Follow us on: RNI No. APENG/2018/764698 @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer Established 1864 Published From ANALYSIS 7 MONEY 8 SPORTS 11 VIJAYAWADA DELHI LUCKNOW ADOPT FISCAL INDIA'S GDP GROWTH LIKELY FTP SET FOR BHOPAL RAIPUR CHANDIGARH PRUDENCE TO RANGE UP TO 1.5% IN FY21 COMPLETE OVERHAUL BHUBANESWAR RANCHI DEHRADUN HYDERABAD *Late City Vol. 2 Issue 171 VIJAYAWADA, FRIDAY APRIL 24, 2020; PAGES 12 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable BOBBY OR SUJEETH, WHO WILL CHIRU FAVOUR AFTER ACHARYA? { Page 12 } www.dailypioneer.com CHINA TO GIVE ANOTHER $30 MN TO CENTRE PAUSES DEARNESS ALLOWANCE HARYANA TO PROVIDE RS 10L INSURANCE MNS URGES OPENING OF LIQUOR WHO, DAYS AFTER US HALTS FUNDS HIKE TILL JULY 2021, SAVES 37,000 CR TO JOURNALISTS, GOVT EMPLOYEES SHOPS IN MAHARASHTRA hina announced Thursday it will donate another $30 million to the World hike in Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief for government employees n a major initiative, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday aharashtra Navnirman Sena president Raj Thackeray here on Thursday CHealth Organization to help in the global fight against the coronavirus Aand pensioners was stopped by the government today, in view of the country's Iannounced to provide an insurance cover of Rs 10 lakh each for journalists and Masked the state government to drop 'moral issues' and permit liquor shops pandemic, days after Washington said it would freeze funding. financial situation amid the coronavirus pandemic. Dearness Allowance and those government employees who are working in containment zones during the and restaurants to resume forthwith to enable it earn badly-needed revenue for "China has decided to donate another $30 million in cash to the Dearness Relief, however, will continue to be paid at the current rates. The freeze - pandemic. Addressing the people virtually, he appreciated the its near-empty coffers. In a letter to his cousin and Chief WHO, in addition to the previous donation of $20 million, to - applicable from January -- will be on till June 2021, the government said. If the media for reporting in this hour of crisis. He said all media Minister Uddhav Thackeray, the MNS chief said since March support the global fight against COVID-19 and strengthen states follow the Centre's example, the combined savings will be persons, whether accredited or recognised, would be given the 18, the state was in lockdown -- first till March 31, then till developing countries' health systems," foreign ministry 1.20 lakh crore, which will help in the battle against the benefit of the life insurance cover of Rs 10 lakh against COVID- April 14 and now extended to May 3 -- with no certainty spokesman Geng Shuang told a regular press briefing. He added coronavirus, the government said.A component of salary 19 till June 30. Khattar said all government employees working in when it would be lifted.In such times, there was no harm in that China's contribution to the UN agency "reflects the and pension of government employees, Dearness containment zones, including ASHA workers, Anganwadi workers, keeping this option (wine shops) open since it's not intended support and trust of the Chinese government and people Allowance and Dearness Relief are meant to balance police personnel and sanitation workers, will also be provided a to cater to the needs of the alcohol consumers but to start for the WHO". the rising living costs due to inflation. life insurance cover of Rs 10 lakh till June 30. generating income for the government, Raj Thackeray said. Centre: Transmission of virus 80 new cases take AP tally to 893, death toll rises to 27 minimised, spread contained PNS n VIJAYAWADA PNS n NEW DELHI particular level. Post imposi- With 80 new cases surfacing, Containment zones in urban tion of lockdown, while the the Covid-19 tally in Andhra The government said on number of new positive cases Pradesh jumped to 893 on areas in Guntur demarcated Thursday that it has been able has increased by 16 times, Thursday morning. ith Covid-19 positive cases on the rise, the district to "cut coronavirus transmis- testing increased by 24 times," State nodal officer Arja Wadministration has declared the Guntur Municipal Corporation, Take action sion", minimise its spread and Mishra said in his presentation. Srikanth informed that of the Narasaraopet and Macherla Municipalities as containment zones increase the doubling time of "During the 30 days of lock- 6,522 samples tested during the where the lockdown would be strictly implemented. As many as 18 against leaders COVID-19 cases in the coun- down, we have been able to cut 24 hours ending 10 am on new Coronavirus positive cases were reported on Thursday, violating lock- try during the 30-day period of transmission, minimize spread Thursday, 80 people tested taking the total number of cases in the district to 195. the nationwide lockdown. and increase the doubling days positive. As many as 17 new cases were reported from down: Haryana HM While asserting that the of COVID-19. We have been Yet again, the major- Guntur city aone, while one case was reported growth of coronavirus cases in able to consistently ramp up ity of coronavirus from Narasaraopet town. So far, 127 Covid-19 the country has been more or our testing and utilise our cases were reported cases have been reported from Guntur city. less linear and not exponential, time preparing for the future in from Kurnool and The police officials have set up barricades 4 it also said testing has been case the virus spreads fur- Guntur districts. to restrict movement of people from one ramped up consistently. ther," he said. Kurnool district mandal to another to check the spread of Addressing a daily press Mishra also said that in the reported 31 new Coronavirus. conference on the COVID-19 last month, the number of cases, taking its tally 3 situation in the country, C K dedicated hospitals for treating to 234, while Guntur Mishra, the chairman of times in 30 days", he said, is the chairman of Empowered coronavirus patients has been district's tally touched Empowered Group Two, said, adding, "But we are conscious Group Two tasked with coor- increased 3.5 times and the 195, with 18 new cases persons dis- pace of testing in the last few "One crucial weapon we of the fact that this is not dinating availability of hospi- number of isolation beds rose reported during this peri- charged from days and has also clamped employed during the 30-day enough and we have to contin- tals, isolation and quarantine by 3.6 times. od. hospitals, the effective down on the Red Zones spread lockdown period is RT-PCR uously ramp up testing in the facilities, disease surveillance, "Despite a 24-fold increase Meanwhile, following three tally of Coronavirus cases in across 132 mandals in test to ascertain if one has con- country and we will do that." testing and critical care train- in testing, percentage of posi- more deaths, the toll in the Andhra Pradesh stands at 725. the state. tracted the disease or not." Of the empowered groups ing. "The growth of COVID-19 tive cases is not rising. The per- state climbed to 27. With 141 The state has accelerated the 3 As on March 23, nearly formed to suggest measures to cases has been more or less lin- centage of positive cases as a 15,000 tests were done across ramp up healthcare, put the ear, not exponential; this indi- ratio of testing is more or less the country and by April 22 economy back on track and cates that the strategies we the same as that a month ago," more than 5 lakh tests were reduce misery of people once adopted have succeeded in he said. GGH Kurnool deemed AP fishermen conducted, which is about "33 the lockdown is lifted, Mishra containing the infection to a 3 stranded in Covid-19 state hospital Gujarat to Mizoram unlikely State bans to face economic ICMR green signal to test PNS n VIJAYAWADA return on boats PNS n VIJAYAWADA crisis due to sale of The Andhra Pradesh Covid-19: CM Government has declared the Chief Minister YS kits imported from S Korea Hydroxychloro Government General Hospital, Jaganmohan Reddy on Kurnool, as the State Covid-19 Thursday spoke to his Gujarat PNS n VIJAYAWADA quine hospital. counterpart Vijay Rupani for 5 In the wake of spurt in the second time in three days. The Indian Council of Medical PNS n VIJAYAWADA Covid-19 cases in Kurnool He sought Rupani’s help in Research (ICMR) has approved district, a Group of Ministers bringing back by the sea the rapid testing kits imported The State Government on (GoM) visited the district head- Speaking to the media after fishermen hailing from AP from South Korea and Covid- Thursday imposed restric- quarters and emphasised that inspecting the hospital, Health who have been stranded in 19 tests will be continued as per tions on the sale of the situation was under control Minister Alla Nani said 235 Gujarat. About 5,000 fisher- protocol. Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), and all necessary measures persons have been tested pos- men from Andhra Pradesh This was revealed at a review which is perceived to play a were being taken to tackle the itive for Covid-19 in Kurnool, are left stranded off the coast meeting, chaired by Chief key role in preventing the situation. The GoM inspected making it the district with the of the northwestern state due Minister YS Jaganmohan spread of coronavirus. The the newly set up triage in the highest recorded cases in the to the ongoing COVID-19 Reddy here on Thursday.