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I was in Mr Vadra’s COLLECTORS ASKED TO Taiwan train body recently New Delhi, April 2: Scientists have pre- dicted using a mathematical model BOOST HOSPITAL INFRA that the ongoing second-wave of COVID- mishap kills 50 19 pandemic across the country could BHUBANESWAR: The state Health Department Friday asked all district peak by mid-April, following which SHORT TAKES Collectors and Commissioners of Urban the infections may see a steep decline Local Bodies (ULBs) to boost the infrastruc- Vice President in by the end of May. ture in government hospitals to cope with state on 2-day visit During the first wave of COVID-19 the threat increase in the number of COVID infections across India, the mathe- patients in the state. The instructions given matical approach, named SUTRA, pre- by the department comes in the wake of con- dicted that the initial surge of infections sistent rise of COVID cases in the state. The in August would peak by September and department has asked the Collectors to put lower in February 2021. in place all the necessary infrastructure such Scientists, including Manindra as beds, oxygen cylinders and others, Agrawal from Indian Institute of besides ensuring smooth supply of medi- Technology (IIT) Kanpur, applied the cines to COVID patients. “Taking note of the model to predict the trajectory of the rapid surge of COVID-19 cases in the country AGENCIES than 100 people were in- current surge in infections and found and the state, you are requested to take jured, it said. Railways news Bhubaneswar: Vice-President M that the number of daily new infec- measures immediately to mitigate the pan- Hualien County (Taiwan), officer Weng Hui-ping called Venkaiah Naidu arrived in here tions is likely to peak in mid-April for demic,” the communique read. April 2: A train partially de- the crash Taiwan’s dead- Friday is on a two-day visit to the this ongoing pandemic wave. railed in eastern Taiwan liest rail disaster. state. A special aircraft carrying “For the last several days, we have However, Menon cautioned that such Friday after colliding with Weng said a construction the Vice-President reached the found that there is a reasonable chance A health worker collects a nasal sample from a passenger for COVID-19 test, amid projections of COVID-19 cases should an unmanned vehicle that truck operated by the rail- Biju Patnaik International Airport coronavirus pandemic, in New Delhi, Friday PTI PHOTO (BPIA) at 11.00am. He was that the cases in India could peak some- really be trusted only in the short term. had rolled down a hill, killing way administration slid welcomed at the airport by n During the first wave of COVID-19 n Now, scientists have predicted, “Any excessively precise prediction, 50 people. With the train onto the track from a work Odisha Chief Minister Naveen INDIA OVERTAKES US infections across India, the using a mathematical model, that the of a peak within just a 5-day window, still partly in a tunnel, sur- site on the hillside above. Patnaik and Governor Ganeshi mathematical approach, named ongoing second wave of COVID-19 would ignore the many uncertainties vivors climbed out of win- No one was in the truck at Lal. The Vice-President IN DAILY COVID CASES SUTRA, predicted that the initial surge pandemic could peak by mid-April, associated with the inputs to any such dows and walked along the the time. He said the speed proceeded to the Raj Bhawan of infections in August would peak by following which the infections may see calculation,” Menon, who was not in- train’s roof to reach safety of the train was not known. from the airport. Naidu will NEW DELHI: India has overtaken the US to September and lower in February 2021 a steep decline by the end of May volved in the SUTRA modelling, told this after the country’s deadliest The train had only par- inaugurate the 600th birth become the country with second-highest news agency. Agrawal noted that the railway disaster. tially emerged from a tun- anniversary ceremony of Adi daily COVID-19 cases in the world. Brazil time between 15-20 April. It is a sharp by Maharashtra. However, the IIT model uses three main parameters to The crash occurred near nel and many escaping pas- Kabi Sarala Das and attend 40th leads the chart with 91,097 cases recorded slope, but on the way down, it would Kanpur professor added that the model's predict the course of the pandemic. the Taroko Gorge scenic sengers were forced to annual day of Sarala Sahitya in the last 24 hours. India recorded 81,466 likely be equally sharp, coming down prediction of the new peak is sensi- “The first is called Beta, or contact area on the first day of a scramble out of doors and Sansad at Sarala Bhawan in new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours. very fast and by end of May may see a tive to the daily new infections data. rate, which measures how many peo- long holiday weekend when windows and scale the sides Cuttack. After attending the two About 77,718 new cases were reported in dramatic reduction,” Agrawal said. “Even a little bit of change each day ple an infected person infects per day. many people were hopping of the train to walk along the events, Naidu will return to the the US April 1. India has been witnessing a “There is some uncertainty in pre- causes the peak numbers to change It is related to the R-naught value, trains on Taiwan’s exten- roof to safety. capital and Saturday attend the spike in cases since the last three weeks. dicting the peak value of daily new by several thousand numbers. But the which is the number of people an in- sive rail system. The train The stretch of track India recorded its first coronavirus case convocation ceremony of Utkal infections because of the sharp rise. location of the peak has remained on fected person spreads the virus to over had been carrying more where the orange-striped University. P3 January 30 last year and since then, a total Currently, it is coming to 1 lakh infec- mid-April,” he added. than 500 people. train came to a halt hugs of 1,23,03,131 people have been infected. the course of their infection,” Agrawal In the US, the first case was found January tions per day, but this can go up or Independent calculations made by sci- explained. The National Fire Service the coastline. Yellow and 3 terrorists killed in 22 and has now surged to 30,538,427, down. But the timing remains the same entists, including Gautam Menon from The other two parameters, he explained confirmed the death toll, red police tape marked the respectively. If the total deaths are consid- between April 15-20,” he added. Ashoka University in Haryana, have also are ‘Reach’, which is a measure of ex- which included the train’s area of the crash. Images Pulwama encounter ered, India is at the fourth position after The scientists predict that in the predicted that the peak of the ongoing posure level of the population to the pan- young, newly married driver, from the scene showed part the US, Brazil and Mexico. current wave, the first state to peak wave of infections could be between mid- demic, and ‘Epsilon’ which is the ratio of and said all aboard had now of the wall of one car had Srinagar: Three unidentified could be Punjab in a few days, followed April and mid-May. detected and undetected cases. been accounted for. More smashed into a seat. terrorists were killed in an ongoing encounter between the terrorists and security forces at Kakpora in South Assam poll team carries EVM New helpline Kashmir's Pulwama district on AWARENESS ON AUTISM Friday morning, officials said. number issued “Three unidentified terrorists in BJP candidate’s vehicle killed in encounter at Pulwama. Incriminating materials, AGENCIES Commission-assigned vehicle of to check including arms and polling team posted Ratabari. It was ammunition recovered. Search Guwahati, April 2: The Election on its way back to the strong room wildlife crime going on,” police said. Earlier Commission Friday ordered fresh after voting, official sources said. The the gunfight took place after a voting in one polling station of presiding officer contacted the sec- POST NEWS NETWORK joint team of the police and the Assam’s Ratabari seat following a tor officer for a replacement vehi- Army cordoned off the area controversy over officials inexpli- cle and was assured of one. Bhubaneswar, April 2: The alarm- and launched a search cably transporting an electronic vot- The polling staff, however, inex- ing rise in crime related to wildlife operation on the basis of a ing machine (EVM) in a BJP candi- plicably took a lift in the private in the state has become a major specific information about the date’s car Thursday.