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With to migrant workers during the ( experts warning that such lockdown period and suggest- unruly assembly could help the ed that schools and colleges can ( (( ( contagion to explode — two be used for sheltering the / /0. migrant workers from migrant workers. 1 % 2 ( Rajasthan tested positive on The Home Ministry N3 O ( Saturday — the Home changed the guidelines of State Q Ministry has come out with a Disaster Relief Fund (SDRF) to 2 ( measures to deal with the grave allow States to use the fund for 4 situation. the purpose of rehabilitation of (( ( 2 5 The measures include rais- the migrant workers. 2N( O ing tents along the highway to “With the intent of Modi ( accommodate these workers Government to provide all " and provide them food and possible support to migrant ( medical assistance. The march workers, the Union Home 5 ! of the migrants has alarmed Secretary has again written to ( health experts, who feel that it States requesting them to ( 7 (( ( will defeat the very purpose of immediately set up relief camps 8 5 the lockdown. Bihar Chief for migrant workers/pilgrims, ! "# $ 9 ( Minister Nitish Kumar has etc, who are returning to their % &$( 57": also expressed unhappiness domicile States or trying to do ! over the move by States so during this lockdown peri- and Highway Concessioners/ ( 5 Governments to arrange buses od. toll operators to consider pro- ; < L for migrant workers who want States have been advised to viding food, water or any kind > Q 2 to return to Bihar. give wide publicity and aware- of support to migrant work- ( “The entire purpose of ness, using public address sys- ers/citizens who are trying to < lockdown will be defeated if tems, technology and by util- reach to their respective native ( L ( thousands of migrants are sent ising the services of volunteers places. At this time of crisis we L to Bihar by buses. My and NGOs,” said the Home have to be compassionate for 2 Government has already asked Ministry in a statement. our fellow citizens,” he said. ( the Bihar Resident The Ministry also asked Commerce and Railways Chief Minister Arvind Commissioner in New Delhi to States to set up tented accom- Minister Piyush Goyal has Kejriwal on Saturday said his L coordinate with different State modation to ensure that these appealed to Industries and Government has arranged for L ! Governments and reimburse persons will stay in the relief trade bodies to take care of buses to transport migrant P the cost involved in providing camps till the lockdown orders their workers and not allow workers who were already 5( food and shelter to migrants are in place. The shelters are to them to go to home States in walking back via roads to P who are on their way to Bihar. be organised, keeping in view the time of crisis. - their respective home States. ( We have already announced various precautions including In a video conference, -23" Also, the CM appealed to 100 crore package for them,” social distancing, with ade- Goyal said, “Don’t let your migrant workers leaving Delhi ! said Nitish on Saturday. quate medical check up drives workers go away” to the indus- eft without any source of to stay back. Kejriwal in his Nitish was right in his to identify and separate cases trialists across the country. Lincome, thousands of Press briefing on Friday ( apprehension. At least two requiring quarantine or hospi- Talking to representatives from migrants mostly from Uttar ! announced that food will now ( migrant workers, who travelled talisation. various manufacturing, indus- Pradesh and Bihar on $ , be served in 325 Government ( from Indore to Rajasthan amid Meanwhile, Road try and trading associations, He Saturday hit the streets and ( % (+ schools after which the ! ( coronavirus lockdown in the Transport Minister Nitin said they are not only their highways connecting Delhi- Government will officially (( ; country, have now been found Gakari asked NHAI chairman assets and resources, but also NCR in hope to get support and Anand Vihar bus termi- have the capacity to feed 4 ( 7: positive for COVID-19. and toll operators to provide all could become potential carri- from the Government to nal was crowded with people lakh people across 500 cen- < Against the backdrop of help to migrant workers by er of COVID-19, if they are reach their homes. trying to get into buses to tres. Delhi Minister Rajendra ( these developments, Home providing food and water. “I allowed to migrate to leave en- Their exodus choked head for Bihar and Uttar Pal Gautam went to Anand 8 ,2 Minister Amit Shah on have advised chairman NHAI masse during this pandemic. Delhi-UP border at Ghazipur Pradesh. Meanwhile, Delhi Vihar to meet migrants. 5( ; ( ! ( < ( 8 1 $ " # ? ! ( % > 7 ( ferent monitoring sites, the (@< total number of positive cases 2 * 0 Q stood at 944 on Saturday A evening. However, the Health --23" ! A2< Q ( Ministry’s Saturday morning ""# ( ! " count showed 877 positive mid clamour over lack of ! % > ( cases in the country. The tally Acoronavirus testing facili- ! 57 # # was not revised till late in the ty in India, the Government &'% % !# < evening. The pandemic has has been able to procure five !!() ! Q (( --23" claimed 20 lives in the coun- lakh additional testing kits )*&+,# ! ( ; 2 try. from the US. !# - < he count of confirmed With cases on the rise, the ) R Gangakhedkar, the Head &./+ ! ! ( ( TCOVID-19 cases raced Centre has asked the State * % (+ of ICMR, said on Saturday the 0 ! ( ; < towards 1,000 on Saturday, Governments to set up health country has now 111 (; 7: but the Centre maintained check-up camps and tents for being trained on management Q, R Government testing labs and # !( < 7 that India is yet to witness migrant labourers who are of Covid-19 patients with the only 30 per cent of facilities are 8 community transmission of travelling back to their native help of AIIMS in Delhi while . put to use so far. ! the viral infection and it is places to prevent them from rigorous contact-tracing is He said 44 private labora- 3.?!%57 3 focusing on management and spreading the disease, if any. underway. Many States are in Theni: A young man under tories have been given approval !""!#$# - % ( prevention of the disease by Giving details of the steps the process of setting up ded- home quarantine for coron- for testing and 400 people ! *-,# ramping up Covid-19 hospi- being taken to combat coron- icated Covid-19 hospitals. avirus after return from Sri have been tested in private sec- #! ! /2 ( ( tals, sample testing, contact- avirus which has killed over They have also been asked Lanka suddenly ran out of his tor. &..! ( tracing besides intensifying 28,000 people across coun- to ramp up their capacity to house nude and fatally bit a 80- Gangakhedkar added that #1 > social distancing measures. tries, Health Ministry Joint manage an increasing number year old woman in his neigh- the country is now fully ! ( According to Statewise Secretary Lav Aggarwal said of cases. At least 17 States have bourhood in a village near equipped to deal with the sit- ! confirmed case tallied by dif- that doctors from the States are started work on it. here, police said on Saturday. uation. %! ( ! / / B ( ( ((Q & $ " # * ( @ ! ( ( ' senior officials for this. They of animal feed, the life of the the corona virus entering the ! ! # " ()** have been instructed to take all animals has come to a halt. So, third stage a detailed discussion ; Q @ 8 # # necessary steps to provide relief necessary steps have been taken took place on what arrange- ( to the stranded the people,” he to ensure the availability of ani- ments should be made to deal 5 said. mal feed. Soren said that he will with it. ! There was also a discussion soon hold a high level meeting The CM said that all gov- 4 3" on the problems being faced by with the officials regarding ernment hospitals as well as ( 2 the people of Jharkhand this matter. private hospitals with facilities