Lucknow (PNS): with the Holi the Target to Make the State Free of Offices Would Be Set up in Non-Res- Cases
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There he Uttarakhand High said. bracket from April 1. are various reasons behind a TCourt on Wednesday made However, the Government The Union Government surge. it clear that a negative report of said it would be premature at also said that the Covishield States having a larger pool RT PCR test would be required this stage to say that the new vaccine is safe and there is “no of susceptible population are for pilgrims participating in the variant was behind the second signal of concern” regarding it prone to witness rise in cases. “shahi snans” at the Kumbh wave of cases across India. as of now. The Centre asserted Whenever the susceptible pop- Mela in Haridwar. The report “Though VOCs and a new this on Wednesday amid ulation will lower their guard should not be older than 72 double mutant variant have reports of possible side-effects and not follow Covid-19- hours. been found in India, these of the Oxford-AstraZeneca’s appropriate behaviour, they Confirming the order of have not been detected in Covid-19 vaccine and its sus- will get the infection, be it the HC, Uttarakhand Chief numbers sufficient to either pension in some European normal virus or the mutants, he Secretary Om Prakash said establish or direct relationship countries. said. that the Uttarakhand High or explain the rapid increase in Placing the fatality figure in There are only three vari- Court (HC) has said those vis- cases in some States. Genomic that age group to 88 per cent of ants of concern, detected in the iting Haridwar during Kumbh sequencing and epidemiologi- Covid-19 tally to 1,17,34,058. rise, Haryana became the lat- all Covid-19 deaths in India, UK, South Africa and Brazil. In should bring a negative report cal studies are continuing to the Health Ministry said. est State to ban public celebra- Health Secretary Rajesh addition to these, some other which should not be older further analyse the situation,” States like Maharashtra, tions of Holi. Haryana Home Bhushan told the media the variants of interest have also than 72 hours or they should the Ministry said in a state- Punjab, Madhya Pradesh are Minister Anil Vij tweeted, “In case fatality rate in the age been found in some States, bring the report of their vacci- ment. reporting a high number of the light of the Covid-19 situ- group is 2.85 per cent as against including Maharashtra and nation done against the disease. The analysis of samples cases. National capital Delhi is ation, public celebration of an overall national average of Delhi, which need to be further However, despite the from Maharashtra has revealed also witnessing a spike in cases Holi will not be allowed in the 1.37 per cent. analysed and investigated, he restrictions, the new that compared to December after a brief downward trend. State.” “About 88 per cent of all added. Uttrakhand CM Teerath Singh Centre in view of Covid-19. disease was reported in a day, 2020, there has been an Meanwhile, Health On Tuesday, public cele- Covid-19 deaths in the coun- He said 20 States and Rawat had invited “everyone” The Chief Secretary in the the State is witnessing a surge increase in the fraction of sam- Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said bration and gatherings for try are taking place in the age Union Territories, including to the Kumbh without RT PCR recent statement underlined in infections. ples with the E484Q and L452R on Wednesday that the situa- upcoming festivals, including group of 45 years and above, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, report. that the Government will Haridwar reported the mutations. Such mutations tion in Maharashtra and Holi, were prohibited in Delhi making them the most vul- Chhattisgath, Rajasthan and Soon after taking over as adhere to the SOP and court highest number of 71 new confer immune escape and Punjab are of grave concern. and Mumbai amid a renewed nerable group that needs to be Bihar, have administered the Chief Minister, Tirath Singh directives and has made the cases, followed by Dehradun increased infectivity. These Maharashtra reported more surge in Covid-19 cases across protected,” he said, adding that first dose of Covid-19 vaccine Rawat had said it was not negative Covid-19 report com- with 63, Nainital 22, Udham mutations have been found in than 28,000 cases in the last 24 the country. The Uttar Pradesh this is the reason behind allow- to more than 92 per cent of compulsory to bring a negative pulsory for Kumbh. Singh Nagar 14, eight each in about 15-20 per cent of samples hours and Punjab is recoding Government, on the other ing their vaccination from healthcare workers, and 14 RT-PCR test report to attend Meanwhile, Uttarakhand Pauri, Rudraprayag and Tehri, and do not match any previ- disproportionately high num- hand, has issued a set of guide- April 1. States and UTs have given the Kumbh. It is a religious event reported 200 new Covid-19 five in Pithoragarh and one in ously catalogued VOCs,” the ber of cases compared to its lines asking senior citizens and Speaking about the new second dose to more than 85 that comes once in 12 years and cases on Wednesday, a chunk Almora, a Covid-19 control statement said. population. vulnerable groups to stay away SARS-CoV-2 variants, National per cent of eligible healthcare devotees can attend it freely, he of them from Haridwar, which room bulletin said. India recorded 47,262 fresh Bhushan added that situa- from celebrations and said no Centre for Disease Control workers. Bhushan said had said. is in the final stages of prepa- However, no fresh cases coronavirus cases in a day, the tion of Gujarat and Madhya processions or gatherings will Director SK Singh said 771 Telangana, Chandigarh, However, Rawat later rations to host the Kumbh were detected in Bageshwar, highest single-day rise so far Pradesh is also worrisome. be allowed without prior variants of concern (VOCs) Nagaland and Punjab have low ordered strict compliance with Mela from April 1. Chamoli, Champawat and this year, taking the nationwide With Covid cases on the administrative permission. have been detected in 18 States Continued on Page 12 the guidelines issued by the While no fatality due to the Uttarkashi districts. ! &' ( P *& $ !+, O "#$!%& -./" * + " ! % % ')0 " $ $ 6.-0))++78 4%4+- criminal misconduct by public -05/++9640+: % & % R servant under the Prevention of ! he CBI has detected a mas- Corruption Act. major political controver- " "$ %& '() Tsive scam in home loan dis- The case was registered Asy has erupted over the ' bursement by Dewan Housing on March 15 on the basis of alleged harassment of nuns ( )*+ 4%4+- Finance Corporation (DHFL) source information and the belonging to a Kerala-based , " under the Pradhan Mantri alleged crime was committed in congregation in Jhansi in Uttar --*, $ hina is developing infra- Muraleedharan said India is The Minister also said that Awas Yojana (PMAY) to the Delhi, Mumbai and other Pradesh. With political tem- Cstructure in the border also focusing on improving in the last few years, the tune of 1,887.20 crore. places. perature already soaring in the !! regions opposite India in Tibet infrastructure in the border Government has increased the The agency has registered The PMAY is a scheme of poll-bound Kerala, Chief % and Xinjiang autonomous regions to facilitate economic budgetary allocation for con- a case against DHFL directors the Union Ministry of Housing Minister Pinarayi Vijayan took " "$ &.-. , regions, the Government has development as also to meet struction of roads and bridges Kapil and Dheeraj Wadhawan and Urban Development. up the issue with the Centre " said. the country’s strategic and in the border areas. This, he for allegedly creating 2.60 lakh Under the Scheme, loans are and Home Minister Amit Shah in Odisha. ,&( . The Ministry of External security requirements. said, has helped provide con- “fake and fictitious” home loan granted to Economically promised strong action. On his visit to Kerala for /0 Affairs (MEA) on Wednesday “The Government is aware nectivity to the local population accounts amounting to over Weaker Sections, Low and According to officials in poll campaign, Shah said, “I ' admitted this in the Lok Sabha that China is developing infra- and better logistical support to 14,046 crore and availing Middle Income Group mem- Jhansi, the nuns were detained want to assure the people of $ and said that it keeps constant structure in the border regions the armed forces. interest subsidy under the bers for buying land and con- on March 19 after local Bajrang Kerala that the culprits behind watch on all developments opposite India in Tibet and “Government gives careful PMAY of 1,887.20 cr.