. 0&+1 % !. !% !. VRGR '%&((!1#VCEB R BP A"'!#$#1!$"#0$"T utqBVQWBuxy( $&"5$!678 0)51501 /01234 )06 1 ! ( *(*(2 *&&* 3"4 7( 1<*&1<( ,, &O, +(,- ,79 < =-<1, =-7=(* +(1(+(9( &- 4"56'1& 1,7/( )&9-(* *9-(+7,(+ < ?7( 9- 17 9-+/- +(-+7 -3+(=+ >?3+ 8, 9 3465 $$* :4 9 : :;:;< := 8 * ( ( +(,- admitted to isolation wards in various States in the country n its biggest spike till date, following the disclosure that IIndia over the past 24 hours they had attended the Tablighi till Wednesday night recorded conference. A total of 16 States 386 new cases of coronavirus have been searching for taking the tally to 2,012 with Tablighi members. the Government blaming the According reports, at least spurt in cases on the travel by 200 from Karnataka, 140 from members of Tablighi Jamaat Andhra Pradesh and 45 from and asserted that it was not a Telangana have been identi- national trend. fied. The total number of “The number of positive those who attended the con- cases has gone up since ference varies from State to Tuesday. One of main reasons State with Maharashtra listing for it is travel by members of 185 and Karnataka estimating Tablighi. This is not a nation- 342 to have participated in the al trend,” said Lav Agarwal, meeting. Joint Secretary in the Union With the Tabligh incident Ministry of Health. spiking the coronavirus num- According to Ministry’s bers in the country, Prime website, the total number of Minister Narendra Modi spoke active COVID-19 cases to Maharashtra Chief Minister reached 1,637 in India by and asked the State to trace out Wednesday noon, whereas the & P the missing Jamaat members death toll has risen to 42 from "#$%&'() * .% who attended the Delhi con- 32 recorded on Tuesday. ference. The State DGP held a "#$%&'() & * + , & . Globally, the death toll due of lab confirmed cases care- Immediate concerns faced and fears stemming from var- Press conference to give his to novel coronavirus in the US givers and data will be analysed by such migrant workers relate ious concerns, and are in need account on the issue. ! to,” said Saad in the audio clip. has reached 3,400, surpassing which will tell if we can rec- to food, shelter, healthcare, of psycho-social support. The aim of the search for On Tuesday, a First M &"($)*$ China. The global death rate ommend or not the drug to the fear of getting infected or Meanwhile, several State Tabligh attendees is to prevent Information Report (FIR) was has reached past the 44,000- people who come in their con- spreading the infection, loss of Governments have continued them from inadvertently cre- filed against seven people, +&#*$&!!,&#$ mark while around 9 lakh are tacts,” he said. wages, concerns about the fam- the difficult task of tracking the ating new clusters of infection # including Saad, Zeeshan, Mufti "$-*&N infected by COVID-19 across Agarwal said 74 flights ily, anxiety and fear. movements of Tablighi atten- across the country. The mag- Shehzad, M Saifi, Younus, L"(*!! "#-" nearly 170 countries. operated till date under Lifeline “Sometimes, they also face dees in the Delhi conference, nitude of the task is immense: R Mohammed Salman and Dr R Gangakhedkar, sci- Udan for transporting medical harassment and negative reac- including foreigners and their Three southern states — Tamil % & ' Mohammed Ashraf. ,#,"*" """! entist from ICMR, said so far, cargo across the country. So far tions of the local community. “human contacts” as more Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and The police have registered " "*!,2&+#$ 47,951 tests for COVID-19 over 22 tonnes cargo was trans- All this calls for strong social Jamaat delegates who transited Karnataka — were trying to the FIR under sections of the conducted in country out of ported on March 31, he said. protection,” the Ministry said in through Jamaat Markaz (cen- track at least 2,500 people, ( +(,- Epidemic Disease Act and which 4,562 tests done at Following the Supreme a document. tre) in Nizamuddin East were many of who had tested posi- other sections of the IPC, for gious congregation from March ICMR network labs on Court directives, the Health It further said migrant quarantined in Telangana, tive for coronavirus. ven as the authorities have not following Government 1 to 18. Tuesday. On a query, he said Ministry on Wednesday called workers faced the situation of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu In Kashmir 855 people (at Ecleared Tablighi’s orders on the management of Delhi Deputy Chief Hydroxychloroquine is not to for providing a social protec- spending a few days in tempo- and Maharashtra while 140 of least 167 attendees and people Nizamuddin headquarters and the Markaz in relation to a Minister Manish Sisodia said be used on every person. tion to migrant workers, saying rary shelters, which may be delegates were reported in contact with them) were evacuated 2,361 people in 36 social, political or religious the premises have been vacat- “This is not for everybody. they are prone to social, psy- quarantine centres, while try- untraceable in Hyderabad. being traced, only nine had hours till Wednesday evening, gathering and thus endanger- ed after a 36-hour effort by the It is just a demonstration study chological and emotional trau- ing to reach to their native Over 250 foreign nationals been found. Nizamuddin Markaz cleric ing the lives of the people. concerned agencies. for doctors and their contacts ma in lockdown situations. places, are filled with anxieties have been quarantined or Continued on Page 2 Maulana Saad has been Meanwhile, Delhi Chief “The staff of health, untraceable since March 28 Minister Arvind Kejriwal on administration, police and after he was served a notice by Wednesday said authorities are Delhi Transport Corporation the Delhi Police. tracking mobile phones of peo- (DTC) worked together in this “Police teams are raiding ple under quarantine to check 36-hour operation, putting several places across the west- their movement. their lives at risk. Hats off to all ern Uttar Pradesh and Mewat Tablighis, including for- of them,” Sisodia said in a region in Haryana to nab Saad,” eigners from Malaysia, tweet. The total number of said a senior police official. Indonesia, Thailand, Nepal, coronavirus cases in Delhi Police have also recovered Myanmar, Kyrgyzstan, Saudi climbed to 152 on Wednesday. an audio clip in which Saad can Arabia, Afghanistan, Algeria, Sisodia further said a list O be heard saying there is no bet- Djibouti, Sri Lanka, has been prepared in which the ! "# ( +(,- alcohol and tobacco as such ter place to die than in a Bangladesh, England, Fiji, phone number and other % products weaken their lung mosque. The audio clip is France and Kuwait, had assem- details of these people were & lready busy tackling the systems,” she added. believed to be of March 18. bled at Nizamuddin Markaz, noted and handed over to the ACovid-19 cases, doctors Indian medical Association “Leaving mosques would bring which is among the major Delhi Police cyber cell for fur- ! ! across the country are finding Kerala president Dr Abraham no good. Do not leave mosques COVID-19 hotspots in the ther action. % themselves hard-pressed with Varghese echoed similar views even if trusted doctors ask you country, to participate in reli- Continued on Page 2 spurt in number of patients stating that those showing reporting alcohol withdrawal withdrawal symptoms should symptom because of non avail- be provided scientific treat- ) & '! ability of “booze” due to the ment, which can be given at ! () ! ongoing lockdown. homes or in hospitals. “They ! Doctors from country’s need treatment. Giving them premier health institute AIIMS booze is not a solution,” he said. " #$% said that people with alcohol Liquor is out of bound ! ! withdrawal related problems across the country except ! ! ! are coming at their emergency Kerala and Meghalaya, which & '(# *' % department as OPDs are recently allowed the sale of ( +(,- closed. “When they are liquor with a medical testimo- ( +(,- Nizamuddin in South Delhi. deprived of alcohol or sub- al symptoms visited the out- was announced last week. nial from a qualified doctor due One of the doctors, who is o ensure that not even a stance they are so depended patient ward on Monday. She Dr Smita Deshpanday, to rising cases of suicide. ith Nizamuddin proving part of the team treating coro- Tsingle citizen sleeps hun- ! ! upon they will face varying said many of them were treat- Professor of Psychiatrist from Their decisions have drawn Wto be a coronavirus navirus patients at Safdarjung gry in Delhi, when lakhs of degree of health related issues. ed as outpatients and a few Delhi-based RML Hospital said flak from the Indian Medical hotspot, the number of novel hospital, is believed to have daily wagers have become Usually, heavy drinkers need were admitted for constant that such tipplers develop seri- Association which feels that it Covid-19 cases in Delhi contracted the disease during unemployed, the Delhi ! ! proper counseling and med- observation. ous problems like alcohol with- would only encourage others to climbed to 152, including two the course of duty, official said. Government on Wednesday % ication,” said Dr Atul Ambekar, According to the doctors, drawal fits, hallucinations and fake their health conditions. resident doctors of the Centre- “All the doctors and staff announced that those without Professor of Psychiatric at there would be four to five alco- depression. However, all Interestingly, there are various run Safdarjung Hospital, on who had come in contact with ration cards will also be given National Drug Dependence holics among an average 30 patients do not require hospi- global studies that say that Wednesday after 32 new infec- them (the infected doctors) food ration if they apply online Treatment Centre of AIIMS.