VRGR '%&((!1#VCEB R BP A"'!#$#1!$"#0$"T utqBVQWBuxy( 3 " D (E!% (E!% E )*!+),-./0 42 '( 5.)) +6 4 -%% -)*.# / )012 % ( )*+ , ;8">/?"=- "; "22- ;1 ;= "2" - 8"9 N1;<;= "" 9" - ;@2 2;122A 3=2;#- 9- ")-2A -B=) !" 1 & 2334 -50C $ %'( $) --23" Ministers to accommodate the migrant labours in the States he panicky march of the itself by providing food and ! "#$% Tthousands of migrant shelter, rather than transport- N( O workers is turning out to be ing them to their home States. * ( ( major stumbling block for the Shah said the Government is + Centre in its effort to enforce committed to offer all support , * ! ! Q social distancing to curb the to migrant workers during the . ( * spread of coronavirus. With lockdown period and suggest- ( experts warning that such ed that schools and colleges can unruly assembly could help the be used for sheltering the ( (( ( contagion to explode — two migrant workers. / /0. migrant workers from The Home Ministry 1 % 2 ( Rajasthan tested positive on changed the guidelines of State N3 O ( Saturday — the Home Ministry Disaster Relief Fund (SDRF) to Q has come out with a measures allow States to use the fund for 2 ( to deal with the grave situation. the purpose of rehabilitation of 4 The measures include rais- the migrant workers. (( ( 2 5 ing tents along the highway to “With the intent of Modi 2N( O accommodate these workers Government to provide all ( and provide them food and possible support to migrant " medical assistance. The march workers, the Union Home ( of the migrants has alarmed Secretary has again written to 5 ! health experts, who feel that it States requesting them to ( will defeat the very purpose of immediately set up relief camps ( 7 (( ( the lockdown. Bihar Chief for migrant workers/pilgrims, 8 5 Minister Nitish Kumar has etc, who are returning to their ! "# $ 9 ( also expressed unhappiness domicile States or trying to do % &$( 57": over the move by States so during this lockdown peri- ! Governments to arrange buses od. States have been advised to viding food, water or any kind ( 5 for migrant workers who want give wide publicity and aware- of support to migrant work- ; < M to return to Bihar. ness, using public address sys- ers/citizens who are trying to & '!( > Q 2 “The entire purpose of tems, technology and by util- reach to their respective native ( lockdown will be defeated if ising the services of volunteers places. At this time of < thousands of migrants are sent and NGOs,” said the Home crisis we have to be compas- ( M ( to Bihar by buses. My Ministry in a statement. sionate for our fellow citizens,” ) !( M Government has already asked The Ministry also asked he said. 2 the Bihar Resident States to set up tented accom- Commerce and Railways ( Commissioner in New Delhi to modation to ensure that these Minister Piyush Goyal has Saturday said his Government coordinate with different State persons will stay in the relief appealed to Industries and has arranged for buses to trans- M Governments and reimburse camps till the lockdown orders trade bodies to take care of port migrant workers who M ! the cost involved in providing are in place. The shelters are to their workers and not allow were already walking back via P food and shelter to migrants be organised, keeping in view them to go to home States in roads to their respective home 5( who are on their way to Bihar. various precautions including the time of crisis. In a video States. P We have already announced social distancing, with ade- conference, Goyal said, “Don’t --23" Also, the CM appealed to ( 100 crore package for them,” quate medical check up drives let your workers go away” to migrant workers leaving Delhi said Nitish on Saturday. to identify and separate cases the industrialists across the eft without any source of to stay back. Kejriwal in his ! Nitish was right in his requiring quarantine or hospi- country. Talking to represen- Lincome, thousands of Press briefing on Friday apprehension. At least two talisation. tatives from various manufac- migrants mostly from Uttar announced that food will now ( migrant workers, who travelled Meanwhile, Road turing, industry and trading Pradesh and Bihar on Saturday ! be served in 325 Government ( from Indore to Rajasthan amid Transport Minister Nitin associations, He said they are hit the streets and highways $ -. schools after which the ( coronavirus lockdown in the Gakari asked NHAI chairman not only their assets and connecting Delhi-NCR in ( % (, Government will officially have ! ( country, have now been found and toll operators to provide all resources, but also could hope to get support from the the capacity to feed 4 lakh peo- (( ; positive for COVID-19. help to migrant workers by become potential carrier of Government to reach their was crowded with people try- ple across 500 centres. ( 7: Against the backdrop of providing food and water. “I COVID-19, if they are allowed homes. ing to get into buses to head for Delhi Minister Rajendra < these developments, Home have advised chairman NHAI to migrate to leave en-masse Their exodus choked Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. Pal Gautam went to Anand ( Minister Amit Shah on and Highway Concessioners/ during this pandemic. Delhi-UP border at Ghazipur Meanwhile, Delhi Chief Vihar to meet migrants. 8 ,2 Saturday spoke to many Chief toll operators to consider pro- Turn to Page 4 and Anand Vihar bus terminal Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Turn to Page 4 5( ; ( ! ( < ( 8 1 ? ! ( > 7 ( ferent monitoring sites, the (@< total number of positive cases ! 2 * 0 Q stood at 944 on Saturday A evening. However, the Health --23" ! A2< Q ( Ministry’s Saturday morning ""# ( count showed 938 positive mid clamour over lack of ! % > ( cases in the country. The tally Acoronavirus testing facili- ! 57 was not revised till late in the ty in India, the Government &'% % !# < evening. The pandemic has has been able to procure five !!() ! Q (( --23" claimed 20 lives in the country. lakh additional testing kits )*&+,# ! ( ; 2 With cases on the rise, the from the US. !# - < he count of confirmed Centre has asked the State ) R Gangakhedkar, the Head &./+ ! ! ( ( TCOVID-19 cases raced to Governments to set up health + % (, of ICMR, said on Saturday the 0 ! ( ; < 1,029 on Saturday, but the check-up camps and tents for country has now 111 (; 7: Centre maintained that India is migrant labourers who are of Covid-19 patients with the Q# R Government testing labs and # !( < 7 yet to witness community travelling back to their native help of AIIMS in Delhi while only 30 per cent of facilities are 8 transmission of the viral infec- places to prevent them from rigorous contact-tracing is % put to use so far. ! tion and it is focusing on man- spreading the disease, if any. underway. Many States are in He said 44 private labora- 3.?!%57 3 agement and prevention of the Giving details of the steps the process of setting up ded- Theni: A young man under tories have been given approval !""!#$# - % ( disease by ramping up Covid- being taken to combat coron- icated Covid-19 hospitals. home quarantine for coron- for testing and 400 people have ! *-,# 19 hospitals, sample testing, avirus which has killed over They have also been asked avirus after return from Sri been tested in private sector. #! ! /2 ( ( contact-tracing besides inten- 28,000 people across coun- to ramp up their capacity to Lanka suddenly ran out of his Gangakhedkar added that &..! ( sifying social distancing mea- tries, Health Ministry Joint manage an increasing number house nude and fatally bit a 80- the country is now fully #1 > sures. Secretary Lav Aggarwal said of cases. At least 17 States have year old woman in his neigh- equipped to deal with the sit- ! ( According to Statewise that doctors from the States are started work on it. bourhood in a village near uation. ! confirmed case tallied by dif- being trained on management Turn to Page 4 here, police said on Saturday. Turn to Page 4 %! ( ! / / B ( ( ((Q R " % ) * * ( @ ! ( ( $% & helplines launched by the ! ! # Centre and States crashed. ; Q @ 8 ' Obviously such issue arose ( from overloading. 5 --23" Raina’s tweet. “As the situation has ! Ratan Tata declared that evolved by every progressive onations started pouring Tata Sons will spend 1,000 day, we have increased the ( 2 Don Saturday soon after crore and Tata Trusts will offer %& --23" number of helplines. But load ( Prime Minister Narendra Modi 500 crore for the development has increased,” he said. ( ( ! announced a special fund — of medical facilities. eft locked down within the For the benefit of