 symptoms will not have to run around for help while putting themselves or others at risk of infection. KGMU has set up triage system to direct suspected patients from emergency casualty unit to neurology department where triage facility has been arranged.
* The administration of 100-bed government hospital at Bakshi Ka Talab, designated as L1 hospital for Covid-19 patients who are asymptomatic or have mild symptoms, has expressed inability to admit more sick citing shortage of personnel.
* Amid sinister shadow of coronavirus and nationwide lockdown, noted flautist Ronu Majumdar’s soulful rendering of Meera Bai’s famous bhajan “Payo ji maine Ramratan dhan payo” from Mumbai set the tone for the ‘virtual’ six-day Sankat Mochan Sangeet Samaroh here on Sunday.
* District authorities went on an overdrive on Monday, isolating over 1,400 people and sealing a locality and a hospital in old city, after an elderly patient admitted to KGMU’s trauma centre tested positive for novel coronavirus infection.
* Uttar Pradesh recorded its biggest-ever single-day jump with 118 people being declared Covid-19 postive as the state's tally rose to 608 on Monday. The list of new cases includes a threemonth-old baby in Basti along with 70 patients linked to Tablighi Jamaat (TJ) congregation -- participants and their contacts.
* Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said strict action would be initiated against people who have been hiding coronavirus infection and spreading it to others. The CM said action would also be taken against DMs and SSPs of districts from where such patients were reported.
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