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As India grapples with a dev- recorded over 2.6 lakh new Panch Dash Nam Juna astating second wave of the Covid-19 infections and a Akhada is the largest of the 13 coronavirus and States impos- record 1,493 deaths during the Akhadas. ing lockdown, several States last 24 hours on Saturday. ! & ! ! !' " $% Swami Avdheshanand Giri !" $% and UTs, including Karnataka, infected will be isolated for 14 The addition of nearly said the remaining Shahi Snan Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, days. 25,000 new cases over the pre- of the Kumbh should be Delhi and Gujarat, have made Maharashtra Minister Anil vious day count amounts to a ity of the State have also com- observed symbolically on April succumbed to the virus during only symbolically. Covid-19 test mandatory for Parab has announced those rise of nearly 10 per cent, plained of a shortage of vac- # &'( 27 and later tweeted that pro- the last two weeks inviting The remaining Snans are to Kumbh returnees. Some States coming into the State from which shows that the growth of cines and shut down several )*)*)+ tecting the lives of Indians is both domestic and interna- be observed mainly by the are also keeping the returnees Kumbh Mela will be quaran- Covid-19 has more than dou- vaccination centres. “our first priority”. tional outrage for allowing Bairagi Akhadas. Earlier, the in mandatory quarantine. tined. Nasik district adminis- bled during the last two weeks. Several States have belat- “Considering the rising such massive gathering at the Niranjani Akhada had asked its Thousands of Kumbh vis- tration is also taking necessary Maharashtra, Delhi, edly imposed lockdown restric- threat of Covid-19, we have for- time when the second wave of Sadhus to leave for their respec- itors and hundreds of “sadhus” steps for quarantining those Karnataka, Kerala, Gujarat and tion to tackle the surge, but it ()* ) +)*,( -.+), )/001 mally immersed the various Covid-19 was spreading like tive destinations on April 17 who attended Kumbh Mela in coming from Kumbh. Madhya Pradesh are registering is too early to see if these are deities invoked for the Kumbh wildfire across the country. considering the Covid surge. Haridwar have tested positive Earlier, Brihanmumbai newer peaks and the situation going to work effectively at this ! () )(, -.()*01 Mela,” he said. Earlier, addressing the The Anand Akhada had also for the coronavirus disease. Municipal Corporation (BMC) remaining equally grim in the stage on the ground. Earlier in a tweet in Hindi, media here, Giri said the PM supported this view. On Saturday alone, 175 “sad- mayor Kishori Pednekar rest of the country. Delhi and Maharashtra the PM said, “I prayed that two had telephoned him to enquire A majority of the 48.51 hus” who attended Kumbh claimed on Saturday that the The country had 1.52 lakh recorded their biggest single- ()+ ) 0) ( -.()0,) /01 ‘Shahi Snan’ have taken place about the Kumbh Mela and the lakh people who took part in Mela have been found infect- devotees returning from the daily cases on April 10 when day rise in coronavirus cases and Kumbh (participation) health of the seers. The PM had the last two royal baths (Shahi ed from coronavirus. Kumbh Mela will distribute the death count stood at 838. A since the beginning of the pan- ( )/)+ should now be kept symbolic. also requested that since the Snan) held on the occasion of Gujarat on Saturday coronavirus like “Prasad” and relative comparison shows that demic in January 2020. The This will boost the fight against main Shahi Snans have con- Somwati Amavasya on April 12 declared that all devotees said they should be quaran- the death rate is steadily climb- national Capital registered over !! 80 ) ) this crisis.” cluded, the remaining Kumbh and Mesh Sankranti on April returning to the State from tined “at their own cost” on ing up vis-a-vis new infec- 24,375 new cases, taking its Later, Modi thanks all the should be observed symboli- 14 were seen openly violating Kumbh Mela will have to their arrival. tions. tally to 8,27,998, while (+)+()(, sants for cooperation with the cally. The Juna Akhada head Covid norms like face masks undergo a mandatory RT-PCR The Madhya Pradesh Amid the alarming rise in Maharashtra’s count rose to administration and expressed said he would request devotees and social distancing. test before they are allowed to Government has issued order new infections and deaths, the 3,7,70,707 with 67,123 new (()*() his gratitude for their gesture. from across the nation to visit The Kumbh has already enter their respective cities to put those returning from country is battling a paucity of infections. The death count in Thousands of Kumbh vis- Haridwar only in small num- been shortened this year to just and villages. Kumbh in quarantine or self- hospital beds, oxygen supply, Delhi rose to 11,960 with 167 ) ) + itors have tasted Covid-19 pos- bers, adding that the remaining one month from April 1 to 30 Gujarat Chief Minister isolation. ventilators, and life-safe antivi- new fatalities on Saturday. ! )+ ) -.+*)0 /1 itives and dozens of seers have Shahi Snan will be observed due to the pandemic. Vijay Rupani said those found Turn on Page 6 ral drug Remdesivir. A major- Turn on Page 6 *+ ) $% " 5 35 :27 3,78,14,182 samples have itive cases was reported in closed spaces and 100 in open & been tested in the state so far, Lucknow, followed by 2,344 in spaces, and organisers have to " ttar Pradesh continues he added. Varanasi, 1,758 in Prayagraj ensure COVID-appropriate Uto singe in the coron- In Lucknow, Additional and 1,403 in Kanpur Nagar. behaviour. Bengal Assembly elections, avirus fire with the state, on Chief Secretary (Information) Meanwhile, Additional Amid a surge in COVID- # senior Minister Nawab Malik 203-/ Saturday, reporting 120 Navneet Sehgal and District Chief Secretary (Home) 19 cases, the government on accused the Modi Government COVID-19 deaths and 27,357 Magistrate Abhishek Prakash Awanish Kumar Awasthi Friday had announced the ! of meting out “step motherly” n the wake of increasing new infections during the have tested positive for novel inspected Covid hospitals in closure during this period of treatment to the State over the Idemand for anti-viral drug past 24 hours. coronavirus infection along Lucknow. He inspected every week till May 15 and $ ! supply of Remdesivir vials. Remdesivir from across the There are about 1.5 lakh with DGP HC Awasthi. Integral, Era and TS Mishra also said those caught for the Not to be outdone, States, the Centre on Saturday active COVID-19 cases in A report from Agra said Medical Colleges, which are second time not wearing a & ! Minister of Railways, urged the injection makers to the state and about 75 per that 398 new cases of novel now dedicated Covid hospi- mask will be fined 10,000. Commerce & Industry Piyush slash its price considerably. cent of these patients are in coronavirus infection were tals. He was accompanied by The first time fine was dou- ! ! 454/ Goyal launched a virulent The Union Health Ministry in home isolation. Four districts detected during the past 24 the principal secretary (med- bled to 1,000. attack on Uddhav whom he its “Clinical Management — Lucknow, Varanasi, hours. The Taj City has 1,906 ical education) and commis- All examinations like that fter a bitter stand-off over accused of indulging in “petty Protocols for Covid-19” has Prayagraj and Kanpur Nagar active cases and its COVID- sioner of police of Lucknow. for the National Defence Athe alleged discrimination politics” and said “he (the recommended the use of — have 60 per cent of the 19 death toll reached 188 on Awasthi inspected the med- Academy will be allowed dur- in the distribution of vaccines, Chief Minister) needs to stop Remdesivir in patients in the Healthcare has reduced the state’s active case while the Saturday evening. ical colleges with a team and ing the “weekly closure”. the Maharashtra Government his daily dose of shameless pol- moderate stages of the illness. price of its REMDAC injection remaining 71 districts have 40 In Gonda, MP watched the system. Examiners and candidates on Saturday flagged the short- itics and take responsibility.” According to a statement to 899 from 2,800 earlier. per cent cases. Kirtivardhan Singh and for- Meanwhile, people have to show their identity age of liquid medical oxygen Earlier in the day, Uddshav from the Government, the Similarly, Syngene State capital Lucknow mer state ministers Yogesh employed with continuous cards to authorities to go to and Remdesivir in the State and said, “Yesterday evening, I Union Ministry of Chemicals International has cut the price reported 5,913 new positive Pratap Singh and Pandit process industries and those their exam centres, the official even threatened to seize the dialled him (Modi) but I could & Fertilisers, Department of of its brand RemWin to 2,450 cases during the past 24 Singh have tested positive.