Amid prevalent chaos and uncertainty over access to the essential services and commodities during the lockdown, we bring you the latest updates from your city.
*12.03pm: In 47 districts, no case has been reported in last 14 days, while 39 districts have not reported a case since last 21 days. 17 districts have not reported a case for last 28 days, says Union health minister Harsh Vardhan
*Even though more than 550 units in industrial clusters around Ahmedabad got permission to resume operations from late last week, only a scant few have been able to resume production. While some are still struggling with sanitizing premises and getting lockdown passes for employees, others who could resume production have done so barely at 10% capacity and uncertainty looms over ramping it up, without logistics support as transport remains crippled.
*10.30am: Five rioters arrested by cops from Karelibaug police station in Vadodara test positive for Covid-19; an assistant commissioner of police along with detection staff of the police station to undergo quarantine.
*A month-long lockdown period has helped Sabarmati River achieve a level of cleanliness, which repeated warnings by National Green Tribunal (NGT) to the state river rejuvenation committee could not achieve over the last one and half years.
*09.20am: Death toll due to Covid-19 rises to 934 in country; cases climb to 29,435: Union health ministry. (PTI)
*Gujarat home department issued a notification on Monday, banning all kinds of social and religious gatherings and public events until further notice following the coronavirus pandemic outbreak.
*A rapid survey covering 110 household from April 10 to 22 by volunteers working with IIM Ahmedabad (IIM-A) reveal that about 76% of these household reported not earning regular income any more.
*Ahmedabad-based Lincoln Pharmaceuticals on Monday said the company has received approval from the Gujarat Food and Drug Control Administration (FDCA) to manufacture hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) among other drugs used to fight Covid-19.
*Three districts of Gujarat — Ahmedabad, Surat and Vadodara — have 89% of total Covid-19 positive cases in Gujarat, according to state health department officials.
*India records a death rate of 3.1% for Covid-19 patients, this is much higher at 4.71% for patients in Ahmedabad. Against 899 deaths in 28,622 cases in India, Ahmedabad recorded 102 deaths of 2,167 cases till Monday.
*12.03pm: In 47 districts, no case has been reported in last 14 days, while 39 districts have not reported a case since last 21 days. 17 districts have not reported a case for last 28 days, says Union health minister Harsh Vardhan
*Even though more than 550 units in industrial clusters around Ahmedabad got permission to resume operations from late last week, only a scant few have been able to resume production. While some are still struggling with sanitizing premises and getting lockdown passes for employees, others who could resume production have done so barely at 10% capacity and uncertainty looms over ramping it up, without logistics support as transport remains crippled.
*10.30am: Five rioters arrested by cops from Karelibaug police station in Vadodara test positive for Covid-19; an assistant commissioner of police along with detection staff of the police station to undergo quarantine.
*A month-long lockdown period has helped Sabarmati River achieve a level of cleanliness, which repeated warnings by National Green Tribunal (NGT) to the state river rejuvenation committee could not achieve over the last one and half years.
*09.20am: Death toll due to Covid-19 rises to 934 in country; cases climb to 29,435: Union health ministry. (PTI)
*Gujarat home department issued a notification on Monday, banning all kinds of social and religious gatherings and public events until further notice following the coronavirus pandemic outbreak.
*A rapid survey covering 110 household from April 10 to 22 by volunteers working with IIM Ahmedabad (IIM-A) reveal that about 76% of these household reported not earning regular income any more.
*Ahmedabad-based Lincoln Pharmaceuticals on Monday said the company has received approval from the Gujarat Food and Drug Control Administration (FDCA) to manufacture hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) among other drugs used to fight Covid-19.
*Three districts of Gujarat — Ahmedabad, Surat and Vadodara — have 89% of total Covid-19 positive cases in Gujarat, according to state health department officials.
*India records a death rate of 3.1% for Covid-19 patients, this is much higher at 4.71% for patients in Ahmedabad. Against 899 deaths in 28,622 cases in India, Ahmedabad recorded 102 deaths of 2,167 cases till Monday.
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