Coronavirus India LIVE Updates: Facing flak\, Karnataka govt now decides to restart train services for migrants
Coronavirus India LIVE Updates: Facing flak, Karnataka govt now decides to restart train services for migrants
Coronavirus (Covid-19) Tracker India LIVE News Updates: The overall tally in the country has touched 52,952, including 1783 deaths. While there are 35902 active cases at present, as many as 15266 patients have recovered so far.
By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi |
Updated: May 7, 2020 5:35:09 pm
Over a thousand pilgrims and migrant labourers return to Dankuni, West Bengal on a special train on May 5. (Express photo by Partha Paul/File)
Coronavirus India LIVE Updates: A day after the Karnataka government’s decision to scrap trains ferrying migrants back home attracted criticism from several quarters, the BS Yeddyurappa-led government on Thursday decided to restart train services for migrant labourers. The state government has written to nodal officers of various states seeking their consent to operate trains to their states from May 8 to 15.
As far as Covid-19 numbers are concerned, the overall tally in the country has touched 52,952, including 1783 deaths. While there are 35902 active cases at present, as many as 15266 patients have recovered so far. The jump in cases came even as the Centre and state governments continued to chalk out lockdown exit strategies after May 17. As many as 64 flights and three Navy ships will be operated until May 13 to bring home nearly 15,000 Indians stranded overseas from Thursday.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked all those in the frontline of the Covid-19 war, saying their selfless work for others during the pandemic is worthy of praise. He said India is standing firmly with those facing difficult times, both in the country and abroad. “India is standing strong and selflessly in these difficult times with those facing trouble in India or abroad. India’s growth will always be aiding global growth,” he said.
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17:35 (IST)07 May 2020
ICYMI | Top Covid-19 developments of the day
In case you missed it, here's a recap of all major developments on Covid-19 that happened today across the world.
India's Covid-19 death toll rises to 1783 as overall cases near 53,000
PM Modi says those leading fight against coronavirus worthy of praise
India begins phased repatriation of its citizens stranded abroad from today; nearly 15,000 Indians to be brought home in first phase
Facing flak, K'taka govt now decides to restart train services for migrants
163 Shramik Special trains operated so far, over 1.60 lakh migrants ferried: Railways
President Xi warns against complacency as China downgrades COVID-19 risk levels in all regions
Trump says coronavirus attack on US worse than Pearl Harbour, 9/11
UK economy to shrink by most since 1706, says Bank of England
Covid-19 deaths in Europe pass 150,000
Cruise ship linked to Australia infections sails into Manila
16:59 (IST)07 May 2020
More than 1.60 lakh migrants ferried to their home states: Railways
The Indian Railways said it has operated 163 Shramik Special trains since May 1 and ferried home over 1.60 lakh migrants stranded in various parts of the country due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown. Railways said it ran 56 Shramik special trains on Wednesday and 14 so far on Thursday, taking the total tally to 163. Till May 7, 50 trains were still on their journeys while 113 have reached their destinations. PTI
16:03 (IST)07 May 2020
Karnataka decides to restart train services for migrants
A day after the Karnataka government's decision to scrap trains ferrying migrants back home attracted criticism from several quarters, the BS Yeddyurappa-led government has decided to restart train services for migrant labourers. The state government has written to nodal officers of various states seeking their consent to operate trains to their states.
#JUSTIN: Karnataka Government has decided to restart train services for migrant workers. Government has written to nodal officers of various States seeking their consent to operate trains to their states. @IndianExpresspic.twitter.com/pjVyIzTzP9
— Darshan Devaiah B P (@DarshanDevaiahB) May 7, 2020
15:56 (IST)07 May 2020
Two BSF personnel die of Covid-19; force has over 150 infections
Two personnel from the Border Security Force (BSF) have succumbed to Covid-19 infection. The force has recorded over 150 infections with around 30 cases in Tripura and rest all in Delhi. The paramilitary forces are fast emerging as a significant cluster for the novel coronavirus infections in the national capital, with CRPF and ITBP registering significant number of cases. Together, over 350 personnel in paramilitary forces are now said to be infected, and close to 320 are in Delhi alone. Read more here
The number of confirmed cases of Coronavirus infection crossed the 50,000 figure mark on Wednesday, as India added close to 3500 new cases in a day. Of these, the city of Mumbai alone has contributed over 10,000 cases. While it took India nearly a month and a half to discover the first 10,000 cases, the journey from 40,000 to 50,000 cases has taken just four days. Read more here
15:19 (IST)07 May 2020
UP govt lifts ban on sale of 'paan masala'
The Uttar Pradesh government has lifted its ban on 'paan masala' which does not contain nicotine and tobacco, according to an official order. "The ban on manufacturing and sale of 'paan masala' imposed on March 25 has been lifted," Commissioner Food Security and Drug administration Anita Singh said in the order issued on Wednesday. The order, however, clarified that the ban on manufacture, storage and sale of 'gutka/paan masala' with nicotine and tobacco will continue. PTI
14:41 (IST)07 May 2020
Covid-19 toll increases to 30 in Karnataka, over 700 cases
A 55-year old woman from Davanagere became the 30th coronavirus-related fatality in Karnataka, where the total number of cases has crossed 700 mark, with eight new positive cases being confirmed, the health department said on Thursday. The deceased woman was a known case of diabetes and hypertension, she was admitted with complaint of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) and was on ventilator, the department said in its mid-day situation update. She died today at designated hospital in Davanagere, it said. "Eight new positive cases have been reported from last evening to this noon... Till date 701 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed. This includes 30 deaths and 363 discharges," the update said.
14:39 (IST)07 May 2020
Nearly 3,500 migrants workers arrive at Uttar Pradesh by trains
Over 3,400 migrant workers arrived in Uttar Pradesh from different parts of the country by Shramik special trains today, officials said, As many as 1,220 migrants arrived in Banda district by from Surat in Gujarat, 1,192 arrived in Lucknow from Bengaluru and 1,079 arrived in Barabanki from Hyderabad. According to Additional District Magistrate, Banda, Santosh Bahadur Singh, "The Shramik special train from Surat arrived in Banda at 6.40 am. All the 1,220 labourers after undergoing thermal scanning, are being sent by roadways buses," he said. Of these migrant labourers, 1,070 are from Banda and the rest from Fatehpur, Chitrakoot, Mahoba and Hamirpur, the ADM said, adding that they will be kept in 14 days of quarantine before being sent to their home.
14:31 (IST)07 May 2020
Chandrababu Naidu seeks PMO's permission for air travel from Hyderabad to Vizag
TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu today requested the Prime Minister's Office to allow him to travel by flight from Hyderabad to Visakhapatnam to help those affected by the gas leak from a chemical plant. The request comes at a time when all domestic and international flights, except cargo and those engaged in essential and emergency services, are suspended due to the lockdown. The former Andhra Pradesh chief minister said a "great misfortune" has befallen the people of Visakhapatnam due to styrene gas leakage from LG Polymers. Naidu said he is obliged to visit the district as a former chief minister and as the leader of the opposition in the state assembly. The gas leak has left at least six people dead and scores of people are hospitalised. Rescue operations are underway. "I request you to grant me permission for air travel from Hyderabad to Visakhapatnam to Hyderabad by flight no VT-VKR," Naidu said in a letter to the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, P K Mishra.
14:20 (IST)07 May 2020
Kejriwal announces Rs one crore ex-gratia for constable who died of virus
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday condoled the death of a Delhi Police constable due to coronavirus and said his family will be provided with an ex-gratia of Rs one crore. "Amit ji did not care for his life and kept serving us Delhi people. He got infected with corona and passed away. I pay homage to his sacrifice on behalf of all Delhi people. An ex gratia of Rs one crore will be given to his family," Kejriwal said in a tweet. The 31-year-old constable, who hailed from Sonipat, was posted at Bharat Nagar Police Station in northwest Delhi, police said.
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487 Maharashta cops found Covid-19 positive since lockdown: Minister
Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh today said that 487 policemen have tested positive for the virus in the state ever since the nationwide lockdown came into force. The lockdown was imposed on March 24 and has been extended till May 17 to contain the spread of coronavirus. Taking to Twitter, Deshmukh said, '487 police personnel have tested positive for Covid-19 since the lockdown.' In a series of tweets, he also said that there is a steady rise in the number of calls regarding Covid-19 on the police helpline number 100. The minister added as many as 85,309 calls have been received on the number so far. The NCP leader also said that 3,10,694 passes have been issued for essential service providers and those caught in emergencies till now.
13:51 (IST)07 May 2020
Indians in Maldives: Evacuation process to begin tomorrow, first flight to Kochi
Briefing reporters on the evacuation process from Maldives, Indian envoy Sunjay Sudhir said, "For Maldives, we will witness an evacuation operation in the next few days, the largest ever evacuation in our history. I am grateful to the Indian Navy to launch Operation Samudra Setu to evacuate around 2,000 Indians from Maldives. The operation will be conducted in two phases, first to Kochi (Kerala) and second to Thoothukudi (Tamil Nadu). It will be a big relief for Indians in Maldives.
#WATCH INS Jalashwa entering Male port for the first phase under Operation Samudra Setu to repatriate Indians from Maldives: High Commission of India in Maldives. #COVID19pic.twitter.com/qoNPB9pioZ
Over one-third of total Covid-19 cases in Delhi recorded from May 1-6
Of the total 5,532 novel coronavirus cases reported in Delhi till Wednesday, more than one-third were recorded from May 1 to May 6. On Wednesday 428 fresh Covid-19 cases were reported in the national capital, the largest number in a single day. The previous largest spike in a day was 427 on May 3. In the last six days, May 1- May 6, as many as 2,017 cases were recorded. On May 1, 223 Covid-19 cases were reported; May 2 (384); May 3 (427); May 4 (349); May 5 (206); and May 6 (428). Besides the 428 novel coronavirus cases on Wednesday, one person died of the disease. No fresh death was reported from May 3 to May 5. Of the total number of 65 fatalities reported till date, 33 of the deceased were aged 60 and above, making over 50 per cent of the total death cases, officials said.
13:17 (IST)07 May 2020
Indians stranded in Maldives on way home
Several Indians who were stranded in Maldives are on their way back to India. (Source: Twitter/HCIMaldives)
13:07 (IST)07 May 2020
Mizoram not in hurry to declare itself Covid-19 free: Health Minister
Mizoram Health Minister R Lalthangliana has said that the state is not in a hurry for the 'Covid-19 free' tag as it is still vulnerable and a new case can be detected any time, The minister's comment comes even though the state's lone Covid-19 patient has tested negative more than once. The patient, who is currently undergoing treatment at the Zoram Medical College near Aizawl, has tested negative for the virus but is yet to be declared recovered, Lalthangliana said on Wednesday. We are not in a hurry to declare our state as 'COVID-19 free' because we are still vulnerable and can detect a new case at any time, he told new agency PTI. The patient tested negative for coronavirus infection for the first time on April 27. Four of his samples were collected and sent to Silchar on May 1, results of which came in as negative on Monday, Lalthangliana said.
12:59 (IST)07 May 2020
Watch: After govt cancels trains, migrant labourers walk towards UP and Jharkhand from Bengaluru
Hours after Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa ‘requested’ migrant labourers to stay back on Wednesday, the state government decided to cancel all trains arranged to transport migrants to other states. The migrant labourers decided to towards Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand from Bengaluru.
12:49 (IST)07 May 2020
2 sailors of INS Netaji Subhas tested for Covid-19 after flu-like symptoms
Two sailors of INS Netaji Subhas, a land-based logistics hub of the Indian Navy in Kolkata, were tested for the virus after they showed flu-like symptoms, a defence spokesperson told PTI today. The close contacts of the two sailors have been quarantined, spokesperson Wing Commander M S Hooda said, adding that the test results of the two sailors, who showed flu-like symptoms, were awaited. 'Following laid down protocols/procedures, the other personnel have been quarantined as a precautionary measure,' the spokesperson said in a statement. He, however, did not specify the number of personnel at INS Subhas who have been quarantined.
12:43 (IST)07 May 2020
Mumbai: Undertrial, two prison guards test positive for Covid-19 at Arthur Road jail
An undertrial and two prison guards have tested positive for Covid-19 at Mumbai Central Prison, triggering fears of a possible infection hotspot. As many as 150 others, including over 15 staffers and senior prison officials who came in close proximity with the three, have undergone tests, with results expected on Thursday, Inspector General (Prisons) Deepak Pandey said. This is the first time that coronavirus cases have been detected in a prison in Maharashtra. The jail, better known as Arthur Road jail, has nearly 2,600 inmates against a capacity of only 800.
12:42 (IST)07 May 2020
Tripura govt revises compensation for Covid-19 deaths
The Tripura government today revised the compensation for Covid-19 deaths from Rs 4 lakh to Rs 10 lakh even as no fresh casualties were reported. In a press statement issued by the Chief Minister's Office, CM Biplab Kumar Deb said the state government will provide Rs 10 lakh in case of death of any frontline worker. A previously announced ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh would be given from the SDRF and the remaining Rs 6 lakh would be sourced from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund, he added. Deb also announced Covid-19 tests for all the media personnel on the ground.
12:24 (IST)07 May 2020
Watch: Kerala cops resort to lathicharge to disperse protesting migrants
Kerala Police today resorted to mild lathicharge in Koothattukulam area of Ernakulam district to disperse migrant labourers who were demanding that they be sent back to their native places.
#WATCH Kerala: Police resort to mild lathicharge in Koothattukulam area of Ernakulam District to disperse migrant labourers who were protesting demanding they be sent back to their native places. pic.twitter.com/b3O1MMZyEd
Foreign nationals flown out from Pune airport in a special flight (File Photo)
With Indians stranded in the Middle East to be evacuated from Thursday, elaborate safety measures have been put in place at Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL), where the first flight from Abu Dhabi is expected that night.
Pilots and cabin crew of Air India’s first batch of flights have been given training in infection control practices, apart from undergoing RT-PCR test. Twelve Air India personnel, including four pilots, were trained by Kochi government medical college.
Medical college Resident Medical Officer Dr Ganesh Mohan said, “We trained them in using PPE suits and wearing face shield on board and handling health emergencies on flight. They were also trained in infection control practices. The demonstrations were held as per the protocol, and they were given PPE kits,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Delhi International Airport will see over 3,600 Indian nationals stranded in other countries being flown in over the coming week. The GMR-led Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) issued guidelines for passengers and staff to follow to ensure their safety amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Starting Thursday, the evacuation process will continue for a week with over 14 flights coming in from Malaysia, Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia, USA, Philippines and Singapore. The first flight is from Malaysia with over 250 passengers. Airport authorities have stated that the flights will land at Terminal 3. Out of the 14 flights, three are connecting flights — they will land in Delhi and proceed to Bengaluru/ Hyderabad.
As per the flight plan prepared by the External Affairs Ministry, the Delhi Airport won’t see more than three evacuation flights a day. Passengers will first be screened, then sent to quarantine centres. After two weeks, they will be sent to their hometowns.
Administering the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for 15 lakh candidates amid a pandemic is set to become the largest and most challenging exam management exercise for the Union government.
The National Testing Agency (NTA), The Indian Express has learnt, has been asked by the HRD Ministry to double the number of test centres to maintain social distancing during the exam.
Following government directions, the NTA is now planning to seat two candidates two metres apart, which, in other words, means it will need roughly 6,000 test centres, as opposed to the originally planned 3,000, to accommodate 15 lakh NEET aspirants. Till last year, two candidates were usually seated at a distance of one metre.
A child wearing a protective face mask plays with bubbles next to a masked woman as they walk along a pavement in Beijing (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
China on Wednesday dared US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to show the “enormous evidence” he has to prove that the novel coronavirus originated from a lab in Wuhan and asserted that the matter should be handled by scientists instead of politicians out of their domestic political compulsions in an election year.
In recent days, US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Pompeo have claimed that the deadly virus originated from the Wuhan Institute of Virology in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, where the outbreak was first detected last December. The two leaders have also said that China has refused to give international scientists access to learn what happened.
Over a thousand pilgrims and migrant labourers return to Dankuni, West Bengal on a special train on May 5. (Express photo by Partha Paul/File)
Foreign nationals flown out from Pune airport in a special flight (File Photo)
A child wearing a protective face mask plays with bubbles next to a masked woman as they walk along a pavement in Beijing (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
In case you missed it, here's a recap of all major developments on Covid-19 that happened today across the world.
The Indian Railways said it has operated 163 Shramik Special trains since May 1 and ferried home over 1.60 lakh migrants stranded in various parts of the country due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown. Railways said it ran 56 Shramik special trains on Wednesday and 14 so far on Thursday, taking the total tally to 163. Till May 7, 50 trains were still on their journeys while 113 have reached their destinations. PTI
A day after the Karnataka government's decision to scrap trains ferrying migrants back home attracted criticism from several quarters, the BS Yeddyurappa-led government has decided to restart train services for migrant labourers. The state government has written to nodal officers of various states seeking their consent to operate trains to their states.
Two personnel from the Border Security Force (BSF) have succumbed to Covid-19 infection. The force has recorded over 150 infections with around 30 cases in Tripura and rest all in Delhi. The paramilitary forces are fast emerging as a significant cluster for the novel coronavirus infections in the national capital, with CRPF and ITBP registering significant number of cases. Together, over 350 personnel in paramilitary forces are now said to be infected, and close to 320 are in Delhi alone. Read more here
The number of confirmed cases of Coronavirus infection crossed the 50,000 figure mark on Wednesday, as India added close to 3500 new cases in a day. Of these, the city of Mumbai alone has contributed over 10,000 cases. While it took India nearly a month and a half to discover the first 10,000 cases, the journey from 40,000 to 50,000 cases has taken just four days. Read more here
The Uttar Pradesh government has lifted its ban on 'paan masala' which does not contain nicotine and tobacco, according to an official order. "The ban on manufacturing and sale of 'paan masala' imposed on March 25 has been lifted," Commissioner Food Security and Drug administration Anita Singh said in the order issued on Wednesday. The order, however, clarified that the ban on manufacture, storage and sale of 'gutka/paan masala' with nicotine and tobacco will continue. PTI
A 55-year old woman from Davanagere became the 30th coronavirus-related fatality in Karnataka, where the total number of cases has crossed 700 mark, with eight new positive cases being confirmed, the health department said on Thursday. The deceased woman was a known case of diabetes and hypertension, she was admitted with complaint of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) and was on ventilator, the department said in its mid-day situation update. She died today at designated hospital in Davanagere, it said. "Eight new positive cases have been reported from last evening to this noon... Till date 701 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed. This includes 30 deaths and 363 discharges," the update said.
Over 3,400 migrant workers arrived in Uttar Pradesh from different parts of the country by Shramik special trains today, officials said, As many as 1,220 migrants arrived in Banda district by from Surat in Gujarat, 1,192 arrived in Lucknow from Bengaluru and 1,079 arrived in Barabanki from Hyderabad. According to Additional District Magistrate, Banda, Santosh Bahadur Singh, "The Shramik special train from Surat arrived in Banda at 6.40 am. All the 1,220 labourers after undergoing thermal scanning, are being sent by roadways buses," he said. Of these migrant labourers, 1,070 are from Banda and the rest from Fatehpur, Chitrakoot, Mahoba and Hamirpur, the ADM said, adding that they will be kept in 14 days of quarantine before being sent to their home.
TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu today requested the Prime Minister's Office to allow him to travel by flight from Hyderabad to Visakhapatnam to help those affected by the gas leak from a chemical plant. The request comes at a time when all domestic and international flights, except cargo and those engaged in essential and emergency services, are suspended due to the lockdown. The former Andhra Pradesh chief minister said a "great misfortune" has befallen the people of Visakhapatnam due to styrene gas leakage from LG Polymers. Naidu said he is obliged to visit the district as a former chief minister and as the leader of the opposition in the state assembly. The gas leak has left at least six people dead and scores of people are hospitalised. Rescue operations are underway. "I request you to grant me permission for air travel from Hyderabad to Visakhapatnam to Hyderabad by flight no VT-VKR," Naidu said in a letter to the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, P K Mishra.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday condoled the death of a Delhi Police constable due to coronavirus and said his family will be provided with an ex-gratia of Rs one crore. "Amit ji did not care for his life and kept serving us Delhi people. He got infected with corona and passed away. I pay homage to his sacrifice on behalf of all Delhi people. An ex gratia of Rs one crore will be given to his family," Kejriwal said in a tweet. The 31-year-old constable, who hailed from Sonipat, was posted at Bharat Nagar Police Station in northwest Delhi, police said.
Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh today said that 487 policemen have tested positive for the virus in the state ever since the nationwide lockdown came into force. The lockdown was imposed on March 24 and has been extended till May 17 to contain the spread of coronavirus. Taking to Twitter, Deshmukh said, '487 police personnel have tested positive for Covid-19 since the lockdown.' In a series of tweets, he also said that there is a steady rise in the number of calls regarding Covid-19 on the police helpline number 100. The minister added as many as 85,309 calls have been received on the number so far. The NCP leader also said that 3,10,694 passes have been issued for essential service providers and those caught in emergencies till now.
Briefing reporters on the evacuation process from Maldives, Indian envoy Sunjay Sudhir said, "For Maldives, we will witness an evacuation operation in the next few days, the largest ever evacuation in our history. I am grateful to the Indian Navy to launch Operation Samudra Setu to evacuate around 2,000 Indians from Maldives. The operation will be conducted in two phases, first to Kochi (Kerala) and second to Thoothukudi (Tamil Nadu). It will be a big relief for Indians in Maldives.
Of the total 5,532 novel coronavirus cases reported in Delhi till Wednesday, more than one-third were recorded from May 1 to May 6. On Wednesday 428 fresh Covid-19 cases were reported in the national capital, the largest number in a single day. The previous largest spike in a day was 427 on May 3. In the last six days, May 1- May 6, as many as 2,017 cases were recorded. On May 1, 223 Covid-19 cases were reported; May 2 (384); May 3 (427); May 4 (349); May 5 (206); and May 6 (428). Besides the 428 novel coronavirus cases on Wednesday, one person died of the disease. No fresh death was reported from May 3 to May 5. Of the total number of 65 fatalities reported till date, 33 of the deceased were aged 60 and above, making over 50 per cent of the total death cases, officials said.
Several Indians who were stranded in Maldives are on their way back to India. (Source: Twitter/HCIMaldives)
Mizoram Health Minister R Lalthangliana has said that the state is not in a hurry for the 'Covid-19 free' tag as it is still vulnerable and a new case can be detected any time, The minister's comment comes even though the state's lone Covid-19 patient has tested negative more than once. The patient, who is currently undergoing treatment at the Zoram Medical College near Aizawl, has tested negative for the virus but is yet to be declared recovered, Lalthangliana said on Wednesday. We are not in a hurry to declare our state as 'COVID-19 free' because we are still vulnerable and can detect a new case at any time, he told new agency PTI. The patient tested negative for coronavirus infection for the first time on April 27. Four of his samples were collected and sent to Silchar on May 1, results of which came in as negative on Monday, Lalthangliana said.
Hours after Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa ‘requested’ migrant labourers to stay back on Wednesday, the state government decided to cancel all trains arranged to transport migrants to other states. The migrant labourers decided to towards Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand from Bengaluru.
Two sailors of INS Netaji Subhas, a land-based logistics hub of the Indian Navy in Kolkata, were tested for the virus after they showed flu-like symptoms, a defence spokesperson told PTI today. The close contacts of the two sailors have been quarantined, spokesperson Wing Commander M S Hooda said, adding that the test results of the two sailors, who showed flu-like symptoms, were awaited. 'Following laid down protocols/procedures, the other personnel have been quarantined as a precautionary measure,' the spokesperson said in a statement. He, however, did not specify the number of personnel at INS Subhas who have been quarantined.
An undertrial and two prison guards have tested positive for Covid-19 at Mumbai Central Prison, triggering fears of a possible infection hotspot. As many as 150 others, including over 15 staffers and senior prison officials who came in close proximity with the three, have undergone tests, with results expected on Thursday, Inspector General (Prisons) Deepak Pandey said. This is the first time that coronavirus cases have been detected in a prison in Maharashtra. The jail, better known as Arthur Road jail, has nearly 2,600 inmates against a capacity of only 800.
The Tripura government today revised the compensation for Covid-19 deaths from Rs 4 lakh to Rs 10 lakh even as no fresh casualties were reported. In a press statement issued by the Chief Minister's Office, CM Biplab Kumar Deb said the state government will provide Rs 10 lakh in case of death of any frontline worker. A previously announced ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh would be given from the SDRF and the remaining Rs 6 lakh would be sourced from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund, he added. Deb also announced Covid-19 tests for all the media personnel on the ground.
Kerala Police today resorted to mild lathicharge in Koothattukulam area of Ernakulam district to disperse migrant labourers who were demanding that they be sent back to their native places.