Frontline Health Workers Among New Covid-19 Cases PNS N VIJAYAWADA
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RANCHI DEHRADUN HYDERABAD DESTINY’S CHILD: FROM VIJAYAWADA, SUNDAY APRIL 26, 2020; PAGES 12 `3 POULTRY TO POLITICS 12 www.dailypioneer.com 20 STUDENTS ON WAY TO TS FIRST CLEAN AND DISINFECT, THEN 6 WENT TO SALON FOR HAIRCUT IN CENTRAL TEAM: WB GOVT NOT HELD IN NANDED, QUARANTINED OPEN SHOPS, ADVISES KERALA CM MP VILLAGE, TEST COVID-19 +VE PROVIDING LOGISTICAL SUPPORT olice on Saturday intercepted a road tanker carrying 20 students in erala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday advised all shops and ix people who went to a salon for haircut and a shave were later found to be central team on a visit to West Bengal to assess the COVID-19 situation on PNanded in Maharashtra, an official said. These students were travelling to Kestablishments that have now been allowed to open that they should first Sinfected with the novel coronavirus at a village in Madhya Pradesh, officials ASaturday flagged non-cooperation on the part of the state government over their native state Telangana despite the coronavirus-induced lockdown, he clean and disinfect the place before opening them to the public. Vijayan's said. The entire village has been sealed by the police. According to reports, the providing logistical support and other relevant information. In a letter to Chief said, adding that they all were sent to the civil hospital in Nanded where they response came after he chaired the daily Covid-19 round-up barber at the salon in village Bargaon in Madhya Pradesh's Khargone Secretary Rajiva Sinha, the inter-ministerial central team led by senior will be placed under quarantine. The students had already covered a distance meeting today. Responding to the new Central guidelines that district used the same cloth to shave and cut hair of the six bureaucrat Apurba Chandra, also sought to know details about of about 165 kms from Jalna in Marathwada region by hiding inside the came late last night, the Chief Minister said whenever the state customers. A man from the village who works at a hotel in Indore steps taken by the Mamata Banerjee-led dispensation to empty water supply tanker before the police intercepted comes out with its order, "there will be no ambiguity, though the recently came home and got a haircut on April 5. He was later identify and quarantine those who returned from the the vehicle, he said. "These students were Central guidelines are very clear". "My suggestion is maybe on found to be infected with COVID-19, chief medical and health Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Delhi's Nizamuddin area. stuck in Jalna, where they wanted to the first and second day, all such shops and their vicinity officer of Khargone Dr Divyesh Verma said. Later, the samples of Chandra said the team it is yet to receive a response from do some agriculture-related course, should be cleaned and disinfectant. Once that's done, it 12 more men who went to the same salon on the same day the state government to the letters it has written to Sinha due to the lockdown," he added. would be best to restart normal business," said Vijayan. were sent for testing. since its arrival in the city on Monday. Frontline health workers among new Covid-19 cases PNS n VIJAYAWADA Frontline workers engaged in the battle against the spread of Srikakulam’s three positive Covid-19, including doctors were among the fresh cases of Chandan Yatra, the virus reported from cases laced with mystery Akshaya Tritiya fes- Andhra Pradesh on SUMIT ONKA Saturday, where overall 171 n tivals to take place 814 discharged VISAKHAPATNAM number crossed the In a worrisome development on Saturday, inside Jagannath 1,000-mark. active 1,016 cases Srikakulam district reported three Coronavirus temple premises Two fatalities were Number of positive cases, even as the announced end to the reported, taking the toll positive cases lockdown, May 3, is inching closer. to 31. AP's overall posi- On top of it, it is puzzling to learn that three infected tive cases of coronavirus 31 deaths women are the family members of a Delhi returnee engineer 4 stood at 1,016 on Saturday. who was tested negative for Covid-19. The engineer works with In Kurnool, two doctors Delhi Metro Rail and had come to Srikakulam on March 19 and Govt gives new colour to working in the government was under home quarantine in Patapatnam mandal. As the man general hospital and a wanted to return to Delhi, officials there directed him to obtain a fitness police sub-inspector certificate with Covid-19 test confirming negative. Hence, he underwent (SI) in Vijayawada city TreuNat testing in Srikakulam a couple of days ago. And, as his primary report showed row over YSRCP hues tested positive for the positive, the samples of the three women family members were also tested. In n deadly virus, official consecutive lab test results, his report came negative, but his three family members PNS VIJAYAWADA buildings in the state. According to the guidelines sources said. tested positive. Hence, it remains a mystery on how the three women contracted the According to sources, the vil- issues, which incidentally Further, in virus and raises question over the test results. Following a rap by the AP High lage Panchayat offices will be haven’t been made public, the Vijayawada, a police 3 Court, the YSRCP government painted in shades of white, State government has opted for sub-inspector and 60 on Saturday began the process blue and green along with these four colours that reflect personnel were placed under to give a new colour to the con- brown (soil colour). It may be the rural culture. quarantine. biomedical Government officials, right es for over a month now, mon- troversy over government office remembered that the YSRCP Brown refers to the soil, the A scare was triggered in the engineer working from the Special Chief itoring the Corona manage- buildings being painted in the party colours are white, blue green to the dairy crops, the State Covid Command Control there tested positive on Secretary (Health) have been ment measures across the state. ruling party colours in the and green. One of the criticisms blue to the blue revolution and Centre in Vijayawada after a Friday. functioning from this premis- 3 state. faced by YS Jaganmohan Reddy the white to the milk revolution. Faced with intense criticism, after he took over as Chief There shall be no party symbols Formulate a both from the Opposition and Minister of AP was the paint- on the government offices as national plan for the civil society at large over the ing of government officers in per the guidelines. Cow vigilantes decision to paint State office the YSRCP colours. Many peo- It can be noted that three of handling coron- AP has lowest percentage of buildings in YSRCP colours, the ple even moved the High Court the four colours suggested by avirus crisis: booked for government is believed to have in this regard. the government are in the already prepared the new Subsequently, the High YSRCP flag. Against this back- Congress to govt harassing duo guidelines on how to paint Court ordered removal of the drop, there seems to be a pos- cases, says Jawahar Reddy public offices and issued direc- colours that resemble the sibility that the controversy for buying beef tives on the colours to YSRCP party flag from gov- over the colours may not see an PNS n VIJAYAWADA department are providing Panchayat offices and other ernment offices. end so soon. 5 advanced treatment for the PNS n HYDERABAD The rate of Covid-19 positive Covid-19 cases. cases in Andhra Pradesh is In this regard, the officials The day praises were being only 1.66 per cent of the will use 1.900 Pulse heaped on the Rachakonda LOCKDOWN EFFECT 61,266 tests conducted, which Oximeters in all Covid hos- Police for serenading a is way less than the country’s pitals to help monitor oxygen teacher on her birthday based average (4.23 percent) and levels of the patients. “People on a request from her NRI Cases in Telangana lower compared to other who are experiencing breath- son, a video in which a mob States like Maharashtra (7.16 lessness or are short-of-breath of cow vigilantes waylaid two percent), Madhya Pradesh (7 are advised to seek medical Muslim men returning home continue to dip percent). help by calling 104 helpline after buying beef went viral. PNS n HYDERABAD try. Hyderabad, as a district, The State has recruited and the samples will be The video drew sharp crit- contributes to around 55.9 per 1,170 medical personnel taken at the doorstep. With icism from all quarters as the In more signs that the lockdown cent of the total cases in exclusively for COVID-19 early detection, fatalities can police conveniently turned a is having an effect, Telangana Telangana. The number of cases cases. be reduced,” Jawahar Reddy blind eye to the mob and only state reported a decline in the in Telangana account to 2.7 per Speaking to the media here said. booked cases on the duo for number of Covid-19 positive cent of the total cases in the on Saturday, Special Chief KS Jawahar Reddy said that violating lockdown rules.