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R Covid-19 data, confirmed that he States have agreed to !"# the number of cases in the Tallow a limited number of n March 27, Daniel Lopez- country could be ten-time domestic flights operations OAcuna, former director of higher. “A ratio of one certified from Monday with several rid- healthcare in crisis situation case out of every 10 is credible,” ers while West Bengal will with the World Health Angelo Borrelli, the head of the resume flight operation from Organization (WHO) said the Civil Protection Agency, told May 28, Maharashtra, which number of people currently La Repubblica newspaper. has been unwilling to reopen its affected by coronavirus is very, Let us now take a look at airports for passenger flights probably “ten times”, higher the US scenario. According to has agreed to allow 25 flights to than the official confirmed the Worldometer --- the fore- and from Mumbai on Monday case, both in Spain and world- most global website that 24x7 instead of proposed 250 flights. wide. tracks down the countrywide West Bengal will allow flights Nearly two months ago, number of new cases and fatal- from Kolkata and Bagdogra when coronavirus spread was ities --- since a large number of airports from May 28 instead of in its midway stages, Lopez- cases are asymptomatic and May 25. Acuna’s warning failed to cre- that testing is sparse, only a The Tamil Nadu ate any stir, both in Europe and fraction of the infection is Government also allowed air elsewhere. After all, a Spanish detected. travel but mandates 14 days citizen was speaking primari- “The number of actual home quarantine for passen- ly in the context of the Spanish cases is therefore estimated to gers and who don’t have facil- outbreak. Two months down be at several multiples above ity for home quarantine will be O P !" # $ the line, the entire world is the number of reported cases. moved to institutional quar- # % !# haunted by the fear that the The number of deaths also antine. According to the number of actual cases could be tends to be underestimated, as Ministry of Civil Aviation, various State Governments to Meanwhile, confusions many time more than the some patients are not hospi- Hyderabad airport has agreed recommence civil aviation prevailed on Sunday as differ- reported ones. The death count talised and not tested,” it said. to allow 15 arrivals and 15 operations. Except Andhra ent States imposed their own could be equally manifold. “If we base our calculation departure fights while airports- Pradesh which will start on set of conditions on reopening Various studies conducted been far less than other equal- on that day. found infected. This was five- (deaths/cases) on the number Vizag and Vijaywada in May 26 and West Bengal on airports. Many States like across the globe have shown ly affected nations. Similarly, researchers from time higher than the number of of reported cases (rather than Andhra Pradesh have agreed to May 28, domestic flights will Maharashtra, Karnataka, Bihar, that only a fraction of the Take the case of the United the University of Bonn have confirmed cases reported offi- on the actual ones), we will resume flights from May 26. recommence across the coun- Punjab, Assam, Andhra infection and fatalities are being Kingdom, which has 2,57,154 said the number of coron- cially by the Robert Koch greatly overestimate the fatal- Meanwhile, pilots and first try from Monday. “For Tamil Pradesh, West Bengal and detected due to inadequate cases till date. A study by the avirus infections in Germany Institute. ity rate,” it said. officers seem to be concerned Nadu, there will be maximum Tamil Nadu were opposed to testing. This means the num- researchers at Stanford could be 10 times higher than The infection rate corre- The Worldometer analysed over lack of clarity on 25 arrivals in Chennai but opening up of their airports ber of people who have been University estimated that the currently thought. sponded to fatality rate of 0.37 the data provided by New York quarantine requirements for there’s no limit on no. of depar- and have announced their quarantined is far less than virus kills 1.04 per cent of The researchers tested 900 per cent. If this fatality rate is City, the New York State anti- them. tures. For other airports in respective quarantine measures those out in the streets or fill- affected patients in the United persons at Gangelt in applied on a national scale, it body study, and the excess Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu flights will operate for passengers arriving at their ing up work places and spread- Kingdom. Since on May 19, the Heinsberg district in the west- would mean ten-time more deaths analysis by the Centre and West Bengal are home to as in other parts of country,” the airports. ing the virus. These undetect- day the study was published, ern German state of North infection than the reported for Disease Control and some of the busiest airports in Minister said. Continued on Page 2 ed “carriers” may be the single the UK had reported 48,417 Rhine-Westphalia. The finding ones in Germany. Prevention (CDC) and said terms of passenger traffic. biggest hurdle in preventing the deaths, it is estimated that the published on May 3 showed Similarly, way back on that the number of actual cases According to Union Civil spread of coronavirus, more so total infection stood at 4.65 that out of 900 persons from March 24 itself, a top Italian is 10 times the number of con- Aviation Minister Hardeep in India, where testing has million, nearly 19 times more 404 households who were test- Government official who head- firmed cases. Singh Puri, it has been a long than the tally of 2,40,00 cases ed, around 15 per cent were ed the agency collating the Continued on Page 2 day of hard negotiations with $ ) % %) "*+ & '" ( %&' () ! 13,418 cases with 508 new cases. With 30 new deaths on *+ Sunday , the National Capital Ministry said before boarding, ! ! "" # stood at 261 deaths as on all the travellers would have to $!% ## Sunday. Other States witness- give an undertaking that they ing spike in cases include would stick to the above rule & # ,+-#+(-. Karnataka with 130 new cases ! to ensure least chances of '%( "# ## taking its count to 2,089 with Covid-19 transmission. * & +# total 42 casualties, Bihar with " However, exceptions will * & # # rise of 117 cases reaching the be for cases related to those in " # count at 2,511 with 11 deaths distress, pregnancy, death in aharashtra on Sunday & &(, " "+ as on date. family, serious illness and par- $ $&'( &$-&(&(-( Mcrossed 50,000-mark, ( * & "# # Rajasthan witnessed 286 he Union Health Ministry ents accompanied by children /!( !& /( reporting the highest-single day " new cases with total count at Ton Sunday issued guide- below 10 years of age. They 01&(,*--2-3/0*45-& coronavirus surge with Mumbai 7,028 and 163 fatalities in the lines covering entire gamut of will be asked to self-isolate at &!(-5 ( (( & recording 30,542 cases as States State, while Madhya Pradesh travelling, including interna- home for 14 days. 6- !&-&-27 -(9 of Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and 16,277. With 8 new deaths, recorded 294 new cases for a tional arrivals, domestic flights, All international passen- Delhi also followed it with high total toll in the State reached tally of 6,665 cases and 290 train and bus for inter-State gers arriving would also be ! spike in their coronavirus 112. Tamil Nadu Capital deaths. Odisha addition of 67 travel making clear that advised to download Aarogya ) !!*# counts. With the addition of Chennai itself has registered cases took the count of coron- asymptomatic domestic pas- Setu app on their mobile +&&,- (2(,1-( around 7,111 new cases and 156 total 10,582 cases with 587 new avirus affected to 1,336 with sengers will be allowed to devices. At the time of board- &,& 7& :&- deaths, the total coronavirus cases and with six deaths on seven deaths and Assam in the travel with a further rider that ing the flight or ship, all the 5&6&(,2-66&&( cases in the country rose to Sunday the toll in the city has North-East recorded six new on arrival they will need to go asymptomatic travellers would &&&1(&&&& 1,38,536 and death count reached at 81. cases taking total number of for 14-day self-quarantine. be allowed to board after ther- -(1-2&227(, crossed 4,000. After today’s In view status of coron- virus affected people to 353 In case of international mal screening. A list of dos and 5--(,!12-(& 6 spike India on Sunday pipped avirus cases in Maharashtra, with four casualties. arrivals on the resumption of don’ts would also be provided &5&&2-( Iran to emerge as the tenth worst Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, Assam Health Minister flights, the travellers will have along with the ticket by the &&!55&& (7&27 affected country in the world. the Governments there have Himanta Biswa Sarma had ear- to mandatorily check into an agencies they were travelling (&&-(9 Maharashtra led all States sought more time to resume lier claimed that return of institutional quarantine for with. in the count of those infected large-scale domestic flight ser- natives from southern and seven days at their own Also, self-declaration form !.