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At the same time, sion of all its 13,523 passenger authorities have decided to trains from March 22 midnight 5675182 completely lockdown 75 dis- to March 31 midnight and said tricts except essential services only goods trains will run dur- all it resolve of the nation where coronavirus cases were ing the said period. The sus- Cor fear of the unknown, reported as several States pensions also include all sub- India on Sunday exhibited a announced extraordinary mea- urban train services. remarkable show of unity to sures to check the spread of the The railways had already enforce the “janata curfew’ in disease which has left 396 trimmed down its services on the fight against the outbreak infected and seven dead. Friday by cancelling a majori- of the deadly coronavirus. The The three casualties report- ty of trains. However, it had country’s streets and highways, ed on Sunday were from Bihar, allowed all trains that had markets and plazas, railways Gujarat and Maharasthtra. A already started the journey to stations and bus stands wore a , # 38-year-old man with a kidney continue. “No train except deserted look and an eerie ailment and recent travel his- goods trains will run till 2400 silence engulfed the nation, -./ tory to Qatar died at AIIMS- hrs of March 31. However, a broken only by a medley of Patna and a 67-year-old man bare minimum of suburban sounds in the evening as peo- New Delhi: A World Health their contacts and isolate died at a hospital in Surat in services and the Kolkata Metro ple rang bells, blew conches Organisation’s top emergency them,” Dr Mike Ryan said in an Gujarat, state officials said. The Rail service will continue to run and clapped to express appre- expert on Sunday said “lock- interview on the BBC’s Union Health Ministry was yet people were reported as they that they will earmark hospitals “It’s important that indis- till 2400 hours of March 22. ciation for medical and other down” measure initiated by Andrew Marr Show. to confirm the deaths were were found to be travelling on exclusively to treat COVID-19 criminate testing is not done. Thereafter, these services will staff who are on the frontline several countries were not “The danger right now caused by coronavirus. Another trains despite being instructed patients,” Bhargava said. “For Those returning from abroad also be stopped till 2400 hours of the battle against the enough to prevent the spread with the lockdowns ... if we death was reported from to go for quarantine. All of example, in Delhi, AIIMS’ divi- should go for isolation,” he said. of March 31,” a spokesperson of scourge. of coronavirus and focus don’t put in place the strong Mumbai of a 63-year-old man. them tested positive. sion of National Cancer Institute In view of no let up in the the Indian Railways said. From children to the elder- should be on detecting the public health measures now, Even before the Soon after the Centre and (NCI) in Jhajjar (Haryana) — Covid-19 cases, the Government The trains that had already ly, common people to VIPs, all infected people. when those movement restric- Government order, several State Governments following a which has around 800 beds — gave an order to procure 1,200 commenced their journey prior came out in balconies, lawns “What we really need to tions and lockdowns are lifted, States like Punjab, West Bengal, meeting led by Prime Minister would be used only to treat new ventilators, said Health to 4 am on March 22 will run and terrace of their homes as focus on is finding those who the danger is the disease will Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra Narendra Modi decided to COVID-19 patients,” he said. Ministry Joint Secretary Lav up to their respective destina- the clock struck five, following are sick, those who have the jump back up.” went for complete lockdown completely lock down 75 dis- Bhargava stated that 60 Agarwal. He talked about the tions, the railways said, adding an appeal by Prime Minister virus, and isolate them, find Continued on Page 5 with an aim to break the chain tricts across the country where private labs had registered so steps taken to contain the virus that adequate arrangements Narendra Modi to show grati- of COVID-19 transmission. coronavirus cases have been far to conduct coronavirus that has claimed over 13,000 would be made for the pas- tude to doctors, paramedics, Twitter, he said it is an expres- in Hindi with the hashtag “jan- The Union Health Ministry reported, Indian Council of tests. He said India is capable lives worldwide. The decisions sengers during the travel and at police and other personnel sion of gratitude by the people tacurfew”. Uttar Pradesh Chief has asked the States to earmark Medical Research (ICMR) of conducting 10,000 coron- were taken at a high-level meet- their destinations. “To ensure associated with essential ser- and also the sound of the bugle Minister Yogi Adityanath rang a certain number of hospitals to Director Balram Bhargava told avirus tests a day and con- ing of chief secretaries of all the essential supplies in various vices when the country was declaring the first success in the a bell while his Haryana coun- exclusively treat COVID-19 reporters here that a lockdown ducted 5,000 tests last week. States and the Cabinet Secretary parts of the country, movement observing an unprecedented long battle ahead. terpart Manohar Lal Khattar patients. The Railway Ministry was the most essential aspect to Speaking to the media, and the Principal Secretary to of goods trains will continue,” “janta curfew” on Sunday to “With this resolve and along with the staff and secu- has urged the people to “post- the break the chain of trans- Bhargava said the testing capac- the Prime Minister, officials the Railway Ministry said in a check the spread of the virus. patience, let’s restrict (social rity personnel deployed at his pone all journeys”, a day after mission as of now. ity could be increased above said on Sunday. statement. Modi thanked the people distancing) ourselves as part of residence were beating ‘thalis’. three incidents involving 12 “Each State has pledged 10,000, if needed. In the meeting, it was decid- Continued on Page 5 for the gesture. Taking to this long battle,” Modi tweeted Continued on Page 5 )# 01' L M ! - ! #$ 1:3 ;6=9;(038:( move in. The government is der. People of six districts %% fully geared up to meet any bordering Nepal, including % %% $ n a precautionary measure eventuality,” he said. Sidharthnagar, Pilibhit, ! ! 09701:( Ito stop the spread of coro- Yogi said the world is fac- Bahraich, Maharajganj, ! & navirus, Chief Minister Yogi ing this problem and even a Balrampur and Shrawasti, ll the 17 bodies of the Adityanath on Sunday small mistake could lead to a have been asked to be on high Amissing security personnel announced lockdown in 15 catastrophe. “Prime Minister alert. following a gunbattle with districts of the state from Narendra Modi has asked “Any laxity on the part of !"'( ) # Maoists in forests of March 23 to 25, asking people people to take preventive mea- the citizens can be dangerous Chhattisgarh’s worst insur- to stay indoors. The districts sures. Officials from districts for the society due to this ! ! gency-hit Sukma district were to be locked down include to panchayats have been global pandemic, hence every- *+! ! recovered on Sunday, a top Lucknow, Kanpur, Ghaziabad, directed to create awareness one has to be careful,” he O police official said. Gautam Buddha Nagar, about this dreaded disease. added. # ! Of the 17 bodies, 12 are of Moradabad, Agra, Prayagraj, Posters and hoardings should In an appeal to the peo- % District Reserve Guard (DRG) Aligarh, Bareilly, Varanasi, be put up in villages and ple, the CM asked them to ! % !&' personnel and five of Special Meerut, Azamgarh, tehsils to inform people about perform puja or namaz inside ! $% ! Task Force (STF), Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur coronavirus and ways of pre- their houses. Yogi also sought * % ) Chhattisgarh’s Director General ! ! " and Lakhimpur Kheri. vention,” Yogi said. permission from Prime ! -).$ % of Police (DGP) DM Awasthi " # “These 15 districts have He also said that people Minister Narendra Modi to / informed. ! $ been selected in the first phase coming from various cities of start COVID-19 diagnostic ! ) ! # # ! The bodies were recov- %& where coronavirus cases have Gujarat and Maharshtra to centres in Jhansi and ! & ered during a search operation been reported. If required, districts like Jaunpur, Prayagraj medical colleges. conducted by a joint team of a huge gathering of Maoists the lockdown will be extend- Mirzapur, Mau, Ghazipur, While apprising reporters # DRG, STF and Commando there. The encounter took ed to few more districts,” the Ayodhya, Barabanki, Deoria, in Gorakhpur of the govern- $% Battalion for Resolute Action place around 2.30 pm near CM said in his address on Ballia, Bhadohi, Sant Kabir ment’s endeavour to arrange &" 0 0% (CoBRA), an elite unit of Korajguda hills in Chintagufa Sunday evening.