Follow us on: RNI No. TELENG/2018/76469 @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer Established 1864 Published From OPINION 6 MONEY 8 SPORTS 11 VIJAYAWADA DELHI LUCKNOW EXPEDITE LAW INSOLVENCY LAW A ‘SWACHHATA COVID-19 HAS FAILED TO BHOPAL RAIPUR CHANDIGARH ENFORCEMENT DRIVE' AGAINST NPAS: IBBI CHIEF HAMPER PREPS: REID BHUBANESWAR RANCHI DEHRADUN HYDERABAD *Late City Vol. 2 Issue 141 VIJAYAWADA, MONDAY MARCH 23, 2020; PAGES 12 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable PRABHAS IN SELF-ISOLATION { Page 12 } www.dailypioneer.com 1st local transmission CM extends lockdown till March 31 of Covid-19 in Vizag For any emergency one can dial 104 and people should treat this as a medical emergency PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM n First woman was tested PNS n VIJAYAWADA The local transmission of coro- positive navirus has begun in the State. Moving for a complete lock- A 49-year-old woman, a close n So far six positive cases down to fight coronavirus, Jagan, KCR clap to contact of a COVID-19 patient reported in the State Chief Minister YS of 65- year-old man, was con- n Jaganmohan Reddy on Sunday firmed positive for the virus on First positive case patient announced closure of inter- thank Covid fighters Sunday. in AP recovered and state borders for transport till The close contact does not discharged from hospital March 31 and asked people PNS n VIJAYAWADA Minister Narendra Modi's have any travel history to for- step out of their homes only call, the Chief Ministers of eign country. This is the first for essential needs. Chief Minister YS the Telugu states, along such case in the State. Speaking to the media here Jaganmohan Reddy and his with their family members, Senior officials from the on Sunday, he said inter-state counterpart Telangana leaders of their respective health department, who said it borders will be sealed, public Chief Minister K. parties and top officials is a case of local transmission, transport will be stopped, cin- Chandrahjekar Rao on clapped as a token of grat- have also stressed in the same ema halls and malls will be Sunday joined the nation in itude. breath the importance of social shut, along with non-essential clapping to thank emer- In Amaravati, Chief distancing to contain spread of establishments, while factories gency service workers for Minister YS Jaganmohan the virus. With this positive case ago was tested positive for and offices will be running on working to combat Covid- Reddy also clapped at his of COVID-19, taking the total coronavirus.The contact per- skeleton staff on a rotation 19. office. positives cases to two in sons of the youngster ( father basis. Responding to Prime 3 Visakhapatnam city and six in and mother) were also shifted A 100-bedded isolation the State. It is the first woman to the isolation ward in the homes will be set up at the con- to be identified as positive in the Government Hospital in stituency-level and the health State. Vijayawada and they were kept workers, village volunteers and All the two are undergoing under observation. para medics have the data of treatment in the Government A 22- year-old youngster, foreign returnees and will reg- Hospital for Chest and who returned to Rajahmundry ularly be in touch with them Vizag Railway Station without commuters and employees wears a deserted look, following a call given by Prime Minister Communicable diseases. of East Godavari district from For any emergency one can Narendra Modi and Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy to observe ‘Janata Curfew’ on Sunday Health department sources said London, was tested positive. dial 104 and people should many more from Allipuram, On March 12, 2020, the State treat this as a medical emer- involved in regulating people n Inter-state borders will be sealed, nA 100-bedded isolation homes will from where these three positive reported its first confirmed gency and confine themselves and collecting data besides public transport will be stopped, be set up at the constituency-level patients hail, are likely to con- case of the Covid-19 in Nellore to homes, he advised. ensuring home quarantine of cinema halls and malls will be and the health workers, village tact the disease since the 65- city. A student, who had Ration will be given on foreign returnees and mapping shut, along with non-essential year-old man after coming returned from Italy to Nellore, March 29, along with one kg their contacts. So far six posi- volunteers and para medics have from pilgrimage from Mecca tested positive for the coron- dal, while Rs 1,000 would be tive cases were reported in the establishments, while factories the data of foreign returnees and and Madina hugged people in avirus. At present Covid-19 given to daily wage earners on State of which one person was and offices will be running on will regularly be in touch with Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan stepped out of his camp office at Tadepalli the mosque. The medical and infected patient in Nellore is April 4. He thanked officials discharged. skeleton staff on a rotation basis them to applaud medical staff involved in the battle against coronavirus health department officials said recovering from the virus. On that presently 11 persons are March 19 morning, second undergoing treatment in the positive coronavirus case was Government Chest Hospital reported in the State after a 24- and reports of seven were year-old youngster returned to Telangana lockdown till March 31, says KCR awaited. Ongole of Prakasam district In Paderu three persons, from England tested positive. L VENKAT RAM REDDY corona cases. food items, fruits, vegeta- who travelled abroad, are in iso- The third positive case was n HYDERABAD Ne vehicles, including bles, milk etc would only be lation wards in Area Hospital reported in Vizag after a 65- TSRTC buses, RTC buses of allowed to enter and ply in and their reports are awaited. year-old man returned from Chief Minister K other states, private buses , the State. Seven others are in home iso- Mecca.The Medical and Health Chandrasekhar Rao on passenger vehicles whatsoev- Addressing a press confer- lation. It may be recalled that and Family Welfare depart- Sunday announced total er will be allowed to enter or ence at Pragathi Bhavan after on Saturday, Krishna and East ment officials said that so far shutdown of state till March ply in Telangana till March the success of TS shutdown Godavari districts reported 164 samples were tested in the India records 31. He also announced close 31. on Sunday, KCR thanked the each one positive coronavirus State and six samples were down of inter-state borders Even private taxis, cabs, people of state wholehearted- The ever busy Charminar wears a deserted look on case. A 23-year- old young- proved positive while 142 sam- 360 cases, with immediate effect after autos will not be allowed. ly for making his shutdown Sunday following Janata curfew call given by Prime sters, who returned to ples proved negative. The test neighbouring Maharashtra Only goods vehicles carry- call a grand success. Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister K Vijayawada city of Krishna dis- results of the remaining 16 are seven deaths witnessing steep increase in ing essentials like medicines, 3 Chandrasekhar Rao trict from France, a few days pending. PNS n NEW DELHI The total number of positive Janata curfew: coronavirus cases in India ‘States to earmark hospitals Seventeen police personnel reached 360 on Sunday, Missing the including the foreign nation- als, with 329 active cases, the wood for Union Health Ministry said. to treat Covid-19 patients’ killed in Chhattisgarh encounter While 319 of the positive the trees cases were Indian, 41 are PNS n NEW DELHI Five people have died in K RAMYASREE PV KONDAL RAO foreigners, the Health India as yet due to the deadly n HYDERABAD n BHADRACHALAM Ministry said in the 6.30 The Union Health Ministry COVID-19 (coronavirus dis- p.m. update. announced on Sunday that ease 2019). The government Prime Minister Narendra In what could be regarded a "A total of 24 patients have states would be earmarking a has given an order to procure Modi had announced 'Janata major offensive to occur from been cured and discharged. certain number of hospitals to 1,200 new ventilators, Health curfew' on Sunday in right the CPI Maoists part in the Seven deaths have been exclusively treat COVID-19 Ministry Joint Secretary Lav earnest to help contain the dense forests of Chattisgarh, reported across the coun- patients. Agarwal said. accelerating spread of Covid- Seventeen police personnel try," the Health Ministry said. At a press conference here, The total number of novel 19. Although the Prime including five STF officials Among the 23 states and Indian Council of Medical coronavirus cases in India rose Minister had suggested a 12- and twelve DRG personnel union territories where the Research (ICMR) Director to 341, including 41 foreign hour voluntary shutdown, were killed and some more cases were found, Balram Bhargava said a lock- nationals, according to the TS Chief Minister K injured in an encounter with Maharashtra has the highest down was the most essential Health Ministry. Chandrasekhar Rao, upping the dreaded naxalite wing of patient count followed by aspect to the break the chain of Balram Bhargava Millions of people across the the ante, asked people to CPI Maoists on Saturday night. Kerala. transmission as of now. country stayed indoors, streets observe a 24-hour Janata The incident occurred in the Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel visits Rama Krishna Hospital in The number of cases across The reaction came soon patients," Bhargava said.