c m y k c m y k THE LARGEST CIRCULATED ENGLISH DAILY IN SOUTH INDIA HYDERABAD I FRIDAY I 13 MARCH 2020 WEATHER SPORTS 16 TABLOID O NATION 8 Max: 33.1 C | | Min: 21.9OC RH: 85% Rajini wants to be Atletico dump champs Tom Hanks tests Rainfall: Nil party boss, not CM Liverpool out of CL positive for Covid-19 Forecast: Cloudy sky. Misty morning. Max/Min deccanchronicle.com, facebook.com/deccannews, twitter.com/deccanchronicle, google.com/+deccanchronicle | PAGES | temp. 33.1/21.9ºC Vol. 83 No. 72 Established 1938 32 `6.00 ASTROGUIDE Vikari; Uttarayanam Thithi: Phalguna Bahula Chaturthi till 8.53 am and India records 1st Covid death Panchami till 6.17 am Star: Swathi till 2.03 pm Varjyam: 7.16 pm to 8.46 pm Durmuhurtam: 8.52 am to 9.39 am and 12.49 noon to 1.37 pm 76-year-old Saudi returnee was in Hyderabad for two days Rahukalam: 10.30 am to 12 noon M.B. GIRISH | DC HIJRI CALENDAR BENGALURU, MARCH 12 Rajjab 17,1441 AH Mohammad Hussein Sidd- Corona wipes PRAYERS iqui, who died in Kala- Fajar: 5.26 am burgi in Karnataka on Zohar: 12.26 pm Wednesday, has now been Asar: 4.45 pm officially declared as the Maghrib: 6.31 pm first Coronavirus victim out `11 lakh cr Isha: 7.39 pm to succumb to the disease SUNSET TODAY 6.25 PM in India, with health ASHWIN J. PUNNEN | DC department officials on MUMBAI, MARCH 12 MEA TO LET IPL SUNRISE TOMORROW 6.25 AM Thursday confirming he MOONSET TOMORROW 8.30 AM was tested positive for With the World Health ORGANISERS MOONRISE TODAY 9.17 PM Covid-19. Organisation declaring Soon after the Karn- Coronavirus a pandemic, DECIDE ON EVENT ataka state health depart- investor sentiment took a ment confirmed that the beating and Dalal Street IN BRIEF 76-year-old religious lea- saw carnage on Thursday. DC CORRESPONDENT der was a positive case of The Sensex suffered its NEW DELHI, MARCH 12 Covid-19, B. Sriramulu, biggest single-day selloff AP reports 1st minister, health and fami- in absolute terms, plung- The Ministry of External ly welfare, tweeted that ing 3,204 points, or 8.97 Affairs (MEA) on Thu- Covid +ve case the Karnataka govern- per cent, intraday to rsday evening said that ment had made necessary 32,493 — its lowest point the authorities could Nellore: The first contact tracing, isolation in 23 months. The Nifty only advise the organis- Coronavirus (Covid-19) and other measures as per plunged nine per cent, or ers of the Indian Premier virus positive case in protocol. 950 points, intra-day to League (IPL) not to hold Andhra Pradesh has been The Telangana govern- 9,508, marking its lowest their sporting events in reported in Nellore on ment has been informed, recorded since June 2017. India in view of the pan- Thursday. The victim is a since the deceased was Registering the biggest demic, but that it was up 25-year-old youth studying admitted to a private hos- single day fall, the Sensex to the organisers of such in Italy, who had returned pital in Hyderabad, offi- closed down 2,919.26 events to take a decision. home on March 6. He devel- cials here said. points, or 8.18 per cent, at When asked if such oped dry cough on March 6 Soon after his death, the 32,778.14 and the Nifty set- events could be banned if and was admitted to the last rites were conducted tled at 9,590.15 points, organisers went ahead isolation ward of the gov- under strict medical Two employees walk in the unusually empty check-in hall at Arlanda international airport outside Stockholm, where down 868.25 points, or 8.3 on commercial consider- ernment general hospital, supervision and moni- flights have been cancelled due to concerns over the coronavirus, on Thursday. — AFP per cent. ations, MEA additional Nellore. The medical and tored by the district The carnage in the mar- secretary Dammu Ravi health and family welfare health and family welfare ket wiped out `11 lakh said the matter could be department confirmed the officials at Kalaburgi. crore investor wea-lth. referred to the GoM mon- news of a positive Covid-19 Siddiqui was admitted to With markets down 20 per itoring the situation. case through a press a hospital, following com- 7,400 need to be traced cent from its recent high, release on Thursday, saying plaints of cough due to experts claim that mar- ■ More reports on Page 15 that the case was positive. viral pneumonia after his kets have entered bear return from Saudi Arabia. territory. constituents ended in the ■ Full report on Page 4 Siddiqui had gone to after 74 confirmed cases On a net basis, foreign red. SBI was the top loser, Saudi Arabia on January institutional investors crashing 13.23 per cent. 29 and returned a month KANIZA GARARI | DC sary as those arriving these are educated and sold equities worth All 11 sectoral indices Shah: NPR not to later. HYDERABAD, MARCH 12 from abroad tested posi- affluent people the phone `3,515.38 crore on compiled by the NSE Officials said the patient tive for Covid-19. One numbers are available and Wednesday, data avail- ended lower, led by the mark ‘doubtful’ had severe co-morbidi- India must trace and track Covid-19 positive patient tracing is easy. Each has able with stock exchanges Nifty PSU Bank, down 13 New Delhi: Allaying fears ties, such as a history of 7,400 people for the 74 con- can spread to three people. to report to the health showed. per cent. over the National Popula- hypertension, diabetes Mohammad Hussein firmed coronavirus cases “Contact transmission” department daily through The rupee fell to 74.34 “The Nifty 50 is down 22 tion Register (NPR), home and asthma and appen- Siddiqui that have tested positive. means that those who telecommunication. If per dollar, just 14 paise per cent and incremental minister Amit Shah on dicitis. (20 others are awaiting came from the 124 Covid- they develop symptoms shy of its record low of pain cannot be ruled out,” Thursday said no citizen will On his return from avirus, a couple of days confirmation.) 19 affected countries car- they must go to governm- 74.48, a level hit in said Vikas Jain, senior be marked ‘D’ or ‘doubtful’ Saudi, he was down with back. Experts calculate a con- ried the virus and those in ent hospital for checking.” October 2018. Brent crude research analyst, during the updating exer- fever and took treatment He, however, did not tact tracing ratio of one India whom they came in Due to the coronavirus oil futures plunged 5.76 Reliance Securities. cise and no documents at a private hospital. He respond to the treatment positive to 100. But if any- touch with are ‘suspects’ scare, those who went per cent to $33.73 per bar- need to be furnished to was at first admitted to a and died on Tuesday night one was at a mass gather- for the transmission. abroad have self-reported. rel intra-day, after the ■ Page 14: US trading halts prove citizenship. Also, it is hospital in Kalaburagi, at around 11 pm. ing, a cinema hall, a mar- These include those met People have cooperated. In travel ban. All Sensex 2nd time in a week not compulsory to provide following complaints of A senior health depart- riage, or a commercial and during travel, at home, Telangana there were any information not avail- cough and other symp- ment official said that he religious event, then 1,000 their friends, office col- issues about visiting Ga- able with an individual, he toms. Later, on advice of man died on the way back will have to be traced to leagues, vendors, etc. “We ndhi Hospital and dema- said. Shah gave the clarifi- doctors and family, he had from Hyderabad around prevent a widespread do a detailed detective-like nding private hospitals for Quarantined seek cation during his reply to a gone to Hyderabad, offi- 11 pm on Tuesday. transmission. investigation where each check-ups and isolation. debate on communal riots cials said. With a lockdown, each detail of the routine has to in Delhi which he said were Doctors screened him ■ Page 9: Siddiqui’s body must be traced and be gathered and traced,” a ■ Page 4: Possible to trace a triggered by alleged hate for suspected Coron- was sanitized checked. This was neces- health official said. “Since few thousands luxury facilities speeches after passing of the new citizenship law that gave non-Muslim illegal PAWAN BALI | DC demands. migrants Indian citizenship. NEW DELHI, MARCH 12 Many refused to step out of the buses and the ■ Full report on Page 8 Centre debunks ‘heat kills virus’ hope Indian nationals in quar- administrators made antine are giving the extra “efforts” to bring COUNTER BALU PULIPAKA | DC health, said on Thursday ● LUV AGARWAL, joint not be able to survive. belief” that the heat will Indian army, running the them into the facility. POINT HYDERABAD, MARCH 12 that not much was known secretary, Union health In fact, at one press con- “help in controlling the coronavirus quarantine Sources managing about the virus. It is a new ference earlier this month, spread of the virus”. facility at Manesar, a Manesar said it was an The Central government virus, he said at a news ministry, said that not Mr Rajendar, made this But the claim came back headache, by demanding emergency facility con- on Thursday delivered a conference.