c m y k c m y k THE LARGEST CIRCULATED ENGLISH DAILY IN SOUTH INDIA HYDERABAD I SUNDAY I 12 APRIL 2020 WEATHER WORLD 7 TABLOID Max: 36.2OC NATION|5 | Min: 23.5OC Harvey faces new A virulence we can RH: 24% Centre pulls up WB for Rain: Nil charge of sex assault do without Forecast: Cloudy sky. Rain diluting lockdown or thundershowers likely Max/Min temp. 37/23ºC deccanchronicle.com, facebook.com/deccannews, twitter.com/deccanchronicle, google.com/+deccanchronicle Vol. 83 No. 102 Established 1938 | 16 PAGES | `7.00 CORONA C UNT KCR extends lockdown till April 30 CASES DEATHS (+848) (+42) Students till Class IX to be promoted; decision on SSC after April 30 S.A. ISHAQUI I DC trend. He said the lock- ● NO RELIGIOUS gather- had unanimously decided was already being felt in 8,446 288 HYDERABAD, APRIL 11 down will be implemented ings including congrega- to supply irrigation to the the tax and non-tax rev- covid19india.org very strictly. tions at mosques will be crops under the major pro- enue collections in the Chief Minister K. Chand- No religious gatherings allowed during the peri- jects. The Cabinet decision state. As compared to the STATE GOVERNMENT BULLETINS rashekar Rao on Saturday including congregations at od. will be informed to Prime proportionate monthly announced that the state mosques will be allowed Minister Narendra Modi revenue of `4,000 crore, (+16) Cabinet had unanimously during the period. The ● FLOUR AND DAL mills in the night. the actual collections were decided to extend the lock- Chief Minister said that will be allowed to operate Mr Rao said that he had abysmally low at only `100 TS: 503 14 down till April 30. He students from Class I to IX to ensure there is no written a letter to the crore in April. appealed to the people to will be promoted to the shortage of essentials. Prime Minister with cer- He said that given the sit- cooperate with the state next grade. tain demands. In his letter, uation in Telangana state, (+24) administration in continu- Regarding the SSC ● IRRIGATION WATER he said, “I wish to flag the borrowing seemed to be ing the lockdown to con- exams, which were halted will be supplied from all impact of Covid-19 on the the only option to meet the Prime Minister Narendra Modi wears a protective mask AP: 405 07 tain the spread of the pan- midway, the Chief major projects. economy. Though the expenditure. He requested made of cloth during a video conference with Chief demic. Minister said, “The par- exact impact cannot be the Prime Minister to Ministers of various states on Saturday. — PTI ● WORLD CONFIRMED CASES Making the announce- ents of SSC students are PM ASKED to ease accessed at this point in defer the debt servicing ment at a press conference worried. The state govern- repayment norms for time, there is unanimity including repayment of in Pragathi Bhavan after a ment will take an appro- state’s loans among analysts and inter- principal and interest of 1,733,943 special meeting of the priate decision with national organisations all State Development Cabinet, Mr Rao said that regard to the future of the and dal mills will be that there will be a sharp Loans (SDL) and the loans DEATHS there was every possibility SSC students after April allowed to carry on their decline in GDP growth in taken by state public sec- that the state would be 30.” activities during the lock- the first two quarters.” tor units based on the gov- CMs: Extend coronavirus-free by April The Chief Minister down. He brought to the notice ernment’s guarantee by 106,518 24, going by the present announced that rice, flour Mr Rao said the Cabinet of the PM that the impact two quarters. COUNTRIES, AREAS WITH CASES 210 lockdown by worldometers.info/ coronavirus 2 new deaths in India records 848 fresh DC a fortnight wishes its readers TS, 16 fresh cases Covid-19 cases, 42 deaths a Happy Easter VINEETA PANDEY I DC ● WITH THE FIGURES on increase isolation and ICU PM tells CMs to get roadmap with agency inputs a sharp rise, states are beds. Officials said 586 take total to 503 NEW DELHI, APRIL 11 under pressure to hospitals have been ready to lift curbs by April 30 increase isolation and ICU marked as dedicated BALU PULIPAKA I DC ● THE GOVERNMENT India on Saturday regis- beds. Covid-19 hospitals with a ANIMESH SINGH | DC HYDERABAD, APRIL 11 has more than doubled tered over 848 fresh cases capacity of over 1 lakh iso- NEW DELHI, APRIL 11 EXEMPT FOOD and 42 deaths due to novel ● 586 HOSPITALS have lation beds and 11,500 ICU the containment zones to Two more people died in coronavirus disease been marked as dedicated beds. The Centre on Saturday 243, up from 101 Telangana state from the (Covid-19) in the last 24 Covid-19 hospitals An ICMR official said indicated that it may PROCESSING coronavirus infection, hotspots on Friday hours, taking the total over 1.7 lakh samples have extend the 21-day lock- taking the Covid-19 toll to ● OF THESE, more than number of cases to 8,446 “We had done an analy- been tested, 16,564 sam- down by another two 14 on Saturday. and toll to 288 as per sis on the rate of growth in ples on Friday. The Union weeks, till April 30, after SECTOR, SAYS CM Chief Minister K. half, 123, are within the crowdsourced website cases. We observed the health ministry has asked several chief ministers DC CORRESPONDENT ASTROGUIDE Chandrashekar Rao anno- GHMC limits covid19India.org. janata curfew on March 22 state governments to pro- suggested to the Prime HYDERABAD, APRIL 10 unced that 16 more cases As per health ministry and went for the lockdown vide security to doctors Minister to do so during Sarvari; Uttarayana were registered on data, the number of active from March 25. According and nurses who are a video-conference that Reaffirming the need to Tithi: Chaitra Bahula Panchami Sunday, taking the total ment measures even more cases stood at 6,634 while to statistical analysis, in involved in treating lasted over four hours. extend the ongoing lock- till 5.22 pm to 503. Fifty-one patients strictly and thanked the 652 have recovered. PTI the absence of lockdown Covid-19 patients. The Though the govern- down by at least two Star: Jyesta till 7.18 pm who made a full recovery people for their coopera- put the total at 8,016 cases and containment mea- order came in the back- ment has not taken any weeks, Chief Minister K. Varjyam: Nil were discharged on Satu- tion in following lock- with 261 deaths and 807 sures, there would have drop of assault on doctors formal decision on it as Chandrashekar Rao, spe- in some places. Durmuhurtam: 4.49 pm to 5.38 rday. A total of 96 patients down procedures. discharged. been a 41 per cent increase yet, sources privy to aking during Prime Min- Meanwhile, facing criti- pm have recovered from “We have to cut the coro- The highest number of in coronavirus cases and developments said that ister Narendra Modi’s cism for the non-availabil- Rahukalam: 4.30 pm to 6 pm Covid-19 so far. Mr Rao navirus links and its cases continue to come there would have been the Prime Minister see- video conference with told a news conference spread at every location from Maharashtra — 1,574 2.08 lakh cases by April 10 ity of hydroxychloroquine med to be veering tow- Chief Ministers on Sat- HIJRI CALENDAR after a meeting of the where there is a case. We (1,666 according to PTI) and 8.2 lakh cases by April (HCQ) in the open market, ards the suggestion of urday, requested that the Shabaan 17,1441 AH State Cabinet that the will enforce the proce- positive and 110 deaths, 15. With containment a health ministry official most chief ministers on food processing industry PRAYERS active cases, or patients dures very strictly. There followed by Tamil Nadu measures but no lock- said: “3.28 crore HCQ extending the ongoing be allowed to operate. Fajar: 5.01 am undergoing treatment, are 1,654 persons in gov- 911 (969 PTI) and 10 deaths down the cases would tablets are available in the lockdown, which was to This would help farm- Zohar: 12.27 pm was 393. ernment-run quarantine and Delhi 903 cases and 14 have reached 45,370 by public sector and 2.65 end on April 14. ers and also ensure sm- crore in the private sector. Asar: 4.38 pm The government, he facilities and the number deaths. The Union health April 10 and about 1.2 lakh Andhra Pradesh Chief ooth supply of essential We are trying to procure Maghrib: 6.37 pm said, had more than dou- of cases being referred for ministry said these fig- by April 15,” said an offi- Minister Y.S. Jagan Mo- commodities to the peo- bled the containment tests has dropped to near- ures could have been as cial. an additional 2 crore han Reddy was the only ple. During a four-hour Isha: 7.46 pm zones — locations where single digits. If everything high as 8.2 lakh had there With the figures on a tablets and provide them CM who suggested a par- video conference, Mr SUNSET TODAY 6.31 PM recent cases of the disease goes well and we do not been no nationwide lock- sharp rise, states are to private sector at the tial lockdown.