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Read Free Press news and analysis of the outbreak of this deadly virus, the crisis and beyond at.. freepressjournal.in VOL. 32 NO. 10|MUMBAI, PUNE, INDORE, BHOPAL SUNDAY|JULY 5, 2020|16 PAGES Quality at Value Dog in Georgia tests positive for COVID-19 Coronavirus Cases Indian dozes off at airport, misses repatriation ATLANTA: A dog in Georgia is believed to have been the second canine in the US to test positive for the virus that caus- DUBAI: A 53-year-old Indian worker in the UAE has missed a special repatriation flight after he dozed off at the es COVID-19, health officials said. The 6-year-old mixed breed dog was tested after its owners contracted COVID-19 and 11,256,982 Dubai International Airport, a media report said. P Shajahan, who worked as a storekeeper in Abu Dhabi, was the dog began suffering from a neurological illness, the Georgia Department of Health said in a news release on supposed to fly to Thiruvananthapuram on the Emirates jumbo jet chartered by the Kerala Muslim Cultural Centre Wednesday. The dog was positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The dog was euthanized after the Deaths (KMCC) Dubai, Gulf News reported. It was the first-ever jumbo jet chartered for repatriation. Shajahan, who had neurological illness progressed. Officials said the dog's neurological illness was caused by a condition unrelated to the 530, 273 paid 1,100 dirham (USD 300) for the ticket, said that he did not sleep on the previous night as he kept on waiting DASHBOARD coronavirus. Source - worldometer for the confirmation of his ticket for the jumbo jet flying 427 stranded Indians to Kerala, it said. Fast News Wet markets are a Maharashtra worry, admits China adds 7,074 new CHINA: China has promised to phase out the trading of cases to its count, live poultry following Sanctity of PM's Leh visit concerns over public food highest so far safety in the backdrop of the State's count of cases coronavirus pandemic. The country's market watchdog crosses 2-lakh mark said they would curtail the STAFF REPORTER / Mumbai slaughtering and sale of live Defencegets Ministry clarifieslost soldiers in were'hospital' not in any regular ward animals like ducks and Maharashtra on Saturday chicken in the nation's of a hospital, but in a hall which is normally used for training added 7,074 new COVID-19 popular wet markets. The cases to its count on Satur- State Administration for OUR BUREAU part of the crisis manage- day, the first time it has Market Regulation told the New Delhi ment exercise and very breached the 7,000 mark media that it would also much a part of the General Hard-pressed to for new cases recorded expand its crackdown on the The Defence Ministry Hospital complex. within a 24-hour period. trading and eating of wild stepped in on Saturday to The clarification did not The overall tally of the animals. Authorities said they clarify matters, after it was prevent the Congress party pay salaries, but state has also crossed the 2 would gradually replace the suggested in social media from politicizing the visit by lakh mark, and now traditional trade with that the visit of PM Modi to a pointing out that PM Modi stands at 2,00,064 cases. centralised production lines. frontline general hospital in had stopped 230 km short of Meanwhile, the state also China has faced global ever Leh on Friday was 'staged' Galwan valley -- the area can buy new cars added 295 more fatalities to since the Covid-19 brought and had an artificial ring to where the Chinese have en- its COVID-19 death toll on everything to a grinding halt. it. croached on Indian territo- Saturday, the highest toll The virus, which has snuffed The online criticism, ry. MVA govt to spend Rs 1.37 added on any day so far, out over 520,000 people which resonated with a Senior party leader Kapil taking the state's death toll worldwide, was first detected Kolkata-based newspaper, Sibal pointed out that Jawa- crore on six luxury vehicles to 8,671. Of these 295 in a seafood wholesale had twin strands: one, that harlal Nehru had visited a SANJAY JOG hu Kadu, Minister of State deaths, however, 124 market in the central Chinese Nimu -- the place that PM forward location, NEFA, dur- Mumbai for Sports & Youth Welfare deaths occurred in the last city of Wuhan late last year Modi visited -- was not a ing the 1962 war with China; Aditi Tatkare, Additional 48 hours and the other 171 foward post but 35 km from and so did the two other The cash-strapped Maha Chief Secretary of Depart- are from a previous period, Leh and one would have to prime ministers, Indira Vikas Aghadi (MVA) govern- ment of School Education & the state government clar- PM Modi: Code for an travel 200 km in the other di- Gandhi and Lal Bahadur ment has no money to pay Sports Vandana Krishna, ified. Aatmanirbhar Bharat rection to reach Galwan. (A ed out. Also, the ambience regular ward of a hospital, Shastri. salaries to 17 lakh and one for the staff (depart- Meanwhile, Mumbai re- NEW DELHI: Prime Minister forward post is one which is was that of a conference hall, but in a hall which is nor- Sibal said satellite images employees, but can shell out ment use). ported 1,163 new COVID- Narendra Modi, on Saturday, within the range of enemy rather than a hospital. mally used for training. of the actual intrusion by the Rs 1.37 crore for the Incidentally, the Depart- 19 cases and 68 deaths in launched the Digital India fire.) Again, the patients had no It had been converted into a Chinese do not lie and want- purchase of six new luxury ment of School Education the last 24 hours. The total AatmaNirbhar Bharat Two, the ward which PM visible signs of injuries, they ward to accommodate the in- ed the Prime Minister to cars for ministers and bu- and Sports’ proposal to pur- COVID-19 cases in the city Innovate Challenge to Modi visited to interact with were not bandaged -- as one jured bravehearts, who had clarify whether or not the reaucrats of the department chase the cars has been have now jumped to identify the best Indian apps, wounded soldiers did not would expect of soldiers who been kept there since their Chinese have captured the of school education, youth cleared by the Finance De- 83,237; while 4,830 have already being used by look like a hospital premises, were recently wounded in a arrival from Galwan, in view Galwan valley in Ladakh, in- and sports. partment and also by Chief died till date. A total of citizens and have the it was alleged. The facility he standoff. They were no wrist of the raging pandemic. cluding Patrol point 14 Each car -- Toyota Innova Minister Uddhav Thackeray. 1,071 recoveries in the last potential to scale up and visited was without any bands -- which all patients They had been segregated as where 20 soldiers of the 16th Crysta -- costs Rs 22.8 lakh. The department desk offi- 24 hours have taken the to- become world class. The medical equipment -- there are obliged to wear -- and the hospital has been desig- Bihar Regiment sacrificed These cars will be purchased cer, LV Sawant, had issued a tal number of recoveries Ministry of Electronics & were no saline drips, ventila- were sitting erect as if they nated a Covid treatment hos- their lives. for the use of Minister of notification two days after to 53,463, while the num- Information Technology along tors, medical trays and the were attending a yoga class. pital. Have the Chinese also not School Education Varsha Minister of Relief and Reha- ber of active cases is with the Atal Innovation like -- the kind one would see The ministry clarified that The ministry further clari- captured the "hot springs" lo- Gaikwad, Minister of State bilitation Vijay Wadettiwar 24,524. Mission have come up with in any hospital, it was point- the soldiers were not in any fied that the said facility is cated in the CONTD. ON P5 for School Education Bach- had revealed CONTD. ON P5 this challenge, which will run in two tracks—promotion of PIC: B L SONI existing apps and development of new apps. "I urge all my friends in the No flights from tech community to participate World on vaccine fast and help create an Aatmanirbhar app ecosystem. Who knows, I may also use Mumbai, 5 other some of these apps made by track,AGENCIES so are we: ICMR you," said the Prime Minister. New Delhi He said India's tech cities to Kolkata ecosystem had made it proud AGENCIES India. As experts cautioned against and the pandemic had New Delhi/Kolkata "It is informed that no rushing the process for de- brought about disruption in flights shall operate to veloping a COVID-19 vaccine the tech world.