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Media Bulletin az COVID-L9, Dated- 0l/04/2020, Evening

World Health Organization (WHO) has recently declared the Novel Corona virus, COVID-19 as Pandemic. Till now it has affected 203 countries, infecting 7,50,890 people and caused 36,405 deaths. Most severely affected countries are the U.S.A, China, Italy, Iran, South Korea, Spain, Germany and lJ.K. Till date in , it has infected 1636 people including 38 deaths.

In order to contain the spread of the virus, Haryana Government has strengthened the surveillance and control measures against the disease.

The Detailed Status of Surveillance Activity for COVD-l9 as on 01't April, 2020 is given below:

No. of Passengers returned from foreign countries till date 13996 poaitive No. of Person in contact with COVID l9 cases 348 Cumulative number of passengers/ persons put on surveillance till 14344 date Total number of passe period 945 Total no. of passengers/persons who are currently under surveillance r3399

Total number of passengers/persons currently hospitarized 347

Total Number of Samples Sent 817 Total Number of Samples found Negative 546 Total Number of Samples - Result Awaited 244 Total number of samples foundloilEG 29

Total active COVID-I9 patients 16 Total positive COVD-l9 l3 * Two samples taken at

o Till date 29 confirmed cases of covlD- 19 has been reported. o One case belongs to Punjab which is reported in Ambala.

o 10 in Gurugram,6 in ,4 in ,3 in ,2 in and 1 each in Ambala, , , and Sonepat out of which 9 patients of Gurugram,2 patients

from Panipat and I patient each from Faridabad and Palwal are discharged. Today's Update (01,t Ap ril2020,Evenin Till date total29 cases nuu district wise detail is as follows:

Sr. Name of the No of new Cases Cumulative No. Total No. of Total No. of ,{ctive no. District registered today of positive cases discharged cases cases

1 Ambala 0 I 0 I 2 F-aridabad 0 6 I 5 3 Gurugram 0 IO 9 (3 new) I 4 Hisar 0 I 0 1 5 Palwal 0 1 1 0 6 Panipat 0 4 2 2 7 Panchkula 0 2 0 2 8 Sirsa 0 3 0 J 9 Sonepat 0 1 0 I Total 00 29 l3 t6

Major Activities undertaken by the State of Haryana to control the spread of CoVID-I9

Slate Helpline no. 855889391l(Panchkula, and Faridabad district), 1075 (other districts) and 108 (Ambulance services) launched which are available for 24*7 days.. Now GOI has issued orders vide no.: 4}-3/2020-DM-I(A) dated: 24.03.2020 to take lockdown measures to prevent the spread of covlD l9 in the country. Pt' B.D.S. PGIMS, has been designated as Terti ary Care centre for treatment of critical suspects and Dr. Dhruv Choudhary, HOD-pulmonary & Critical Care department has been designated as the nodal officer. In addition to two (2) labs, one each at PGIMS, Rohtak and BpS Khanpur Kalan, three more private labs are designated for testing of covlD-19. a Regular IEC activities regarding covlD-19 are being done. o Advisory to stay at home has been issued for Senior Citizens except public representative, Govt. Servants & Medical professionals. To decrease crowding and to maintain social distancing in the queues, Civil Surgeons have been directed to increase pharmacy counters and also to follow qr.r" management system by engaging Indian Red cross volunteers. Isolation wards and Quarantine facilities are established as given below: / 7346Isolation beds identified in3T4government and private facilities. '/ 13,817 Persons Quarantine facility identified in3243 rooms/dormitories.

State Nodal Officer - IDSP

24x7 State ControlRoom-nCoV number: 8558893911(Panchkula and Faridabad district) 1075 & 108

MoHFW, Gol24x7 Control Room Number: +9t-Lt-23978046

Website:www.mohfw.gov.i n