The Yogi Adityanath government on Wednesday (April 8) decided to completely seal 104 COVID-19 hotspots across 15 districts in the state till April 30.
The Gaza Strip has no more coronavirus test kits, Palestinian health officials said on Wednesday, amid fears of disaster if the illness spreads in the blockaded, densely packed enclave. "Testing at our central laboratory has stopped, after coronavirus test kits completely ran out," Gaza health ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qidra said. The ministry is run by the enclave`s Islamist rulers, Hamas.
Spain had placed orders for hydroxychloroquine, which is being called a gamechanger drug for the deadly COVID-19, more than two months ago.
"In this time of crisis, I want to propose a three-match series in which for the first time, the people of neither country would be upset at the outcome of the games," Akhtar told PTI from Islamabad.
The Indian Army has been retaliating befittingly. The firing was still going on when last reports came in.
The Delhi government on Wednesday issued an advisory to all the staff members working in the office of Ministry of Health urging them to abide by it to curb the deadly coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. It has issued two directives asking the staff member to follow both in office and also at home.
PM Modi asserted that his government's priority is to "save each and every life", adding "The present situation is an epoch changing event in mankind's history and we must evolve to counter its impact." The Prime Minister is scheduled to interact with all chief ministers on April 11.
On the list of the countries reporting most of the deaths, Italy remained on the top with seeing over 17,669 deaths, 542 more than Tuesday.
Bernie Sanders, the democratic socialist who promised to lead a grassroots political revolution into the White House, suspended his campaign on Wednesday, making former Vice President Joe Biden the presumptive Democratic nominee to face Republican President Donald Trump in the Nov. 3 election.
The districts where these hotspots have been identified are--Agra, Lucknow, Ghaziabad, Noida, Kanpur, Varanasi, Shamli, Meerut, Bareilly, Bulandshahr, Basti, Firozabad, Saharanpur, Maharajganj and Sitapur.
Talking to reporters after a high-level meeting, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia announced, "Nobody will be allowed to enter or exit from these areas."
Under the guidelines, the government will control its expenditure in the first quarter (April to June 2020) of this financial year.
The commerce ministry officials meet was the third such video conference meet between the SAARC countries in the last one month on COVID-19 crisis.
Sudarsan too has appealed to people to join the ‘Mask India Movement’ through his sand art creation on a canvas.
Hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malaria drug, has been identified by the US Food and Drug Administration as a possible treatment for the COVID-19.
Announcing the decision after a high-level meeting, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said, "Wearing of facial masks can reduce the spread of coronavirus substantially.
The government will also issue pending GST and customs refunds of Rs 18,000 crore to provide relief to business entities.
District Magistrate of Gautam Buddha Nagar and Ghaziabad SP have advised people to avoid panic buying. They took to social media to inform people in this regard.
The state’s excise department said that there was a provision for home delivery of alcohol as there is no prohibition of sale of alcohol in the state.
Tata Motors on Wednesday said it is focusing on the supply of essentials to the communities most affected the COVID-19 lockdown by facilitating the production of protective gear and medical kits to curb the spread of COVID-19 as part of its CSR initiative.
Lav Agarwal added that the Centre has directed the states to continue its focus on building hospitals and on surveillance and contact tracing.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah took to micro-blogging site Twitter to share the message and also encouraged the people to thank the warriors.
Hardeep also said, "My heart goes out to people who are facing problems due to restrictions put in place on domestic & international flights, pursuant to the situation arising out of the timely announcement of a nationwide lockdown."
Holding a meeting with the floor leader of Parliament through video conferencing, PM Modi said that so far the suggestions coming from people, experts suggest that there is a need to lock down and increase.
The districts to be sealed are--Agra, Lucknow, Ghaziabad, Noida, Kanpur, Varanasi, Shamli, Meerut, Bareilly, Bulandshahr, Basti, Firozabad, Saharanpur, Maharajganj and Sitapur.
