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Follow us on: @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer RNI No.APENG/2018/764698 Established 1864 ANALYSIS 7 MONEY 8 SPORTS 11 Published From CORONA: SOME REAL, COAL INDIA JHARKHAND ARM CCL IGA IS QUEEN OF ROME VIJAYAWADA DELHI LUCKNOW BHOPAL RAIPUR CHANDIGARH THOUGH SOME HYPE LOSES 47 PERSONNEL TO COVID-19 BHUBANESWAR RANCHI DEHRADUN HYDERABAD *LATE CITY VOL. 3 ISSUE 183 VIJAYAWADA, MONDAY MAY 17, 2021; PAGES 12 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable SHILPA SHETTY IN MAHESH- TRIVIKRAM'S STORY { Page 12 } www.dailypioneer.com PETROL, DIESEL PRICES HIKED AGAIN; CONGRESS MP RAJEEV SATAV WHO HAD COVID-19: LOCKDOWN EXTENDED IN FREE WI-FI NOW AT 6,000 PETROL PRICE NEARS RS 99 IN MUMBAI COVID DIES, RAHUL GANDHI SAYS ‘BIG LOSS’ DELHI BY ANOTHER WEEK RAILWAY STATIONS etrol price on Sunday was increased by enior Congress leader and MP Rajeev Satav elhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on he railways has enabled free Wi-Fi at 24 paise per litre and diesel by 27 died at a private hospital in Pune this Sunday announced extension of the its 6000th station as the facility Ppaise, pushing rates across the Smorning, days after recovering from Dongoing lockdown by one more Twent live at Hazaribagh town of country to record highs and that of petrol coronavirus infection. "It's a big loss for us all," week in the national capital, saying the Jharkhand on Saturday, the national in Mumbai to near Rs 99 a litre. The Rahul Gandhi tweeted, addressing Mr Satav gains made so far in combating transporter said. The railways pro- increase led to rates in Delhi climbing to as "my friend" who embodied the ideals of the COVID-19 cannot be lost due to any vided Wi-Fi facility first at the Rs 92.58 per litre and diesel to Rs 83.22, Congress. "Rajeev Satav became RT-PCR relaxations now. During a visit to the Mumbai Railway station in 2016, according to a price notification of state- swab negative on May 9, 2021. However, after GTB Hospital, he said Delhi has reaching its 5000th station, at owned fuel retailers. Rates had already a prolonged illness he succumbed to secondary recorded a "good level" of COVID-19 Midanpore in West Bengal. On May crossed Rs 100-mark in several cities in pneumonia with multi-organ dysfunction on May recoveries in the past few days and the 15, Jarapada station in Angul District of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra and 16 at 4:58 am," Jehangir hospital, where the Congress number of cases is also reducing "very fast". Odisha was also provided with Wi-Fi facility, with the latest increase, price in Mumbai too was inching leader was admitted, said in a statement. The 46-year-old Congress "But we do not want the gains made in the past few days to it said on Sunday. “The Wi-Fi facility at railway stations towards that level. A litre of petrol in Mumbai now comes for leader was in critical condition after he was diagnosed with a new viral be lost all of a sudden. So, the lockdown is being extended meets the objectives of the aspiring ‘Digital India' pro- Rs 98.88 and diesel is priced at Rs 90.40 per litre. infection, according to Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope. for another week till 5 am on May 24," Kejriwal said. gramme of government of India. BENGAL POLL EFFECT Lockdown inevitable? Centre changes its C PRADEEP KUMAR high. Medical experts are also n VIJAYAWADA deeply concerned about the situa- attitude towards tion here. With more than twenty thousand The state government was initi- Covid positive cases being report- ating region-wise action depending ed everyday during the recent past, on local conditions, but that had Telugu states now despite imposing 18 hours curfew not been yielding expected results for 14 days across Andhra Pradesh, to contain the spread of infection. SNCN ACHARYULU TS and AP as per the requests the state government is likely to Generally, if the positivity rate n HYDERABAD made by the respective Chief MLA Vamsi donates move ahead with a complete lock- crosses ten percent it is termed dan- Ministers. down. As per the fever survey, a gerous, however, the data revealed Following the debacle of the Before May, the Centre faced lot O2 cylinders to GGH measure to control Covid-19, the that the positivity rate has crossed Bharatiya Janata Party in the two of criticism from opposition par- positivity rate is alarming in the 20 per cent, which is alarming. recent bye-elections - Nagarjuna ties and non-BJP ruled states over state and has crossed 20 percent. According to ICMR lockdown is Sagar and Tirupati seats- and its the assistance provided in tackling Despite the strict curfew being inevitable if the positivity is above not-so-good performance in the the Covid pandemic. In April the imposed in the state, Covid posi- 10 percent. West Bengal Assembly elections, Congress interim president Sonia tive cases are spreading like wild- In the 11 districts in AP, the pos- there is a perceptible shift in the Gandhi alleged that the BJP-ruled 3 fire. Curfew is imposed from 12 itivity rate was found to be above Centre's attitude towards the two states had been receiving preferen- noon to 6 am exempting emer- 20 per cent, with Visakhapatnam, Telugu States. This is in line with tial treatment in getting medical gency medical care. The present East Godavari and Anantapur dis- the expectations of the Chief equipment. The states ruled by curfew does not appear to contain tricts recording the most positive Ministers of Andhra Pradesh and opposition parties alleged that they the spread of Covid as relaxation is that the corona cases will be diffi- According to the ranking matrix cases. With this, ICMR suggests Telangana. This also explains why were getting step-motherly treat- given from 6 am to 12 noon and cult to control without a complete of Covid-19 situation index and imposing complete lockdown their current expectations are ment from the Centre in getting people are coming onto the roads lockdown. health infrastructure index of a few instead of curfew in the state for being met by the Centre, especial- supplies of oxygen, vaccines and unnecessarily during the relax- The second wave of Covid is selected states in the country, AP's another six to eight weeks. ly in connection with the distribu- other items to fight the pandemic. ation period. There are criticisms turning scary with the increasing health infrastructure index is aver- According to the Fever Survey tion of oxygen, vaccine and med- Prior to the West Bengal that corona is not coming under number of positive cases of about age and the Covid-19 situation conducted in AP more rural pop- icines to fight the pandemic. Assembly elections, the Chief control with the present curfew. 20,000 per day besides shortage of index is poor. ulation seems to be suffering from There has been a lot of differ- Ministers of Telugu states had In the present scenario officials medicines, lack of vaccines, inad- The AP government has been fevers. Although most people show ence in the attitude of the Centre indicated that they expected a feel that lockdown, as imposed dur- equate beds in hospitals, short taking steps to curb the pandem- corona symptoms, the survey towards the Telugu states in May, change in the attitude of the cen- ing Covid first wave, is the only way supply of oxygen, exploitation done ic, however the question now is seems to find that they do not come compared to that in April, tral government towards non-BJP out. It is learned that the authori- by private hospitals etc.. All these how far their measures will yield forward to get tested. If tests are observers feel. The Central govern- ruled states, should TMC win the ties have also told CM Jaganmohan are the conditions under which good result as the spread of the conducted for everyone the real sit- ment has increased the quota of polls. Reddy the same and it is believed people have to live in dire straits. virus in the state appears to be very uation will be more alarming. oxygen and vaccine supply to both 2 Maha CM asks family docs to join fight Tauktae intensifies against Covid Primary contacts 39,000 people suffer from fever into ‘very severe refuse to get tested reveals household survey: Singhal cyclonic storm' PNS n NEW DELHI 5 PNS n VIJAYAWADA Cyclone Tauktae has intensi- for Covid Anil Kumar Singhal, principal sec- fied into a "very severe PNS n VIJAYAWADA people who were primary contacts retary, Medical and Health depart- cyclonic storm" and is of the Covid positive patients. ment, said a household survey to approaching the Gujarat In a surprising move by the vil- They were told to come and get identify people suffering from coast, the India lagers of U Venkampeta hamlet of tested by the health staff, six of fever was in full swing across the Meteorological Department Veeraghattam Mandal in the north them came and got tested while the state and was likely to be complet- (IMD) said on Sunday. Andhra district of Srikakulam, remaining six said that they could ed by the evening of May 17. He "It is very likely to move the villagers refused to get them not come for testing. asked the Centre to increase the north-northwestwards and tested for Covid infection. Already Jagadish said that they would oxygen quota given to AP. reach Gujarat coast in the a few people in the village were conduct a Covid testing camp Addressing a press conference evening hours of 17th (May) tested Covid positive and the at Chidimi village, which is on Sunday, Singhal said that Asha and cross Gujarat coast medical and health author- close to U Venkampeta workers were identifying people ter of black fungus to find out if any from Durgapur.