“Fatality mitigation”, apart from testing and contact tracing, has become a priority in the government’s greedy containment plan (PTI Photo / File)
India Coronavirus Last update: With the coronavirus killing more than 14,000 people, India now ranks eighth in the global death toll, according to a count maintained by John Hopkins University. The country now has more than 4.40 lakh infections, of which 1.78 lakh are active cases, while 2.48 lakh people have already recovered. States like Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, and Andhra Pradesh have steadily increased their testing capacity with 10,000 to 20,000 samples being analyzed daily.
“Fatality mitigation” in addition to testing and contact tracing has become a priority in the government’s greedy containment plan, as epidemiologists and experts repeatedly say deaths, not cases, are the key metric to understand the effectiveness of a country’s containment plans.
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Telangana increases the tests, a great surge emerges
There has been a sudden increase in new cases of coronavirus in Telangana. The state has discovered nearly 3,500 cases in the past week, which is more than 40 percent of its complete caseload so far. The increase has coincided with an increase in the number of samples being tested, and the two are not related. Only after severe criticism and repeated orders from the Superior Court, the state has finally increased the number of samples being analyzed. With increasing evidence, Telangana is likely to emerge as one of the biggest problems in the country in the coming days.
Before Rath Yatra, the Puri temple server tests COVID-19
One of the Shree Jagannath Temple servants here tested positive for COVID-19 during mandatory testing of priests and police personnel ahead of the annual Rath Yatra on Tuesday, a senior official said. The server will not be part of any ritual related to the Rath Yatra, he said. Modifying its previous order, the trial court gave the go-ahead to the Rath Yatra after taking note of the Odisha government’s guarantee that “it can be held on a limited basis without public assistance.”
EC to Allow Postal Ballots for COVID Positive Voters
Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra said that Coronavirus patients will be able to vote by postal ballots The Electoral Commission must guarantee that the pandemic does not affect voter participation in the Bihar polls that will be carried out at the end of this year.
A new category of “Covid-19 Suspected or Affected Persons” has been added under Rule 27A of the Rules of Electoral Conduct, 1961. (File photo)
Chandra said the Ministry of Legal Affairs accepted the EC proposal on this matter, after which a new category of “Covid-19 suspects or affected” was added under Rule 27A of the 1961 Election Rules of Conduct.
Eligibility criteria require that the voter test positive at a government health center or one designated by the government as a COVID hospital. Voters under “home quarantine or institutional quarantine” can also take advantage of the ballot option, he said.
Former CM Karnataka Kumaraswamy urges Bengaluru to be closed for 20 days
Former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy said on Tuesday that the entire state of Bangalore should be locked up rather than sealing some places as coronavirus cases continue to rise in the city.
On Twitter, Kumaraswamy said: “Stop messing around with human lives. It won’t do any good to seal off some areas. If you care about human lives in Bangalore, shut the city down entirely for 20 days. Otherwise, Bengaluru will become another Brazil. People’s lives are more important than the economy. ” He also emphasized the need for rapid implementation of an aid package and that the “simple announcement of the package by the state government or drivers, weavers, fishermen and various other sections was not sufficient.
People’s lives are more important than the economy. “Kumaraswamy said. (PTI / file)
Meanwhile, the wife and daughter of Karnataka’s Minister of Medical Education, K Sudhakar, tested positive for COVID-19, a day after it was confirmed that their father was infected with the virus.
The decision to scrap Class XII exams likely Wednesday, Center, CBSE tells SC
Judge A. M Khanwilkar said the government and the board are aware of the students’ anxiety and will make a decision soon. (Archive)
The Center and CBSE told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that the discussion of whether to rule out the remaining Class XII exams from July 1 to 15 in view of the increasing number of COVID-19 cases is at an advanced stage and likely that a decision be made on Wednesday. Attorney General Tushar Mehta informed a bank headed by Judge A M Khanwilkar that the government and the board are aware of the students’ anxiety, and authorities will make a decision on the matter soon.
No Haj this year, the application money will be fully refunded: Naqvi
A day after Saudi Arabia announced that “a very limited number” of people will be able to perform Haj this year due to the coronavirus, the government decided on Tuesday to reimburse the pilgrims’ application money without any deduction. Saudi Arabia has never canceled Hajj in the almost 90 years since the nation was established.
The West Bengal government calls a meeting of all parties to review the COVID situation
Chaired by CM Mamta Banerjee of Bengal, the government of West Bengal convenes a meeting of all parties to discuss and review the coronavirus situation on Wednesday. Leaders of all political parties with representation in the state assembly are likely to attend the meeting, Interior Minister Alapan Bandyopadhyay said Monday.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will chair the meeting on Wednesday. (Proceedings)
Mandatory 14-day home quarantine for visitors staying in Chandigarh for more than 72 hours.
Pursuant to the UT order, anyone who remains in Chandigarh for more than 72 hours will have to be placed in 14-day home quarantine. However, this order will not apply to visitors who spend less than 72 hours in Chandigarh. “This will be convenient for business executives and government employees, among others, who come to Chandigarh for an official job and leave after a short stay,” said a statement from the UT administration.
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