Follow us on: RNI No. TELENG/2018/76469 @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer Established 1864 Published From ANALYSIS 7 MONEY 8 SPORTS 12 HYDERABAD DELHI LUCKNOW BHOPAL RAIPUR THE REVIVALIST I-T DEPT SENDS E-MAILS TO CA CHIEF HINTS FIVE MATCH CHANDIGARHBHUBANESWAR RANCHI DEHRADUN SURGE 1.72 LAKH ASSESSEES TEST SERIES AGAINST INDIA VIJAYAWADA *Late City Vol. 2 Issue 191 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable HYDERABAD, WEDNESDAY APRIL 22, 2020; PAGES 12 `3 Confirmed ANDHRA PRADESH 928 Cases 757 23 Deaths 22 Recovered www.dailypioneer.com TELANGANA 194 96 Corona Recovered Virus 3,975 Cases in Deaths india 20,080 645 CORONA EFFECT ‘Earliest anti-corona drug Welfare schemes stare a year away or longer’ lthough research on the Cell Culture system is picking Aup, and systems are in place to start testing antiviral at severe fund crunch compounds produced by various institutions,the earliest drug that can come out will take at least a year or longer, Dr DAVE BENNETT SILVERY ovid-19 has thrown a n Centre's stimulus key for TS schemes beyond May Rakesh Mishra, director of the city-based Centre for n HYDERABAD spanner in the works C Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) told The Pioneer What method of testing L VENKAT RAM REDDY the world over. The in an exclusive interview. The city-based premier institute Q:is currently being used? situation is all the more n HYDERABAD CM directs senior is working on new methods of Covid-19 testing that involve A: Real-time Reverse worrying for a fledgling officials to All welfare schemes and devel- a huge number of samples and sensitive samples. "Once Transcription-Polymerase state like Telangana that opmental programmes in Chain Reaction (real time review situation Telangana will come to a there is progress, we can involve companies to RT-PCR), one of the most in state has committed huge amounts towards the state grinding halt from May if the get them to produce on a large scale,"he accurate laboratory methods Centre fails to announce the added. An ICMR-approved testing centre for detecting, tracking, and government's flagship and much-expected stimulus pack- studying the coronavirus. It welfare schemes without age to help states tide over the for Covid-19, CCMB is currently receiving detects nucleic acid in the 4 cutting corners in any of the financial crisis brought about samples of suspectedCovid-19 patients nasal swab or throat/saliva or aggravated by the outbreak swab. It is the standard test- developmental coronavirus and the conse- from government hospitals across the 33 ing which is accepted. The programmes. With Central quent lockdown. districts of Telangana State. CCMB is other testing methods are devolution down to a trickle The Telangana State govern- the only non-ICMR lab to be only indicative, not ment has suffered a double impact of just 10days of lock- loss as of April 20. conclusive. and the state's collections blow, with FY 2019-20 ending down 1.0 -- from March 22 to As things stand, the state part of the Centres of Excellence (CoE) that How next to nil, it now appears on an alarming note and FY March 31. government is surviving main- Q:about that coronavirus has 2020-21 opening on a worse This monththe losses could ly on debts moblised validate non-US FDA- and rapid testing note.The state government mount to Rs 11,000 crore by throughauction of bonds by kits and the started pinching Telangana suffered Rs 5,000 crore loss in April 30, considering that the RBI, share in central taxes. non-EUA/CE-IVD- where it hurts most growing con- March on account of the state registered Rs 8,000 crore 2 approved kits for Covid- cerns? 19 testing. 2 Hyderabadis to Cops act tough on lockdown violators ICMR asks 15,315 cases booked; 3,634 vehicles seized on Tuesday miss Haleem Trump’s Immigration NAVEEN KUMAR states not to use India heaven for PNS n HYDERABAD n HYDERABAD ban shocks India Muslims; their A day after Telangana Director The historic Charminar will PNS n HYDERABAD rapid test kits rights secure: General of Police M Mahender bear a deserted look during PNS n NEW DELHI Reddy declared that people Ramzan this year and In a shocker for lakhs of Naqvi need to carry residence proof haleem will be Indian immigrants and work Amid complaints about faulty for restricted travel within 3 km missed because visa holders, President Donald rapid test kits, the Indian radius and that lockdown rules of the coron- Trump tweeted that he will be Council of Medical Research would be enforced very strict- avirus lock- signing an executive order to on Tuesday advised states ly, cops of the three down. The temporarily suspend immi- not to use them for the next 5 Commissio-nerates -- holy month gration to the United States. two days, saying it Rachakonda, Hydera-bad and this year falls Trump on Monday night will issue an advi- Cyberabad - have begun to between late said that this would be done in sory after their ensure that no one is let off April and late May, denting view of the Covid-19 pandem- released. H1B and F1 are non- teams carry out easily. a loss in the Rs 800 crore ic and to protect American immigrant visas. I140, refugee, field validation of The crackdown on violators PM. In many areas, all shops police, were seen seizing vehicles business of Haleem. jobs. While it comes as a Green Card process and citi- these equipment. was witnessed across the city were closed, except for med- of persons moving aimlessly on People wait throughout shocker for those awaiting zenship come under immi- At the daily government on Tuesday, with many shops ical shops. Teams of the traffic the roads. the year to devour a bowl of Green Card and residency, grant processes. So we might briefing on the Coronavirus sit- being forced to close by 2:00 police, along with law & order 2 the mouth-watering haleem, techies on H1B visas are in not be impacted by this, but uation in the country, ICMR’s but this year the favourite wait and watch mode. certainly getting citizenship Dr Raman R Gangakhedkar dish of many Hyderabadis C Vamsi working in US on was never a cakewalk and was asked about the faulty might be rarer. H1B visa said, “It is just a tweet will never be”. rapid testing kits. Two Hyd companies to get TS reports 56 2 and the draft is not yet 2 2 more cases, Fitch Solutions funds for Covid-19 vaccines total 928 now GO to de-recognise schools for fee hike issued n says RBI may cut PNS NEW DELHI Of this, Bharat Biotech and Serum Institute are from PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n HYDERABAD would result in de-recognition The School Education Department issued a interest rates by The Department of Biotech- Hyderabad. The DBT said a of the school concerned. nology has so far short-listed multifaceted approach is being Telangana State reported 56 The Telangana governmenton The School Education Government Order (GO) in thisregard on 75 bps three companies for funding the adopted to ensure that vaccine more cases of coronavirus on Tuesday directed all schools in Department issued a Government Tuesday, two days after the state cabinet development of a vaccine for companies utilising differ- Tuesday, taking the total in thestate not to increase school Order (GO) in thisregard on took a decision along these lines. Covid-19, besides 13 other ent platforms and at dif- the state to 928. fees during the acad- Tuesday, two days after the state proposals it received for ferent stages of develop- Eight persons were dis- emic year 2020-21 cabinet took a decision along 8 diagnostics, therapeutics and ment are fast tracked charged on Tuesday. Intotal, and to charge only these lines. Indian Certificate ofSecondary ment said non-compliance with other interventions to fight through a research con- 194 patients have been cured tuition fees, that tooon According to the Education (ICSE) and other the orders will also lead to revo- Coronavirus, a statement said. sortium under funding and discharged so far. a monthly basis, in view order, the instructions international boards. cation of the no-objection cer- The three companies are from the National Biopharma Two Rohingya refugees of thehardships caused to apply to all private unaidedrec- The schools have been tificate already granted for affil- TODAY Cadila Healthcare Ltd, Bharat Mission, an initiative launched from Telangana, who had people by Covid-19- induced ognized schools in the state directed not to increase any iationto other boards and ini- Biotech International Ltd and in 2017 to support develop- attended the Delhi TJ meet- lockdown.The government that are affiliated to the State kind of fees and chargeonly tiation of appropriate action ALMANAC Serum Institute of India ment of vaccines and drugs. ing, tested positive for Covid. also warned that non-compli- Board,Central Board of tuition fees on a monthly basis against theschool managements Month & Paksham: Private Limited. 2 2 ance with theseinstructions Secondary Education (CBSE), till further orders.The depart- under relevant Acts/Rules. Paush & Shukla Paksha Panchangam Tithi : Amavasya: Full Night TS created a 1,500 bed hospital in 20days Hiring freeze set to kill Nakshatram: Revati: 01:18 pm Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start PNS n HYDERABAD a million dreams in India any important work) If China could build a PNS n NEW DELHI Rahukalam: 12:14 pm – 01:48 pm A silver lining to the dark cloud 1000-bed makeshift Yamagandam: 07:32 am – 09:06 am in corona times is the resilience hospital in 10days, can COVID-19 lockdowns and Varjyam: NIL of the public health care system social distancing have not in the state, which has readied Telangana be far only triggered job losses Gulika: 10:40 am - 12:14 pm the Telangana Institute of across industries in India but Good Time: (to start any important work) Medical Sciences (TIMS) in behind? It is now the are also resulting in scarcity Amritakalam: 10:36 am – 12:24 pm record time.