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Coronavirus In India LIVE Updates: Maha Principal Secy Sent On Compulsory Leave Over Travel Permit To DHFL's Wadhawans
Coronavirus In India LIVE Updates: Maharashtra Principal Secretary Amitabh Gupta was sent on compulsory leave over granting travel permit to DHFL's Wadhawan's amid lockdown. India has entered the seventeenth day of its nationwide lockdown on Friday, as a decision over the further lockdown extension remains pending. The total number of positive Covid-19 cases in India escalated to reach an alarming figure of 5865 on Thursday morning, while the number of those dead from the virus reached 169.
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One more person has tested positive for Coronavirus in Jharkhand's Bokaro, taking the total number of cases in the state to 14: State Health Secretary Nitin Madan Kulkarni
Maharashtra principal secy sent on compulsory leave for granting travel permit to Wadhawan family
Maharashtra Principal Secretary (Special), Amitabh Gupta (who allegedly gave permission letter to Wadhavan family) has been sent on compulsory leave with immediate effect, till the pending of inquiry, which will be initiated against him, Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said.
It will be inquired that how 23 people of Wadhavan family got permission to travel from Khandala to Mahabaleshwar, Deshmukh said.
Maharashtra Principal Secretary (Special), Amitabh Gupta (who allegedly gave permission letter to Wadhavan family) has been sent on compulsory leave with immediate effect, till the pending of inquiry, which will be initiated against him, Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said.
It will be inquired that how 23 people of Wadhavan family got permission to travel from Khandala to Mahabaleshwar, Deshmukh said.
During the 21-day nationwide lockdown to combat the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19), cases of liquor smuggling and bootlegging across the country also saw a spike. Police and excise officials across the country arrested several people and seized the liquor from the bootleggers.
The West Bengal government on Thursday permitted partial opening of tea gardens with limited number of workers and allowed plying of a few taxis for emergency service and home delivery purposes among a series of fresh relaxations to the ongoing lockdown to combat the Covid-19 pandemic.
Maharashtra: Members of Wadhavan Family of DHFL group have been placed under institutional quarantine by local police in Mahabaleshwar after they visited the town, violating the lockdown. The process to file a complaint has been initiated at the local police station.
80 #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Rajasthan today. Total positive cases in the state stands at 463: Rajasthan Health Department
51 Covid-19 positive cases reported in Delhi today (including 35 with a history of foreign travel, 4 cases related to Markaz, 3 deaths & 5 discharged). Total number of positive cases in the national capital rises to 720 (including 12 deaths and 25 discharged): Govt of Delhi
World Faces The Worst Economic Fallout: IMF
The global coronavirus pandemic is causing an economic crisis unlike any in the past century and will require a massive response to help in the recovery, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said on Thursday.
She warned that 'global growth will turn sharply negative in 2020', with 170 of the International Monetary Fund's 180 members experiencing a decline in per capita income. 'In fact, we anticipate the worst economic fallout since the Great Depression,' she said.
Countries already have taken steps worth a combined $8 trillion, but Georgieva urged governments to do more to provide 'lifelines' for businesses and households to 'avoid a scarring of the economy that would make the recovery so much more difficult.'
The global coronavirus pandemic is causing an economic crisis unlike any in the past century and will require a massive response to help in the recovery, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said on Thursday.
She warned that 'global growth will turn sharply negative in 2020', with 170 of the International Monetary Fund's 180 members experiencing a decline in per capita income. 'In fact, we anticipate the worst economic fallout since the Great Depression,' she said.
Countries already have taken steps worth a combined $8 trillion, but Georgieva urged governments to do more to provide 'lifelines' for businesses and households to 'avoid a scarring of the economy that would make the recovery so much more difficult.'
4 close contacts of a Coronavirus positive woman that had lost her life, were stopped in Tokawade by Police. It was found that doctors had advised them to get tested but they were trying to flee out of Mumbai. All 4 were detained and sent for medical examination: Maharashtra Police
Kejriwal Announces Operation Shield In Delhi
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced Operation Shield to protect the national capital from Coronavirus infection. As per the government, SHIELD stands for sealing, home quarantine, isolation and tracing, essential supply, local sanitation and door-to-door checks.
The Operation Shield will be implemented in 21 localities idenfied as containment zones in Delhi.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced Operation Shield to protect the national capital from Coronavirus infection. As per the government, SHIELD stands for sealing, home quarantine, isolation and tracing, essential supply, local sanitation and door-to-door checks.
The Operation Shield will be implemented in 21 localities idenfied as containment zones in Delhi.
Despite lockdown in Mumbai, the number of containment zones - where one or more coronavirus patients or suspected cases are found - increased from 146 last week to 381 on Thursday.
This shows a rapid rise in containment zones by 235 in just eight days. Out of the total 1,297 COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra, over 800 have been reported from Mumbai. The metropolis has also reported 45 deaths.
One more death was reported from Mumbai's Dharavi taking the total death toll in the area to 3.
The state government has demarcated several areas as containment zones include Worli's Koliwada, a fisherfolk village, and some pockets of Dharavi, which is one of the largest slums in Asia.
This shows a rapid rise in containment zones by 235 in just eight days. Out of the total 1,297 COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra, over 800 have been reported from Mumbai. The metropolis has also reported 45 deaths.
One more death was reported from Mumbai's Dharavi taking the total death toll in the area to 3.
The state government has demarcated several areas as containment zones include Worli's Koliwada, a fisherfolk village, and some pockets of Dharavi, which is one of the largest slums in Asia.
Maharashtra Govt Mulls Complete Shutdown In Certain Areas
The Maharashtra cabinet on Thursday expressed concern over crowdingin markets despite the lockdown enforced to facilitate social distancing and halt the spread of coronavirus, and mulled if these places can be completely shut for sometime in certain areas.
In the cabinet meeting chaired by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, ministers discussed how people were still crowding markets despite repeated requests from the administration not to do so.
The Maharashtra cabinet on Thursday expressed concern over crowdingin markets despite the lockdown enforced to facilitate social distancing and halt the spread of coronavirus, and mulled if these places can be completely shut for sometime in certain areas.
In the cabinet meeting chaired by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, ministers discussed how people were still crowding markets despite repeated requests from the administration not to do so.
With 67 new cases in the past 24 hours, the tally of coronavirus cases in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday reached 410. Of these, 221 are Tablighi Jamaat attendees. According to official sources, 5,734 people are in quarantine and 410 in isolation wards.
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