RNI No. TELENG/2018/76469 Follow us on: @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer Established 1864 Published From ANALYSIS 7 MONEY 8 SPORTS 12 HYDERABAD DELHI LUCKNOW ADOPT FISCAL FITCH SEES GLOBAL ECONOMY FTP SET FOR COMPLETE BHOPAL RAIPUR CHANDIGARH BHUBANESWAR PRUDENCE SHRINKING 3.9 PC IN 2020 OVERHAUL RANCHI DEHRADUN VIJAYAWADA *LATE CITY VOL. 2 ISSUE 193 HYDERABAD, FRIDAY APRIL 24, 2020; PAGES 12 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable BOBBY OR SUJEETH, WHO WILL CHIRU FAVOUR AFTER ACHARYA? { Page 11 } www.dailypioneer.com CHINA TO GIVE ANOTHER $30 MN TO CENTRE PAUSES DEARNESS ALLOWANCE HARYANA TO PROVIDE INSURANCE OF RS MNS URGES OPENING OF LIQUOR WHO, DAYS AFTER US HALTS FUNDS HIKE TILL JULY 2021, SAVES 37,000 CR 10 L TO JOURNALISTS, GOVT EMPLOYEES SHOPS IN MAHARASHTRA hina announced Thursday it will donate another $30 million to the World hike in Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief for government employees n a major initiative, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday aharashtra Navnirman Sena president Raj Thackeray here on Thursday CHealth Organization to help in the global fight against the coronavirus Aand pensioners was stopped by the government today, in view of the country's Iannounced to provide an insurance cover of Rs 10 lakh each for journalists and Masked the state government to drop 'moral issues' and permit liquor shops pandemic, days after Washington said it would freeze funding. financial situation amid the coronavirus pandemic. Dearness Allowance and those government employees who are working in containment zones during the and restaurants to resume forthwith to enable it earn badly-needed revenue for "China has decided to donate another $30 million in cash to the Dearness Relief, however, will continue to be paid at the current rates. The freeze - pandemic. Addressing the people virtually, he appreciated the its near-empty coffers. In a letter to his cousin and Chief WHO, in addition to the previous donation of $20 million, to - applicable from January -- will be on till June 2021, the government said. If the media for reporting in this hour of crisis. He said all media Minister Uddhav Thackeray, the MNS chief said since March support the global fight against COVID-19 and strengthen states follow the Centre's example, the combined savings will be persons, whether accredited or recognised, would be given the 18, the state was in lockdown -- first till March 31, then till developing countries' health systems," foreign ministry 1.20 lakh crore, which will help in the battle against the benefit of the life insurance cover of Rs 10 lakh against COVID- April 14 and now extended to May 3 -- with no certainty spokesman Geng Shuang told a regular press briefing. He added coronavirus, the government said.A component of salary 19 till June 30. Khattar said all government employees working in when it would be lifted.In such times, there was no harm in that China's contribution to the UN agency "reflects the and pension of government employees, Dearness containment zones, including ASHA workers, Anganwadi workers, keeping this option (wine shops) open since it's not intended support and trust of the Chinese government and people Allowance and Dearness Relief are meant to balance police personnel and sanitation workers, will also be provided a to cater to the needs of the alcohol consumers but to start for the WHO". the rising living costs due to inflation. life insurance cover of Rs 10 lakh till June 30. generating income for the government, Raj Thackeray said. ‘Increase in TS won't rubber Corona infection rate slowed stamp Centre's cases linear, not relaxations down to ‘flatten the curve’ PNS n HYDERABAD exponential’ Irrespective of the nature of PNS n NEW DELHI relaxations announced by the Union government till date, The government said on PNS n NEW DELHI Telangana is the only state in Thursday that it has been able TS reports 1 more the country that is imple- to "cut coronavirus transmis- The increase in the number of menting lockdown in toto as sion", minimise its spread and fresh COVID-19 cases in the it continues to prioritise peo- increase the doubling time of country is "more or less linear, Covid death ple's health. All you need to COVID-19 cases in the coun- not exponential", the govern- On Tuesday, the central know about try during the 30-day period of ment said this evening, adding and 27 cases government exempted shops Trump's the nationwide lockdown. to data released this morning HYDERABAD: Telangana on selling fans, books as well as While asserting that the that showed 1,409 new cases Thursday reported one more public utilities such as Immigration order growth of coronavirus cases in and 41 deaths had been report- death due to coronavirus, mobile recharge and food the country has been more or ed over the past 24 hours. taking the death toll to 25 in processing units from lock- less linear and not exponential, Overall, the total number of the state. Besides, 27 patients down curbs. it also said testing has been novel coronavirus tested positive on Thursday, However, TS Health 2 ramped up consistently. cases in the taking the total number of Minister Etela Rajender made Addressing a daily press country has cases reported in the it clear on Wednesday: "We conference on the COVID-19 risen to state to 970. In all, 58 didn't give any exemptions situation in the country, C K 21,393 with people were discharged given by the Central govern- Mishra, the chairman of 681 deaths on Thursday. With this, ment, be it transport or Empowered Group Two, said, linked to the 252 have been cured industries. We are strictly "One crucial weapon we virus, the and discharged so far in implementing lockdown". employed during the 30-day government the state. At present 693 lockdown period is RT-PCR added. people are being treated at 2 test to ascertain if one has con- A DPCC official conducts thermal scanning of an elderly woman waiting in a queue for free food outside their office, during "In this period, Gandhi Hospital. tracted the disease or not." ongoing Covid-19 lockdown, in New Delhi on Thursday we are more or less where we As on March 23, nearly were a month ago. Situation 2 15,000 tests were done across we have to continuously ramp Of the empowered groups economy back on track and hasn't dipped much. 4 to 4.5 per the country and by April 22 up testing in the country and formed to suggest measures to reduce misery of people once cent of people are testing pos- around 80,000 and 100,000 more than 5 lakh tests we will do that." ramp up healthcare, put the the lockdown is lifted, Mishra itive and around 325 labs (gov- positive cases. were conducted, which is the chairman of ernment and private) are test- "With increased testing in is about "33 times in 30 Despite a 24-fold increase in testing, percentage of Empowered Group Two ing for the virus," Balram mind, the government has days", he said, adding, tasked with coordinating Bhargava, Director-General of now authorised 325 labs (gov- "But we are con- positive cases is not rising. The percentage of positive availability of hospitals, isola- ICMR (Indian Council for ernment and private) to con- scious of the cases as a ratio of testing is more or less the same as tion and quarantine facilities, Medical Research), said, noting duct COVID-19 testing, has Mizoram unlikely fact that this that a month ago disease surveillance, testing that at this stage (with around over 3,700 dedicated facilities is not — C K MISHRA, Chairman of Empowered Group Two and critical care training. 500,000 tests conducted), the and nearly two lakh isolation to face economic enough and 2 United States and Italy had beds," Bhargava said. crisis due to Covid-19: CM ACP attached to DGP office Cop hangs self AMID GLOBAL CORONA CARNAGE … due to financial 5 for flouting lockdown rules problems Woeful lack of epidemiologists in TS L VENKAT RAM REDDY Ideally, as per norms Following the outbreak of PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n HYDERABAD n HYDERABAD coronavirus, the Centre recent- prescribed for states by ly directedstates to fill epidemi- The Assistant Commissioner A head constable allegedly- Amidst the cataclysmic world- the Centre, every district ologist vacancies at all levels on of Police(ACP) of Mancherial committed suicide by hanging wide corona outbreak, should have at least one a war-footing for effectivetrack- was attached to the office of himself in Mahabubabad dis- Telangana State now has the ing and surveillance of Covid-19. the Director General of Police trict of Telangana due to some dubious distinction of having epidemiologist and there here office for allegedly allow- financial problems, police said no epidemiologist at the state should be one state- TS caught napping ing a person to travel to on Thursday. The policeman, level and in nearly 80 per cent level epidemiologist. Apparently, the state has Hyderabad for illegal gratifi- aged around 50, took the of its districts. been caught napping. For, cation. extreme step on on Wednesday As the state battles the Covid- according to official sources, According to sources, the night while he was returning 19 pandemic, the services of epi- causes and effects of diseases, gist and there should be one the state government was Mancherial Assistant home from work, a senior demiologists are crucial since they contribute significantly to state-level epidemiologist. unaware of the woeful shortfall Commissioner of Police, police official told over phone. they are the ones who, as the body of knowledge required Shockingly, there are no epi- of epidemiologists until April 3, Laxminarayana, abused his Some passerby noticed the experts, study the incidence, dis- to combat new and intractable demiologist for 26 out of 33 dis- when Prime Minister raised the India's GDP official position by issuing a policeman's body hanging tribution, and possible control diseases.