MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2020 (PAGE 4) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU From page 1 First Army jawan, second doctor, Tablighi Coronavirus cases inch closer to 9000 contact among 4 more +ve in Jammu; total 48 have been cured and discharged activities like in the farming sec- over hundreds of miles to their plan to improve the country’s so far. tor in regions with no COVID- home districts. economic activity and provide Seventeen persons were tested police station headed by Inspector According to the latest 19 cases. In the report titled "South liquidity in the hands of the peo- positive for COVID-19 in Kashmir Chanchal Singh have sealed Bohri Union Health Ministry update, The Centre in consultation Asia Economic Update: Impact ple. today taking total number of cases Chowk and surrounding areas as as many as 918 COVID-19 with states is moving to restart of COVID-19", the report at the “These new activities are in the Valley to 197 and that of the they were declared as Red Zones cases and 34 deaths have been economic activities in a graded same time said migrant workers essential to improve the eco- Union Territory of Jammu and by the administration after the doc- reported in the last 24 hours, tak- manner in what is seen as a returning home could become nomic activity and provide liq- Kashmir to 245. However, out of tor tested positive. ing the total number of such nuanced change in strategy from vectors carrying the coronavirus uidity in the hands of the peo- 245 total cases, number of active A 29-year old resident of cases to 8,447 and the fatalities saving lives a month ago to sav- to unaffected states and villages ple,” the DPIIT said in its letter cases stood at 235-44 in Jammu Jawahar Nagar, Satwari, who had to 273. It said 765 people have ing lives as well as livelihoods and that preliminary findings to Home Secretary Ajay Kumar and 191 in Kashmir with four come in contact with a Tablighi so far recovered from the infec- now in the fight against the pan- indicated in India many out- Bhalla, deaths-one in Jammu and three in Jamaat cadre at local religious tion. demic. migration areas are likely to “It is felt that certain more Kashmir and six recoveries and place, has also tested positive for The number of cases crossed It has sought inputs related to have COVID-19 cases. activities with reasonable safe- subsequent discharge from the hos- Coronavirus. The Tablighi had Security forces conducting search operation in Ramgarh vil- 1,000 in Tamil Nadu which now production, labour and logistics The Centre has asked the guards should be allowed once a pitals-three each in both divisions. attended the function at local reli- lage on Sunday. -Excelsior/Gautam joins Maharashtra and Delhi to from clusters in five key sectors state and union territories to take final decision regarding exten- Among 245 COVID-19 gious place of Satwari after Bari have a maximum number of to ascertain expected output if welfare measures for the sion and nature of lockdown is patients in Jammu and Kashmir, Brahamana and later left for positive COVID-19 infections. they are made operational with- migrant labourers living in taken by the central govern- Searches in Ramgarh this is for the first time that an Army Srinagar where he was tested The ministry also asserted in a fortnight and procedural camps in different parts of the ment,” the letter said, making a search operation was called off. ings but no one was found. soldier has tested positive for COVID-19 positive and has since that the government is "extra support required, official country that include food, shel- strong push for these activities However, SSP Samba, Later the search operation was Coronavirus though he was posted died. prepared" if there is an exponen- sources said. ter, medicine, mobile and video in addition to those already Shakti Pathak along with secu- called off as no suspect was at Agra in Uttar Pradesh and was on All family members of the tial rise in the number of coron- The five sectors are textiles, call facilities. allowed under various notifica- rity forces today again found any where. However leave staying at his residence at vil- Tablighi contact have been sent to avirus patients. chemicals, electronics, steel and The Bihar government also tions of the MHA. launched the search operation police and security forces are lage Chack Ramchand in Supwal Teachers Bhawan in Gandhi Nagar Addressing a press briefing, pharmaceutical, the sources reached out and provided relief The exit plan from the lock- in the area and searched the still maintaining vigil in the area of Samba district while a den- for quarantine and the area has Health Ministry's Joint said. to over 5 lakh distressed resi- down is recommended after get- entire village and its surround- area, sources said. tist was second doctor to be infect- been sealed by Satwari police sta- Secretary Lav Agarwal said the States are likely to designate dents of the state stranded in ting suggestions from a detailed ed with virus in the Jammu region. tion teams led by SHO Gurmeet government is expanding the districts, towns and cities as red, Delhi and other parts of the interaction with various states 3 including child killed in SSP Samba Shakti Pathak Singh. COVID-19 testing capacity in orange and green zones depend- country, a senior official said in and industry bodies, the letter told the Excelsior that 34-year A 46-year old male, originally state-run as well as private med- ing upon the number of COVID- Patna. said. Pak shelling, 7 injured old Army jawan had travelled in a resident of Ramnagar in ical colleges. 19 case as part of efforts to allow The Karnataka Government The plan also emphasises on the same bogey of the train in Udhampur district and presently "We are working on an differentiated restoration of nor- said it is studying in-depth the social distancing, sanitisation troops targeted civilian areas. forward villages and the which Tablighi Jamaat cadre living at EWS Colony in Lower urgent basis to expand the malcy with conditions like uses consequences of possible relax- and spacing. "Pakistan now targeting civilian Indian Army was giving befit- were returning to Jammu from Roop Nagar, tested positive today capacity for COVID-19 testing of masks and social distancing ation of lockdown norms after There was no reaction from population in Kupwara Sector ting response to Pakistan, Nizamuddin on March 18. The after remaining hospitalized at in government and private med- in public. April 14 and plans to come out the home ministry on Sunday to near the Line of Control result- according to latest reports. jawan had boarded the train ASCOMS Sidhra since April 5. He ical colleges across the country. Union Minister Nitin with a clear roadmap in a day or DPIIT’s letter. ing in the killing of three inno- Several houses were from Agra, where he was posted, was intitially under treatment of Fourteen mentor institutes, Gadkari said talks are underway two, according to Medical The letter also noted that cent civilians including one damaged in forward village while Tablighis had taken the liver-related ailments. including the AIIMS and with State Governments to re- Education Minister Sudhakar other Ministries like the same train from Nizamuddin in He was symptomatic and NIMHANS, have been identi- start highway construction proj- K. Agriculture ministry may be New Delhi. was sent for sample testing by fied to mentor the medical col- ects where migrant labourers Kerala, which was the first approaching the MHA separate- The jawan was kept under the private hospital authorities. leges and expand the coron- can be gainfully employed, state in the country to report a ly for allowing activities like quarantine for 14 days and He has been admitted in avirus testing capacity," he In a video-conference with coronavirus infection in late harvesting etc. That they consid- remained asymptomatic. He was Isolation Ward of the added. PTI, the Road Transport, high- January, has prepared a time ered crucial. discharged from quarantine and Government Medical College in According to ICMR offi- ways and MSME Minister said table for coming out of the lock- Further, it has stated that allowed to go home on April 2. critical condition. Doctors have cials, a total of 1,86,906 samples efforts are on for facilitating safe down and there would be dis- housing and construction sectors Samples of the soldier and his wife put him on ventilator. have so far been tested across return of migrant labourers, an trict-specific strategies to tackle need to be allowed if the labour- were taken during random check- Meanwhile, police has been the country, of which 7,953 have estimated 20 lakh of whom are the situation while the number ers stay at the sites with all facil- ing, Pathak said, adding the jawan deployed outside ASCOMS Sidhra been found positive for COVID- in shelters pan-India. of cases are on the decline. ities and safeguards. tested positive while her wife was and entire staff which has attended 19. "I had a meeting with road Ramping up efforts to Contractors shall ensure safety, negative. the patient has been sent on quar- "In the last five days, on an sector officials. Work can be re- "stamp out" coronavirus cases in sanitation and distancing norms. "We have sealed the village antine. average, 15,747 samples were started at projects with condition the state, Kerala Finance It suggested that all transport Chack Ramchand after it was A total of 35 COVID-19 tested per day and 584 of those that adequate measures are taken Minister Thomas Isaac told PTI vehicles of all sizes, whether declared Red Zone by the District patients have been admitted in the were found to be positive per for safeguard against coron- that an exit strategy is being pre- inter-State, intra-State or intra- An injured being shifted to hospital in Mendhar sector on Magistrate. Inside and outside Chest Diseases Hospital, Bakshi day," an Indian Council of avirus. We have to follow guide- pared and restrictions are being city, need to be allowed, whether Sunday. -Excelsior/Rahi Kapoor movement from the village has Nagar which has been declared as Medical Research (ICMR) offi- lines. At some places collectors relaxed in certain segments, empty or full, by all enforce- been stopped,'' the SSP Samba said. dedicated COVID Hospital, cial said at the press briefing have given permission, some including agriculture. ment agencies without asking woman and a child," the in Pakistan shelling. He added that all eight family Medical Superintendent Dr A broad consensus has not. We are doing a follow up Meanwhile, a key Central any question. spokesman added. Throughout the day, people members of the jawan have been Rajeshwar Sharma said. emerged that the national lock- along with the chief secretaries department has recommended It has also asked for certain The civilian killings come remained confined to their sent for quarantine and sample test- He added that condition of all down should be extended by at of the states," the minister said. that certain identified industries repairing units like those indi- two days after Army damaged houses and didn't come out ing. of them was stable. least two weeks after a meeting Gadkari's comments come and services should be allowed viduals or small agencies gun positions and ammunition in view of continued shelling A 39-year old dentist posted at Meanwhile, authorities have between Prime Minister Modi against the backdrop of a report to resume limited activity with involved in providing repair dump of Pakistani troops and and firing by the Pakistani CHC Garhi in Udhampur district subjected several doctors, para- and state chief ministers on by the World Bank that migrants “reasonable safeguards”, as the services in mobile, refrigerator, destroyed militant launch troops who were targeting and a resident of Colonels Colony, medical and other staff of the Saturday. face a stark choice between Centre mulls easing some air conditioner, television, pads that were active in send- civilian areas directly. Bohri Chowk falling under the SMGS and Sub District Hospital Several Chief Ministers at potentially starving in urban restrictions during the likely plumbing, cobblers, ironing ing infiltrators into Kashmir. Reports said number of jurisdiction of Domana police sta- Akhnoor to sample testing after the same time have pushed for centres without work or long extended coronavirus lockdown (dhobi), electrician, automobile An Army officer said that cattle perished in Pakistani tion, also tested positive today for they had come in contact with resumption of some economic and potentially fatal journeys beyond April 14. mechanics, cycle to be allowed. Pakistani troops resorted to shelling. Coronavirus. She too was asympto- Coronavirus positive patient who The Department for The department has stated ceasefire violations along the There were reports that matic. had delivered baby in the SMGS Promotion of Industry and that all street vendors like fruit LoC in Keran sector today. He Pakistan army was trying to Lockdown in J&K UT likely According to sources, she had hospital. Internal Trade (DPIIT) in a and vegetable sellers should be said that the Army gave befit- push trained militants into the come in contact with dental techni- District Magistrate Udhampur series of recommendations to allowed by the states in order to ting reply to the Pakistani Indian territory under the to continue till May 15 cian, who happened to be relative of Dr Piyush Singla today said all 23 the Ministry of Home Affairs improve doorstep delivery and troops and targeted Pakistani cover of shelling and firing. deceased woman from Tikri in samples sent for testing for movement pass. Moreover, the ongoing lockdown don't get (MHA) said these new activities also to provide much needed gun positions and ammunition Pakistan has repeatedly Udhampur district and was posted COVID-19, who were `High Risk those moving with passes will eroded as people have with great in wide ranging spheres are liquidity to this population. dumps in Neelam Valley and violated ceasefire for a week in the same hospital at Garhi. The Contacts' (mostly of Health necessarily have to wear masks. difficulty learnt to live with the essential in any lockdown exit (PTI) they were destroyed. despite the challenges faced Tikri woman had died in the GMC Department and police personnel) They further disclosed that restrictions", sources said quoting The officer said that sever- by the two countries due to Jammu and is lone Coronavirus have tested negative. Government has planned to the observations of the al militant launch pads in the Coronavirus outbreak. Govt to soon start COVID-19 testing in casualty in Jammu region while her "21 more samples have been keep shut the educational insti- Government, adding "formal Neelam Valley in PoK were Mohammad Shoukat, 28, seven family members had tested lined up for today. Joint teams tutions from a Primary School orders regarding new strategy will destroyed by firing from received splinter injuries new GMCs, IRLs of both capitals positive for the virus. working day and night in contact to the University till May 15, be issued by the Government Bofors guns. when a mortar shell exploded The dentist, whose husband is tracing. Please cooperate to con- 2020. Similarly, all religious pil- within next few days". They said in CD Hospital Medical Education Meanwhile, Pakistan near his house in Qasba sector also a doctor in the District tain (Coronavirus),'' Dr Singla grimages and congregations etc In response to a question, Jammu, there is 4-module Department J&K, Atal Dulloo army today resorted to and he had to be shifted to Hospital Kathua, has become sec- said in a tweet. will continue to remain banned they said that by adopting new CBNAAT machine in which 4 confirmed that the process to intense mortar shelling and Poonch district hospital for ond doctor in the Jammu region SDPO Nagrota Mohan Lal till May 15 and all malls, cinema strategy the Government wants samples of COVID-19 tests can establish BSL-2 labs in new firing on the LoC in several treatment, sources said. to test positive for COVID-19. Sharma said police have traced a halls, restaurants, gyms, sports to reduce the spread of COVID- be conducted in one hour. It Medical Colleges has been areas of Poonch district A live mortar bomb, which Earlier, a faculty member of the person who was evading travel his- stadiums/clubs and recreational 19, minimize the loss of health means 24 tests can be conducted started. He said that they are causing injuries to two civil- failed to explode during Government Medical College tory and registered a case against clubs will continue to remain care professionals and other in this machine within working working on war footing for ians and damage to several heavy Pakistan shelling in (GMC) Jammu posted in him at Nagrota. He has been sent closed till May 15, 2020. essential service providers, hours (6 hours) and total 48 tests establishment of these labs and houses. Balakote sector, was Microbiology Department had for quarantine. According to the sources, increase the capacity of health in two shifts, they maintained. start of testing facilities therein Reports said Pakistan fired destroyed by Indian Army tested positive. Later, his wife, Mandi police in Poonch district strict lockdown will be enforced care system to handle a sudden “Government is also work- but the whole process may take long range mortar shells and experts. father and servant had also tested has registered a FIR under Section for Jammu and Srinagar districts surge, increase testing and sur- ing tirelessly to enhance testing 15-20 days and even more. resorted to firing with heavy Saleema Bi, 45, a resident positive. The doctor's husband 188 IPC against eight persons for keeping in view the fact that veillance to eliminate communi- capacity of present facilities for Reports of starting COVID- weaponry in Mendhar, of Lanjout village, received was tonight tested negative. violating lockdown orders and Srinagar is currently a major hot ty spread, ensure access to other which they are in discussion 19 testing in IRL Jammu and Balakote, Digwar, Shahpur, splinter injuries in the Sources said the CHC Garhi keeping their shops open. spot and Jammu is to prevented health care requirements of citi- with University of Jammu (JU) Srinagar were also confirmed by Qasba, Kirni and other sectors shelling. She was rescued by will be reopened after sanitization Out of 48 COVID-19 patients from becoming the one. "Even zens, maintain other public and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi the Financial Commissioner, of Poonch district during the a joint team of Army, police and fumigation and the staff and in the Jammu region, three have Government departments will health initiatives and establish University (SMVDU) to borrow who stated that in first phase, day today prompting very personnel and health workers family members of the female doc- been treated and discharged from function with 50% staff on roster special help-lines for vulnerable their RT PCR machines as the IRL Jammu as well as Srinagar effective retaliation from the amid intense shelling and tor have been sent for quarantine the Government Medical College basis and there is possibility of groups like cancer, dialysis and same is of no use there due to has been selected for COVID-19 Indian side leading to heavy admitted to a hospital where and sample testing. Jammu while a woman has died, Government introducing five day patients on immunosuppressant ongoing lockdown,” sources testing but later on testing may exchanges. she is stable now, sources Police parties from Domana leaving active cases at 44. working week system in all the etc. further informed. be started in other IRLs of the Today was seventh consec- said. departments at the field level", As far as non-health related They said that higher ups in UT also. utive day of heavy shelling Balakote and Mendhar 17 positive for COVID-19 in they added. objectives are concerned, the Health Department have also “Yes, we are also seeking to from Pakistan side on the LoC sectors witnessed heavy firing About essential services, Government wants to maintain appealed authorities of JU and borrow RT PCR machines from in Poonch district. and shelling for several hours Kashmir, tally jumps to 197 sources said that existing strate- access to food and other essen- SMVDU to provide their trained JU and SMVDU so that present Pakistan started firing past night. Several houses gy and scheme will continue so tials, maintain purchasing power microbiologists so that their capacity of testing in GMC 65 year old brother-in-law. are secondary contacts. small arms and mortar shells were damaged in the as to maintain supply of essen- of community, facilitate return of services can be used for Jammu may be enhanced further The two positive cases from They said that the person in Qasba and Kirni sectors at Pakistani shelling. tial commodities to the people. stranded population and students COVID-19 testing. and all samples are tested and Bandipora are 55 year and 40 being a faith healer was posing 1.40 pm, inviting a strong and Hiranagar sector along the "All essential services and both in and outside the Jammu When contacted, Financial reported on same day without year old women who are con- a great challenge to the district effective retaliation by the IB in Kathua district was also goods and their supply chains and Kashmir without increasing Commissioner, Health and any delay,” Dulloo said. tacts of a previous Coronavirus machinery in tracing all those Indian Army, sources said. rocked by a heavy exchange will continue to operate with the spread of Coronavirus and positive man. who met him over the period of The cross-border firing of fire between Pakistani and bare minimum staff and maintain such economic activities Another man from time and might have caught the Home Secy writes to States, UTs was still going on in many India troops throughout the District Magistrates will be that have long term implications Kulgam's Damhal Hanjipora infection. night. authorized to allow opening of (agriculture and horticulture etc). area was tested positive. He is a "We are on it, and by Pakistan initiated the any essential shop/activity by About the prevailing scenario, Trucks carrying essentials being DISCLAIMER contact of a man who attended Monday we will be ready with ceasefire violation by firing following norms of social dis- they said that J&K has yet not ‘‘Daily Excelsior’’ does not religious meeting at the list of people and will trace on three forward areas in tancing as per the needs", they reached the stage of community take responsibility for the Nizamudin. them down," the official said. detained in violation of instructions Karol Matrai, Faqeera and added. transmission and almost all the contents of the advertise- From the time the first And the lockdown across Chandwa around 9 pm, draw- Even agriculture, horticulture, cases are traced to foreign travel, NEW DELHI, Apr 12: With a view to bring clarity at ments (Display/ Classified) COVID-19 case was Kashmir continued for the 24th ing retaliation by the BSF animal husbandry activities and religious congregation and con- the implementation level, the offi- announced in J&K on March 9, day today with authorities act- The Union Government today carried in this newspaper. guarding the IB. Pakistan the industry/local travel related tact with positives etc. "This is cial listed the measures for strict it took about three weeks for ing tough against the violators said that guidelines on exemptions The paper does not endorse used mortars to target the thereto shall also be allowed. because of approach of aggressive observance by authorities at vari- the cases to reach 50-mark. It of Government orders issued to during lockdown were not being the same. Readers are posts and villages, causing Moreover, controlled functioning contact tracing", they further said, ous levels. took the next five days for the prevent spread of Coronavirus. followed properly in some parts of requested to verify the panic among the border resi- of industries will be permitted. adding "even two-third positive Inter-state and intra-state cases to double to cross 100- Police and paramilitary the country and vehicles carrying contents on their own before dents who took shelter in "By implementing this multi- cases are asymptomatic and this is movement of all trucks and other mark and next five days to troopers were deployed on essential and non-essential items acting there upon.’’ underground bunkers. pronged strategy the Government a result of aggressive contact trac- goods/carrier vehicles with one cross 200-mark. roads and they had erected con- were being detained by police that wants to ensure that the grains of ing, tracking, testing and treating". driver and one additional person is 51320 travellers and per- certina wire to block the roads could lead to potential shortage of allowed as long as the driver is Edited, Printed, Published by Kamal Rohmetra and owned sons in contact with suspected to prevent movement of people commodities. carrying a valid driver's licence. by Daily Excelsior. Executive Editor Neeraj Rohmetra. cases have been put under sur- and vehicles. Two docs transferred In a communication to Chief This is irrespective of the Printed at Daily Excelsior and Excelsior Printer Pvt Ltd, Secretaries of all States and Union veillance who include 9153 The Red Zones declared by Nursing Home, GMC Srinagar Superintendent, Kashmir Nursing nature of the cargo, whether Janipura, Jammu and published from EXCELSIOR HOUSE, Territories, Home Secretary Ajay persons in-home quarantine Government were totally on standard terms and conditions Home, GMC Srinagar), who has essential or otherwise. No further Janipura, Jammu 180007 (J&K). Phones: 2537055, 2537901, including facilities operated by sealed and no movement was Bhalla said it has come to the permit or approval would be 2539178. 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