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82 years of service to the nation PUBLISHED SIMULTANEOUSLY FROM GUWAHATI & DIBRUGARH GET IT ON RN-1127/57 TECH/GH – 103/2018-2020, VOL. 82, NO. 126 www.assamtribune.com Google Play ePaper app for The Assam Tribune Pages 12 Price: 6.00 GUWAHATI, MONDAY, MAY 11, 2020 p2 Trump’s response to pandemic p7 Tripura COVID-19 tally p8 ‘Fake’ farmers return over absolute disaster: Obama rises to 132 Rs 10 lakh to PM Kisan fund No COVID-19 case in 10 5 AI pilots test positive states, UTs in last 24 hrs MUMBAI, May 10: Five pilots of Air India and two NEW DELHI, May 10: at 3.3 per cent.... In the last 24 employees of the national No COVID-19 case has India moving hours, there has been no case carrier’s engineering been reported in 10 states fast on the path in 10 states and Union services subsidiary AIESL and Union Territories in the of success in Territories. There are four have tested positive for last 24 hours and the recov- fight against the states or Union Territories COVID-19, airline sources ery rate has increased to where there has not been a said on Sunday. The pilots, over 30 per cent, Union pandemic: single case till now,” Vardhan however, had not operated Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said. India has total 36 states any flight in the last three weeks. – PTI Vardhan said on Sunday, and Union territories. asserting that India was He also said that Central Parliament moving fast on the path of teams are being sent to Delhi NEW DELHI, May 10: success in the fight against and nine states to assist their The Monsoon Session of the pandemic. governments in managing the Parliament, which normally According to Health Minis- outbreak. begins in the last week of try data, 1,511 COVID-19 pa- The states where teams are June or in the first week of tients recovered in the last 24 being sent are Tamil Nadu, July, may still be held on time, Lok Sabha Speaker hours – the highest number of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Om Birla said on Sunday, recoveries recorded in one day. Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, amid concerns that the India carried out 86,000 tests Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma visiting the Zonal Health Screening Centre and quarantine facility set up at coronavirus pandemic may for COVID-19 on Saturday and Punjab and West Bengal. Tezpur Central University, on Sunday. – UB Photos delay its start. – PTI India’s testing capacity now mild or very mild symptoms The government is making Medical aid stands at 95,000 samples per can be kept, he said. all efforts at every level to day, Vardhan told reporters “We are moving fast on path ensure that no stone is left First batch of NEW DELHI, May 10: of success in the fight against India has sent medical after inspecting a COVID-19 unturned in the fight against stranded people Govt to chalk out plan on assistance to the care centre in the Mandoli area COVID-19. The doubling rate COVID-19 anywhere and Maldives, Mauritius, in the national capital. for the last three days is 12 states are given all help they leave Delhi Madagascar, Comoros and India had started from one (days). The recovery rate has need, Vardhan said. flood relief camps in State Seychelles by a naval ship laboratory and now there are crossed 30 per cent. Out of “The Central government for Assam following requests from 472 laboratories testing for around 60,000 COVID-19 has distributed 72 lakh N95 SPL CORRESPONDENT Maintaining social distance in camps these countries for help in COVID-19, he said. patients, about 20,000 have masks and 36 lakh personal fighting COVID-19 There are 4362 corona care recovered and gone home,” protective equipment kits to NEW DELHI, May 10: The new challenge pandemic, the Ministry of Vardhan said. first batch of 167 people from External Affairs said. – PTI centres across the country the States so far,” he said. – R DUTTA CHOUDHURY Government would chalk out set up in a well planned man- where 3,46,856 patients with “Our mortality rate is still PTI Assam, who were stranded detailed strategies to deal ner to prevent spreading of Special trains here, left for their home state GUWAHATI, May 10: At a with floods as adequate care COVID 19. Sources said that NEW DELHI, May 10: on Sunday in six buses. time when the Assam Govern- would have to be taken while guidelines have already been The Indian Railways has The trip is being organised ment is fighting the coronavi- providing shelter to the peo- sent to the Deputy Commis- operated 366 ‘Shramik PM to interact with by local NGO Shristi and rus pandemic, it will have to ple affected by natural calam- sioners and Sub Divisional Special’ trains since May 1 some students of Delhi Uni- and ferried home around get ready to face the fury of ities. He said that a meeting Officers in this regard and a versity in association with floods and the major worry this involving all concerned in- detailed standard operating four lakh migrants Assam Bhavan here and the stranded in various parts of CMs today time will be setting up of relief cluding the Water Resources procedure is being prepared, State government. the country amid the camps for affected people by Department, Revenue De- which would be circulated coronavirus-induced The group is scheduled to maintaining social distancing to partment, Assam State Dis- within the next few days. lockdown, officials said. – Focus likely on boosting economic activity reach Guwahati on Tuesday prevent spike in the COVID- aster Management Authori- Sources said normally all PTI amid lockdown morning. Sources said each of 19 cases. Meanwhile, people ty, State and National Disas- relief camps are overcrowd- the passengers contributed of Assam who will return to ter Response Forces, Army ed, while some people also Spitting ban Rs 7,000 and they may have NEW DELHI, May 10: the video conference will from just over 28,000 cases India from abroad will have to etc would be held within a take shelter on the embank- NEW DELHI, May 10: to pay even more. With the focus on boosting begin at 3 pm on Monday. to nearly 63,000 cases. stay in quarantine facilities in week to chalk out an action ments. But if any person is af- Over 25 states and Union Some 800 stranded people economic activities amid a Sources in the government Days after the meeting, the the places where they land plan to deal with floods. fected by COVID-19 in one Territories, including had opted for the trip and an- Maharashtra, Gujarat, graded exit from the corona- said the focus of the meeting Central government had ex- before they are allowed to pro- Sources in the State Dis- particular camp, the possibili- other batch is being organised Uttar Pradesh, Assam and virus-induced lockdown, would be on boosting eco- tended the lockdown by two ceed to the State. aster Management Authori- ty of other inmates getting af- in coordination with the As- Delhi, have banned the Prime Minister Narendra nomic activities and pushing more weeks till May 17 to State Chief Secretary Ku- ty also admitted that this fected cannot be ruled out. sam government. use of smokeless tobacco Modi will interact with chief efforts to convert ‘red’ zones arrest the spread of the vi- mar Sanjay Krishna told The year, relief camps and shel- Under the circumstances, the products and spitting in The passengers today ministers of various states with high COVID-19 case rus, but gave several relaxa- Assam Tribune that the ter places would have to be number of camps may increase public places in view of mostly comprised students, COVID-19, the Union via video conference on load into ‘orange’ or ‘green’ tions in economic activities pilgrims and patients, sourc- substantially and the DCs and Health Ministry said. – Monday afternoon. zones. and movement of people. es said, adding that they were SDOs would have to identify PTI This will be his fifth inter- The number of COVID-19 The nationwide lockdown medically screened before camps well in advance and chalk action with the chief minis- infections has more than dou- has been in force since Maintain DISTANCE out a plan to shift the affected Jadhav case boarding the buses that were ters after the COVID-19 out- bled since the Prime Minis- March 25. also sanitised. people to such camps. ISLAMABAD, May 10: break in the country. The ter interacted with the chief Save SOCIETY Pakistan today said it has Prime Minister’s Office said ministers last on April 27 – “fully complied” with the SEE PAGE 6 Indian, Chinese SEE PAGE 6 ICJ judgement in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case, troops clash in days after India’s lead counsel asserted New Samples of dental college Sikkim sector Passenger trains to Delhi had hoped it might NEW DELHI, May 10: be able to persuade Troops of India and China Islamabad to release the boarders negative were involved in a fierce face- operate from tomorrow Indian death-row convict. off near Naku La pass in the – PTI Sikkim sector of the Sino-In- STAFF REPORTER well as the canteen staff have The results will take some SPL CORRESPONDENT bad and Jammu Tawi, official available only on the IRCTC tested negative. Two other time,” the sources said. dian border, official sources sources said. website. Ticket booking JOCOSERIOUS GUWAHATI, May 10: doctors working with the pos- Currently, there are 350 said on Sunday.