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Karti Chidambaram sprang a three deaths, latest in Tuesday Highlighting the role of the surprise in the Lok Sabha by in Maharashtra, the medical fraternity, Harsh complimenting the Union Government has decided to ( Vardhan said, “As one metre Government for its efforts to rope in accredited private labs ) $& social distancing is required to tackle coronavirus and said to conduct tests for the infec- be taken while dealing with $& one should not “play politics” tion and recommended anti- for laboratory testing and pro- head of the Epidemiology and those affected with the virus, I '& over the issue. HIV drug combination vide positive controls for estab- Communicable Diseases at laud doctors and paramedics Rahul has all along been Lopinavir-Ritonavir on case-to- lishing the test as soon as the ICMR, said the testing capac- who are working honestly with ties in their areas and suggest are rare complaints,” he said. Government’s immediate pri- targeting the Modi case basis for treatment of the private laboratory concerned ity is not an issue as per the dedication while taking risks in ways to help improve facilities. The Minister also said the ority is to ensure safety of Government’s response in tack- viral infection. has procured the primers, capacity of 52 labs, India can treating these patients.” He noted that the response has Indian Council of Medical people and it will later evalu- ling coronavirus and accusing At present only probes and reagents as per conduct up to 10,000 tests per “I laud all doctors and been positive in appreciating Research (ICMR) scientists are ate losses incurred by the cul- it of being in stupor. Karti, Government labs are permitted SOPs. Adoption of commercial day at present. paramedics, be it in villages or the high quality treatment at in touch with scientists all over ture and tourism industry due however, pointed to complaints to do the test and the Centre is kits for testing should be based “Around 600 samples are cities or in private or quarantine facilities. the world regarding the use of to restrictions on visitors. that people, being quarantined making arrangements to near- on validations conducted by being tested per day,” he said, Government in controlling On reports about poor retroviral drugs in treating Responding to series of over coronavirus suspicion, ly double its testing capacity. A lCMR-National Institute of adding 60,000 testing coronavirus at all levels,” he told facilities at such centres, Harsh coronavirus patients and in queries during the Question have been kept in “substan- Union Health Ministry officials Virology (NIV), Pune. kits are available now and addi- the House while replying to Vardhan said these reports are the research underway across Hour, he said the Government dard” facilities under “unhy- said that around 60 accredited It also states that appropri- tional 200,000 kits have been supplementaries during exceptions. “I can agree with the world in finding treatment has banned tourist visit and gienic” conditions. He said private laboratories are likely to ate biosafety and biosecurity ordered. Question Hour. His remarks you that the facilities may not of the virus. even Archaeological Survey of many of these people, most of be given permission to conduct precautions should be ensured According to the current were lauded by all members, be good. It is quite possible that Fielding questions on India (ASI) monuments and whom were quarantined fol- the tests soon. Confirmatory while collecting samples from testing protocols, only those including those from the at some places bathrooms may impact of the pandemic on temples are shutdown. lowing their return from tests for COVID-19 are cur- a suspect patient. Alternatively, with history of travel to high- Opposition. not be 5-star type. We are acti- tourism sector, Tourism Taking a view contrary to abroad, have the wherewithal rently being done free-of cost a disease specific separate col- risk countries affected by the The Minister also urged ing in strongest possible man- Minister Prahlad Singh Patel his former party president for self-isolation and should be at Government set-ups. lection site may be created. respiratory virus and those MPs to visit quarantine facili- ner on such complaints. These said in the Upper House the Rahul Gandhi, Congress MP allowed to do so. As per the guidelines All the private testing lab- who came in contact with pos- issued by the Government for oratories have been asked to itive patients have been asked private labs, test should be ensure immediate/real-time to be quarantined for 14 days. only offered when prescribed reporting to the State officials Others with symptoms of the by a qualified physician as per of IDSP (Integrated Disease infection are being tested. ICMR guidance for testing. Surveillance Program of The official said the deci- Since the guidance evolves Government of India) and sion to allow anti-HIV drug remuneration under unrevised pay scale and execution of pending promises given along with the approval for sec- periodically, the latest revised ICMR HQ for timely initiation combination on case-to-case as per Fifth Pay Commission. under the Rape and POSCO Act. ond supplementary expenditure state- version should be followed. of contact tracing and research basis follows the success in the The State Cabinet today cleared 25 Approval was given for the forma- ment for the financial year 2019-20. The The guidelines state that activities. treatment of an Italian elderly proposals of various departments tion of the Jharkhand State Cabinet also approved the Constitution the ICMR will share the SOPs Raman R Gangakhedkar, couple at Jaipur’s SMS hospital. including action for creation of 22 posts Physiotherapy Council Bill-2020 and (One Hundred and Twenty-sixth of District Judge level temporarily for the draft of Jharkhand Motor Vehicles Amendment) Bill, 2019. tate Cabinet on Tuesday gave its nod 1 year for 22 Fast Track Special Courts Taxation (Amendment) Bill, 2020 was In the current financial year 2019- , - & * Sto Dearness Allowance hike of 10 per temporarily constituted for 1 year in the approved by the Cabinet. 20 from the amount of budgetary pro- / 0 cent from 154 per cent to 164 per cent State of Jharkhand for speedy hearing The Council of Ministers headed by vision received for the establishment ( + to the State government employees, and execution of pending cases under the CM also approved the project of expenditure of the Home Guard Cops Lucknow: To contain the coro- pensioners and family pensioners who the Rape and POSCO Act. constructions of remaining work of new Headquarters, the payment of duty navirus spread, the Uttar New Delhi: Union Minister V have been getting their remuneration The Cabinet also gave its nod ex- Jharkhand High Court building at allowance etc. of the deputies deputed Pradesh Government on Muraleedharan, who visited a under unrevised pay scale as per Sixth post facto to creation of 154 non Dhurwa, Ranchi at the cost of Rs in the Lok Sabha elections 2019, Tuesday extended the closure Kerala-based medical institute New Delhi: In a bid to dis- Pay Commission. The hike is effective gazetted posts of class-III and class-IV 106.21 Crore. It also gave its nod to cre- increase in honorarium amount of the of all educational institutions, whose hospital later reported a courage gathering of large from July 1, 2019. in each court for the smooth function- ation of 24 Court Managers posts in Home Guards and contingency Rs 32.6 cinemas, mulitplexes and coronavirus case, has placed crowds in view of the coron- Similarly, the Cabinet also allowed a ing of administrative establishment of Jharkhand based courts. crore from the Jharkhand Contingency tourists places in the State till himself under home quarantine avirus, some zonal railways DA hike of 17 per cent from 295 per cent 22 fast-track special courts of district Ex-post facto approval of the third Fund for the payment of the pending April 2 and implemented work- as a precaution even as he have hiked the platform tick- to 312 per cent for the State Government and additional sessions judge level in the supplementary expenditure statement duty allowance of the home guards from-home protocol to the tested negative for the et charges from 10 to 50, employees who have been getting their state of Jharkhand for speedy hearing for the financial year 2019-20 was also deputed in duty. extent possible. infection. officials said on Tuesday. to at least 50 people. Various right wing organizations, including the he Lohardaga violence once Vishwa Hindu Parishad and some Tagain echoed in the House wings of the BJP, had taken out the with Opposition members stag- rally in support of the CAA. The ing protest inside and outside the peaceful rally reportedly turned Assembly demanding judicial hostile after stones were pelted by probe in the Lohardaga commu- anti-CAA protestors and some nal violence.