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On Sunday M with 50 per cent staff and will morning came the first clarifi- #$ M not be allowed to open in cation that Liquor shops will % # hotspot zones, which are decid- not come under the category of # ed by the State Governments. shops that can be opened. & $ In notification, the Home By afternoon came a sec- # Ministry said shops, the sales ond clarification excluding bar- $ points defined under Shops ber shops or saloons from the which deal in sale of items. complexes and market com- " and Establishment Act which ambit of relaxation. There is no order to open bar- plexes, except shops in multi- # # includes non-essential items “We were facing flood of ber shops and hair salons. brand and single-brand malls, too. But e-commerce in non- queries from public as well as There is no order to open outside the limits of municipal $ essential is not allowed. media and also from social ! liquor shops,” said Punya Salila corporations and municipali- $ ' The officials also pointed media about the opening of "#$ Tripati, MHA spokesperson. ties, with 50 per cent strength () (( out that like liquor, cigarettes, liquor shops, cigarettes, barber “All shops registered under of workers with wearing of " ()# $ gutka, and pan masala also shops and saloons,” said a as public transport and vehicle shops. “Hair salons and barber the Shops and Establishment masks and social distancing come under the regulated senior official of the MHA. plying is not allowed till May 3, shops render services. Our Act of the respective State/UT, being mandatory,” reads the items under the hazardous to The officials explained that public can only walk to nearby order is applicable on shops including shops in residential MHA order. *" +,+, * +-# ! R # P ' ! $% " ) !& ! & & *,82 # and giving inaccurate results. + , # # An official said, “After a ven as the Central gov- - " he Centre on Saturday meeting the Union Health Eernment issued guidelines # Tasked States and Union Ministry held with States on for opening of shops, District ## Territories to put on hold the Friday, they were asked to halt Magistrate Abhishek Prakash # use of Covid-19 rapid antibody the use of Covid-19 rapid anti- said there would be no relax- test kits till their accuracy is body test kits for the time ation in the lockdown for # # rechecked by apex health being till their accuracy is val- now. ./ research body, Indian Council idated by the ICMR.” The District Magistrate of Medical Research (ICMR). “Moreover, WHO has also also held a meeting with senior According to the sources, not commented on its accura- officials of all government and teams constituted by ICMR are cy. ICMR is reviewing the effi- private hospitals in the district. # # analysing the rapid antibody cacy of the test and the kits in He issued directions for Covid- test kits, procured from two its own labs and shall come out 19 training of all the doctors fter a day of somewhat Chinese firms, to check their with fresh guidelines soon,” and paramedical staff in the O subdued rise in number of efficacy after some States said Union Health Minister next 2-3 days. . A ■ coronavirus cases, Maharashtra reported that they are faulty Harsh Vardhan on Friday. Details on Page 3 Q and Gujarat, two of the worst 0 affected States, recorded big spike adding 172 cases which the recovery rate was more spikes on Saturday that saw took its overall count to 1,793 than 20 per cent, which are # # 1 India’s total count reaching and death toll of 27. comparatively better than most ' ( R& 2 26,277 with a death toll of 825, Rajasthan added 49 new of the countries. The with 44 dying on Saturday. At cases, five more than Friday Government feels that this is 11 pm on Saturday night fig- and Tamil Nadu added 66 new due to positive effect of the # ures tallied from States saw cases. Rajasthan has now 2,083 lockdown in the country, along & *$ & $ + addition of a record 1,829 cases cases, Madhya Pradesh 1,945 with the cluster management " during the day, the single and Tamil Nadu 1,821. and containment strategy. biggest spike so far in 12 hours. The Saturday rise came a Turn to Page 6 security during their visits to # Maharashtra added 828 day after India saw its daily assess the impact of coron- # cases and Gujarat 256, taking growth in number of cases dip avirus outbreak. their respective total of positive down to 6 per cent, which is low- The IMCT has sought to cases to 7,628 and 3,071 and est daily growth rate recorded + 2 know details about steps taken death toll of 323 and 133 since the country crossed 100 by the Mamata Banerjee-led respectively. On Friday, cases. The country’s recovery rate # dispensation to identify and Maharashtra had added just has reached 20.52 per cent while # # quarantine those who returned " 390 cases and Gujarat had the mortality rate is restricted to # from the Tablighi Jamaat con- 4 added 188 cases. Delhi added 3 per cent, less than the global 344444 he spat between the Centre gregation in Delhi’s 111 new cases, so far a total average of nearly 7 per cent. Tand the West Bengal Nizamuddin area. Presently two " count of 2,625 and 154 deaths. Till Friday, the death rate * ( ) Government continued over Central teams are visiting the Uttar Pradesh also saw big was around 3.1 per cent while inspection of implementation State — one in Kolkata and the Sinha since its arrival in the city # 5 64 of lockdown in the State. On other at Siliguri in north Bengal. on Monday. # 5 # Saturday, the Centre’s appoint- In a letter to Bengal Chief In his letter marked also to 6 ## ed inter-ministerial Central Secretary Rajiv Sinha, the the Union Home Secretary, ' # team (IMCT) wrote to West IMCT led by Additional Chandra said he wrote four let- ,--.! / 37" " # # # Bengal Government and Union Secretary Apurva Chandra said ters to the State Government till 7 # # Home Ministry alleging the it is yet to receive a response Saturday, but received no O State did not provide it ade- from the State Government to response. & ) 8 quate logistical support and the letters it has written to Turn to Page 6 + !& # * 8 # &+ # " for fasting and head to mosques to begin special nitially dependent on osques across the country Taraweeh prayers, but not this 0 8 Iimports, India is now pro- Mremained shut on the first time. " ' ducing more than 1 lakh per- day of holy month of Ramzan In Delhi, Shahi imams of 6 # sonal protection equipment which began on a subdued note Jama Masjid and Fatehpuri ' M 4 (PPE) kits and N95 masks on Saturday after imams, Masjid in Delhi have appealed M 2 daily in the country itself. The Ulema and Muslim leaders to Muslims to offer namaz ' production of indigenous ven- gave a call to Muslims not to during the holy month of M & 1 tilators has also started and congregate in mosques and Ramzan at home and follow 7 # 4 orders have been placed for perform Iftaar and lockdown guidelines to prevent 8# 4 ' more than 59,000 units Taraweeh (special prayers) at the spread of coronavirus. through nine companies. home to maintain social dis- Syed Ahmed Bukhari, the 6 8 # The Union Health tancing norms amid coron- Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid, in Ministry in a high-level meet- avirus outbreak. a video message asked people ' ing of Group of Ministers Delhi’s Jama Masjid, not to venture