Новости за 12.04.2020

Gautam Buddh Nagar is under a 21-day lockdown since March 25 like the rest of the country and is also among the 15 districts in Uttar Pradesh where coronavirus hotspots (areas that have recorded multiple Covid-19 positive cases) have been completely sealed off.

To get the state’s revenues rolling again after nearly three weeks of pause due to the national lockdown against Covid-19 pandemic, Assam excise department on Sunday ordered re-opening of the all Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL) and country spirit shops from Monday on the permitted days with bare minimum staff and strict maintenance of social distancing.

With money running out and the possibility of the lockdown being extended looming, residents of PG accommodations in Gurgaon are hoping to get curfew passes from the administration so that they can return home

Amid the Covid-19 lockdown, two persons including a health worker, died and six others including village head fell ill after consuming spurious liquor in Sajeti area of Kanpur on Sunday. The incident took place at Mawai Bhacchan village. To recall, the state government had decided to shut liquor shops soon after the nationwide lockdown was imposed.

A family of Bakhopir village in Sangrur district has sought help of the central and state governments to bring back the dead body of their 27-year-old son, who reportedly died of heart attack in New Zealand.

One more person tested positive for Covid-19 in Mysuru district of Karnataka on Sunday taking the total number of positive cases to 48. The patient is the primary contact of Nanjanud pharma facility. Meanwhile, 7 patients discharged today.

A simple update by Punjab's special chief secretary (disaster management Covid-19) K B S Sidhu on Twitter drew angry reaction from some social media users, who accused him of bringing religion into coronavirus crisis.

He added, "As per preliminary reports from the districts, there will be no shortage of food grains and other essential goods in the state.

Lawmaker Ninong Ering expressed his concern over "ill treatment" meted out to people from the region in many states, violating the ethics of the country.

The Arogya Setu mobile app, developed by the government of India to check spread of Covid-19, has helped the staff of Northeast Frontier Railways (NFR) engaged in emergency services maintain social distancing. The app, which uses bluetooth and GPS technology, sends alerts to users when they breach social distancing norms and come close to each other.

However, all educational institutes and public places with high mass gathering are likely to be kept closed, he added.