BENGALURU TUESDAY MARCH 31, 2020 `6.00 PAGES 16 LATE CITY EDITION SAME TIME NEXT YEAR: NEW NO CHANGE TO DURATION OF GAMES ICONIC STADIUM TO BE QUARANTINE FACILITY The Games will be held over 16 days, as had been originally planned and The Jawaharlal Nehru Sports Complex in New Delhi will be used as a TOKYO OLYMPICS DATES OUT will now end on August 8. They were due to open on July 24 this year but quarantine facility. As reported by this newspaper, Sports Authority 10 the COVID-19 pandemic forced the first peace-time postponement of the of India had already offered it last week if the need arises. A letter The Tokyo Olympics will begin on July 23 next year, officials Games. In a statement, the IOC said the new dates would give officials the district magistrate sent to the SAI secretary on Monday said it SAI HAS TEN REGIONAL said, just a week after the decision to defer it by a year time to deal with the disruption caused by the pandemic would acquire the complex with immediate effect. CENTRES ACROSS INDIA CHENNAI ■ MADURAI ■ VIJAYAWADA ■ BENGALURU ■ KOCHI ■ HYDERABAD ■ VISAKHAPATNAM ■ COIMBATORE ■ KOZHIKODE ■ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ■ BELAGAVI ■ BHUBANESWAR ■ SHIVAMOGGA ■ MANGALURU ■ TIRUPATI ■ TIRUCHY ■ TIRUNELVELI ■ SAMBALPUR ■ HUBBALLI ■ DHARMAPURI ■ KOTTAYAM ■ KANNUR ■ VILLUPURAM ■ KOLLAM ■ WARANGAL ■ TADEPALLIGUDEM ■ NAGAPATTINAM ■ THRISSUR ■ KALABURAGI KARNATAKA COVID-19 ROUNDUP Total Tested Total Total cases till positive on number discharged 91 Monday 8 Monday 3of deaths 6 patients EXODUSGovt seeks to swat rumours on the extension EBBS of the 21-day lockdown, AFTER with Cabinet Secretary SEAL Rajiv Gauba calling it fake news; SC seeks Centre’s report on measures taken to prevent migrants from going to their native places With 8 new positive EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE The PILs, filed by advocates WORLDWIDE cases, Karnataka’s @ New Delhi Alakh Alok Srivastava and CONFIRMED CASES TOTAL DEATHS RECOVERED CASES Rashmi Bansal, sought relief, A day after the Centre cracked including food, water, medi- the whip against four senior cines and proper medical facili- 7,52,733 36,226 1,58,700 COVID count at 91 Delhi government officers for ties, for thousands of migrant failing to curb the migrant exo- workers leaving for their native EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE travelled with the deceased dus to check the coronavirus places after being rendered @Bengaluru victim were tested negative. and directed all states to seal homeless and jobless due to the CHEMICAL BATH FOR MIGRANTS Patients 85 to 88 are all col- their borders, there was a sem- lockdown. THE Karnataka government leagues of the Nanjangud pa- blance of normalcy across In- During the hearing, Solicitor on Monday reported eight tient who works at a pharma- dia, though some officials ex- General Tushar Mehta, appear- IN U.P; SOAP SPRAY IN KERALA new positive cases of COV- ceutical company and tested ceeded their brief and sprayed ing for Centre, said the migra- ID-19, taking the total to 91. positive without any contact bleach on bunches of migrants tion needs to be stopped to pre- Though only five new cases or travel history abroad. Pa- in at least two states to disin- vent the spread of the virus had been reported till even- tient 85 is a 32-year-old man, fect them. and the Centre as well as con- ing, three more cases, all from Patient 86 is a 34-year-old The government also sought cerned states have taken requi- a single family in Hosapete of man, Patient 87 is a 21-year- to quell rumours on the exten- site steps to deal with it. Ballari district, were reported old male and Patient 88 is a sion of the 21-day lockdown, But Srivastava pointed to the in the night. 24-year-old male, all of whom with Cabinet Secretary Rajiv lack of cohesion and coopera- Two other members of the worked at the same pharma Gauba describing them as tion between states on the mat- family have been kept under company in Nanjangud. “fake news”. It was those ru- ter. And Bansal said medical observation at District Hospi- Though initially Kalabura- mours that had prodding and safety measures, in- tal in Ballari. The three mem- gi was thought to be the epi- migrants to leave Delhi cluding sanitisers, bers who have been tested centre with one death and in large numbers for ought to be provided to positive have no history of three positive cases, it now ap- their native places. keep the migrants safe foreign travel, but had gone to pears that Nanjangud, Tu- The Army, too, did its and healthy. But the BAREILLY, UP Bengaluru last week to visit makuru and Hosapete too bit to dispel fake news, bench remarked, “You their relatives. After return- have emerged as new clusters rubbishing social media are assuming that gov- ing from Bengaluru, three of of coronavirus. posts about a possible decla- ernment is not doing any- them fell ill and were admit- Jawaid Akhtar, additional ration of emergency in April. thing. It is advising us on what ted to District Hospital two chief secretary, Health and The matter of the migrant steps to be taken. Let us see days ago. Their reports came Family Welfare Department, exodus reached the Supreme what they are doing. Let them positive on Monday. These are said, “The pharmaceutical Court as well, with a bench file a common reply on both Patients 89, 90 and 91. company imported material headed by Chief Justice of In- these petitions.” Patient 84 is a 13-year-old from China. We are testing dia S A Bobde and Justice L Amid a big spike in positive male from Tumakuru and son whether packaging material Nageswara Rao observing that cases in Noida, the UP govern- of the 60-year-old man who received from China spread panic and fear had become a ment transferred Gautam Bud- died in Tumakuru last Friday. the virus. We cannot yet con- bigger problem than coronavi- dh Nagar District Magistrate B The rest of the primary con- clude on the exact reason be- rus. The bench sought a report N Singh. A departmental in- tacts including those who hind his infection as of now.” from the Centre on the meas- quiry has also been initiated ures taken to prevent the mi- against him. grant workers from going to Also, there was a major scare their native places, after hear- in Delhi’s Nizamuddin area as ing two different petitions several people showed symp- WAYANAD, KERALA through video conferencing. toms of coronavirus after tak- The court said it would not ing part in a religious gather- like to create further confusion ing a few days ago. The police (Top) Migrant labourers who de-boarded a bus from Delhi being sprayed with chemicals at Bareilly, UP on Monday; by issuing directions on meas- claimed the gathering was or- (Above) Kerala Fire and Rescue Dept officers spraying disinfectant on people who came from Karnataka in Wayanad ures the government is already ganised without seeking prop- taking. er approval. P7,8 NOT FOR HUMAN DISINFECTION Sodium hypochlorite or “It is mainly used for cleaning floor and metallic Direct use on Exposure to bleach bleach was sprayed on surfaces like door knobs and frames. It is not humans can can also cause Source: migrants; it is a surface meant to be used directly on skin or any body cause irritation in coughing, sore throat, RECOVERED Union chemical that should not parts. It is also not recommended for hand eye and skin and stomach ache, burning health touch the skin or any hygiene,” said Dr Naval Kishore Vikram, professor hair problems, sensation, diarrhoea CASES ministry 99 part of the body at the department of medicine of AIIMS, Delhi added Dr Vikram and vomiting Amidst the prevailing lockdown, migrant workers make their way back home to Ballari by tractor in Bengaluru on Monday | MEGHANA SASTRY EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Lucknow / Wayanad “We have already taken the cognizance of Percentage spread of the virus load the video doing rounds on social media. All THE migrant labourers who managed to trav- those who were allegedly given the chemical Other 12.74% Maharashtra el from Delhi to their home towns in Uttar bath are being treated under the supervision 21.27% OIL PRICES PLUNGE Haryana Pradesh, were welcomed with “chemical of Chief Medical Officer of Bareilly,” said 3.12% bath” when they reached Bareilly, 280 km Bareilly district magistrate Nitish Kumar. Kerala from the national capital, according a video The Bareilly incident brought to the fore a Punjab TO 17-YEAR LOW 17.64% surfaced on social media on Monday. similar incident that happened in Kerala a 3.29% The clip shows hundreds of workers, in- few days ago. In another video that went viral EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ New Delhi cluding women and children, were forced to on social media, the Wayanad District Fire Madhya Uttar Pradesh squat on the road and undergo a ‘chemical and Safety officials were seen spraying disin- AS the demand for oil has drastically fallen in Pradesh 7.85% 3.38% bath’ by municipal corporation personnel. fectant on people crossing the Kerala-Karna- the wake of lockdown in many parts of the The personnel spraying the disinfectant taka border at Muthanga on March 23. world, crude oil prices dropped to a 17-year low Tamil Nadu could be heard advising the recipients to However, Kerala officials claimed they did of $22.75 on Monday. 3.38% close their mouth and eyes. However, many not use any harmful chemicals. Since February 20, Brent crude oil rates have Delhi Jammu & migrants complained of itiching and irrita- “There are allegations that the firemen declined over 60% from $58.50 a barrel.