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Guidelines issued for management of personsin home/institutional quarantine facilities

Persons under institutional quarantineto be discharged after due testing

Port Blair, Apr 7 The Ministry ofHealth & Family Welfare,Govt. of India has issuedGuidelines with referenceto management ofpersons in home/institutional quarantinefacilities. The latestguidelines issued on05.04.2020 provided thatthe persons who are

under InstitutionalQuarantine will only bedischarged fromquarantine facilities afterdue testing from thedesignated laboratory.These samples for testsshall be taken on 13th or14th day of theirquarantine period.Thereafter, the respectiveState/UT Administration

will wait for the results oftests from the designatedlaboratory and aftertaking into account thetests results, the personswho are underInstitutional Quarantinewill be discharged.Further, they will bereleased with the directionto self-monitor theirhealth at their homes

(home quarantine) fornext 14 days andimmediately report to theDistrict SurveillanceOfficer (DSO) or call102/232102 in case ofdevelopment ofsymptoms suggestive ofCOVID-19. In this regard, the UTAdministration of

Storage level of all water sourcesdepletes alarmingly

Further curtailment in water supply from April 8supply till 12th of May2020. On account ofthis, the available watersource needs to beregulated till the arrivalof next South WestMonsoon in May-June2020. Earlier, 30%curtailment over regularsupply was imposedsince 1st March 2020.However, given thecurrent situation, unlessfurther curtailment isimposed, it may not bepossible to sustain thesupply till the arrival ofnext monsoon.

As is evident fromthe above table, thecurrent water level islower by 7.30 mtrscompared to thecorresponding period oflast year. Daily reductionlevel is 15 cms and inview of this, existingwater level at the damcan hardly sustain the

Port Blair, Apr 7Due to deficit South Westmonsoon and completefailure of North Eastmonsoon during 2019,the storage level of allwater sources including

Year Level 2015 57.34 m 2016 58.13 m 2017 59.14 m 2018 57.15 m 2019 60.74 m 2020 53.30 m

the major source-Dhanikhari Dam, hasdepleted alarmingly. Thewater level in Dhanikharidam as of 6th April(against its full reservoirlevel of 66 mtrs) is at the

lowest during the last 5-6years and the same isdetailed below:-

Association of Catholic Andaman & NicobarIslands comes forward for contributing

towards Lt. Governor’s Relief FundPort Blair, Apr 7The Association ofCatholic Andaman andNicobar Islands,donated Rupees FourLakhs towards Lt.Governor's Relief Fundas contribution, whileappreciating the effortsof A&N Administrationfor containment/reliefmeasures for combatingCOVID-19. Thepremises of following

four EducationalInstitutions administered

by the Association werealso offered "as and

when required" by A&NAdministration for theuse of migrants/COVID-19 victims :-a) Nirmala SeniorSecondary School, PortBlair.b) Sagritara HighSchool, Port Blair.c) St. Xavier PrimarySchool, Rangat.d) St. XavierMiddle School,Mayabunder.

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Overcharging for essential commodities

Port Blair, Apr 7 The Control Roomof the Directorate ofCivil Supplies &Consumer Affairs isreceiving f requentcomplaints from variouscorners over telephoneregarding exploitation ofthe consumers by fewtraders and vegetablevendors at large byovercharging the rate ofessential commoditiesincluding perishableitems such asvegetables, fruits, meatetc. The UTAdministration iscommitted to maintainzero tolerance towardsany unfair tradepractices and extorting

money f rom theconsumers in an un-ethical way during thisemergent situation oflockdown due toCOVID-19. Hence, all

wholesalers and retailersof essentialcommodities andvendors of perishableitems have been directedto display the rate of all

the edible items for saleat their trading premisesin conspicuous mannerfor the information ofthe general public.

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Police urges people to refrain from'forwarding' unverified news & messages

Use Cyber Cell Helpline no: 03192-230668 for verification of messagesPort Blair, Apr 7Social media has gainedpopularity among thegeneral public as ameans to communicateand share information.This has also led to thespread of fake news andrumors using thismedia. We all are beingshared information about

the global pandemicCOVID-19, withoutverif ication orauthenticity, which canlead to unwarrantedsituations of panic, fearmongering or even lawand order situations. TheA&N Police has advisedall users of social mediaapps like WhatsApp,

Twitter, Facebook etc.to not pay any heed tounverif ied news ormessages. They shouldalso not 'forward' anysuch messages or newsto other people. Instead,being responsiblecit izens, the generalpublic have been advisedto verify the authenticity

of any such message.To verify them, thegeneral public cancontact A&N PoliceCyber Cell helpline at03192-230668. The Police teams areactively seeking peddlersof fake news or rumors.Any person found

PBMC frontline field heroesAll sanitary workers provided withPersonnel Protection Equipments

Port Blair, Apr 7The World HealthOrganization (WHO) hasdeclared the recent novelCoronavirus (COVID-19)pandemic as public health

emergency ofInternational Concerned(PHEIC). In order toprevent the outbreak ofCOVID-19 in Port BlairCity, the Port Blair

Municipal Council(PBMC) has takenvarious initiatives. All sanitary workers areprovided with thePersonnel Protection

Equipments such asmask, hand gloves, handsanitizers, etc and aredeployed for sanitation oftheir respective Municipal

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Port Blair, Apr 7 The Government ofIndia has announced freerefills for all the UjjwalaYojana consumers underPradhan Mantri GaribKalyan Yojana for the nextthree months, i.e. - April2020-June 2020. EightCrore PMUY (PradhanMantri Ujjwala Yojana)

beneficiaries will beentitled to get free 14.2 kgLPG cylinders. Accordingly, full RSPof the refill cost for Aprilhas been transferred, inadvance, to the linkedbank account of Ujjwalabeneficiaries solely for thepurpose of utilising thisamount to purchase the

free LPG cylinders. A PMUY customer isentitled to one cylinder permonth under this scheme.The beneficiary can bookthe next refill only after 15days of receipt of the lastrefill, a communicationfrom the Asst. Manager(CC & LPG-S), IOC heresaid.

Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan YojanaUjjwala beneficiaries to get three free

cylinders for three months

Directorate of Civil Supplies to conduct surpriseinspection of business establishments

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New Delhi, Apr 7Prime Minister Shri NarendraModihad a telephonic conversation onMonday with MrScott Morrison,Prime Minister of Australia.The two leaders discussed theongoing COVID-19 pandemic, andthe domestic response strategiesbeing adopted by their respectivegovernments.They agreed on the importance ofbilateral experience-sharing in thecontext of this health crisis,including through collaborativeresearch efforts.Prime Minister conveyed thatGovernment of India stands readyto provide necessary facilitationand support to any Australiancitizens stranded in India due totravel restrictions.Prime Minister Morrison similarlyassured that the Indian community

COVID-19: PM Modi holds telephonicconversation with Australian premier

in Australia, including Indianstudents, would continue to bevalued as a vibrant part ofAustralian society. Both leadersagreed to remain attentive to the

wider significance of the India-Australia partnership, including inthe Indo-Pacific region, even asthey focus on solving the presenthealth crisis.

New Delhi, Apr 7 Minority Affairs Minister, ShriMukhtar Abbas Naqvi todayappealed to the people to strictlyand honestly follow the guidelinesof lockdown and social distancingon the occasion of Shab-e-Barat.He urged the people to offerprayers and perform other religiousrituals staying inside their homes.Shri Naqvi said, almost all thereligious leaders, religious andsocial organisations have appealedto the Muslims to honestly followthe guidelines of lockdown andsocial distancing on the occasionof Shab-e-Barat. All the state waqf boards,through the Central Waqf Council,have been directed to assist thelocal administration inimplementation of lockdown

Minority Affairs Minister appeals topeople to strictly follow lockdown

completely on Shab-e-Barat andappeal to the people to offer prayersand perform other religious ritualsstaying inside their homes. Naqvisaid, entire country is seriously andhonestly following the guidelines of

lockdown and social distancing onthe appeal of Prime Minister ShriNarendra Modi. He said, Any typeof carelessness can be harmful forus, our family, the society and theentire country.

Haryana, Apr 7 Indian Railways has geared upits efforts to produce PersonalProtective Equipment, PPE on amission mode. The PPE overallproduced by Jagadhari workshopin Haryana was recently cleared byDefence Research andDevelopment Organization's lab. Approved design and materialwill now be used for makingprotective overall by 17 railwayworkshops situated in differentzones. The PPE overall will offermuch needed protection torailway's Doctors and paramedicsworking as front line warriors fortreating the corona patients. Railways has said that facilitiesare being geared up to produce one

Indian Railways gears up its efforts toproduce PPE on mission mode

thousand PPE overall every day forrailway Doctors and paramedics.The production facilities will beramped up in future. Railways is

also considering to supply 50 percent of PPE material to othermedical professionals of thecountry.

Italy, Apr 7 Italy has unveiled a record 430billion US Dollar stimulus to helpbusinesses hurt by a month-longnational lockdown that is like to runon for many more weeks. PrimeMinister Mr. Giuseppe Conte toldthe nation to be patient in the faceof a pandemic that has nowofficially claimed 16,523 lives inthe Mediterranean country and leftmillions at least temporarilyunemployed. He added that the

Italy unveils record 430 bn US dollarsstimulus to boost economy

people will soon witness a newspring for Italy but for the momentwe must stay at home. Theprogramme will add to the 340billion euros in government-backedloans announced last month. Half ofthe new package will be earmarkedfor export-oriented companies whoseturnover has imploded over the pastmonth. The government alsoannounced that it will take steps toprotect Italian companies weakenedby the economic crisis from being

taken over by foreign competitors.Italy has seen its novel coronavirusinfection rates subside over the pastfew weeks and its death toll slowlylevel off. But the number of fatalitiesshot back up yesterday from itslowest level in more than twoweeks. The civil protection servicesaid the daily number of officialCOVID-19 deaths rose to 636yesterday from 525 the day before.Sunday's toll was the lowest sinceMarch 19.

China, Apr 7 China has said no death wasreported yesterday from the deadlycoronavirus for the first time sinceit started publishing figures inJanuary. China's National HealthCommission, NHC, today said it is alandmark in China's over two-month-long fight against the novel

No new coronavirus deaths reportedfor first time January: China

coronavirus as the country continuedto report coronavirus deaths tillSunday, especially from the epicentreHubei province. The NHC said,overall confirmed cases on themainland have reached 81,740 byyesterday, including 1,242 patientsstill being treated, 77,167 patientsdischarged after recovery, and 3,331

people died of the disease.Meanwhile, State-run Xinhua newsagency reported that China for thefirst time issued an official timelineof coronavirus yesterday in whichit stated that coronavirus was firstdetected in Wuhan in last Decemberwhere the infection was listed as"pneumonia of unknown cause".

Bangalore, Apr 7 In yet another breakthrough byIndian Scientists, a protectivechemical coating likely to beeffective against COVID-19 hasbeen developed by JawaharlalNehru Centre for AdvancedScientific Research, Bangalore.The proven efficiency of thecoating in complete destruction ofinfluenza virus affirms thestrong belief of leading scientiststhat the coating may also beeffective in destroying the novelCorona Virus. Science andEngineering Research Board, a unitof the Department of Science andTechnology is supporting thefurther development of this

JNCASR develops protective chemical coatinglikely to be effective against COVID-19

coating for the country's battleagainst COVID-19.The coating islikely to be used on PPEs, masks,gowns, gloves, face shields, usedby doctors for enhanced

protection. During the research, the coatedsurfaces completely killed differentdrug-resistant bacteria and fungias well within 30 to 45 minutes.

New Delhi, April 7 World Health Day is celebratedon 7 April every year to mark theanniversary of the founding ofWorld Health Organization. On theoccasion, Prime Minister, ShriNarendra Modi said that we shouldnot only pray for each other's goodhealth and well-being but alsoreaffirm our gratitude towards allthose doctors, nurses, medicalstaff and healthcare workers whoare bravely leading the battle againstthe COVID-19 menace. In a tweet, Shri Modi said thatwe should also ensure that wefollow practices like socialdistancing which will protect ourown lives as well as the lives ofothers. Shri Modi expressed hope

PM Modi reaffirms gratitudetowards doctors, healthcareworkers on World Health Day

that the day will also inspire ustowards focusing on personal fitness

through out the year, which wouldhelp improve our overall health.

Australia, Apr 7 Australia's Great Barrier Reefhas suffered its most widespreadcoral bleaching on record. It is abig threat posed by climate changeto the world's largest livingorganism. James Cook Universityprofessor Terry Hughes said acomprehensive survey last monthfound record sea temperatures hadcaused the third mass bleaching ofthe 2,300-kilometre reef system injust five years. Bleaching occurs when healthycorals become stressed by changesin ocean temperatures, causing themto expel algae living in their tissueswhich drains them of their vibrantcolours. For the first time, severebleaching has struck all three regionsof the Great Barrier Reef -- the

Record sea temperatures cause third massbleaching of Great Barrier Reef: Study

northern, central and now large partsof the southern sectors. The damagecame as February brought thehighest monthly sea temperatures onthe Great Barrier Reef since Australiabegan keeping records in 1900. The reef is worth an estimated 4billion dollars a year in tourismrevenue for the Australian economy,but is at risk of losing its covetedworld heritage status becausewarmer oceans brought about by

climate change have damaged itshealth. Back-to-back bleachingevents in 2016 and 2017 promptedthe government agency overseeingthe reef to downgrade its long-termoutlook to 'very poor'. Bleaching wasfirst seen on the reef in 1998 -- atthe time, the hottest year on record -- but as temperature records continueto tumble its frequency hasincreased, giving coral less time torecover.

London, Apr 7 British Prime Minister BorisJohnson has been shifted to intensivecare unit (ICU) after his conditionworsened. A UK governmentspokesperson said, Mr Johnson wasshifted to ICU yesterday on theadvice of his medical team after hiscondition worsened. He had beenadmitted to St Thomas' Hospital inLondon due to due to persistentcoronavirus symptoms. UK foreign secretary DominicRaab has taken temporary chargeafter PM Johnson was moved toICU. Mr Raab said the team spiritwithin the government would beguiding force to defeat the pandemic.He said, through the team spirit the

Boris Johnson shifted to ICU ascoronavirus symptoms worsen

government would implementedPrime Minister's all plans as soon aspossible. Meanwhile, Prime Minister,Shri Narendra Modi has expressedhoped that his British counterpart

Boris Johnson, admitted to a hospitalfor treatment of coronavirus, findshimself in perfect health soon. In atweet, Shri Modi said he hopes tosee Mr Johnson out of hospital.

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"Swasth ke Sipahi" deliverying essential services andmedicines at doorstep of patients and elderly under

Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi PariyojanaNew Delhi, April 7 Pharmacists, popularly knownas "Swasth ke Sipahi", ofPradhan Mantri Jan AushadhiKendra , are deliverying essentialservices and medicines atdoorstep of patients and elderlyunder Pradhan Mantri BhartiyaJanaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP)of the Government of India.Working as part of PradhanMantri Jan Aushadhi Kendras(PMJAK), they are extendingessential services by makingavailable quality genericmedicines at affordable prices tothe common People of thecountry and the elderly personsat their doorstep to fight Coronapandemic. This is supporting thegovernment's initiative ofpracticing social distancing.PMJKs are being run by Bureauof Pharma PSUs of India(BPPI)under Department ofPharmaceuticals, Ministry ofChemicals & Ferti lizers,Government of India with anobjective of providing quality andaffordable healthcare to anyonein need. Presently, more than6300 PMJAKs are functioningacross the nation, covering 726districts of the country. In orderto stop the spreading ofCoronavirus, Government ofIndia placed a lockdown of 21days i.e. up to 14th April, 2020,across the country. In such times, all PMJAKsare playing a key role in ensuringavailability of essential medicinesand delivering them at their

doorstep. As informed by BPPI,recently, one of their "Swasth keSipahi" shared his experience. Hetold Babout an elderly womanwho called him at PMBJK,Pahadiya, Varanasi asking forhelp. According to thePharmacist, the elderly womanlives with her husband inVaransi, alone and had exhaustedthe stock of her daily medicines.Consuming these medicinesregularly is critical to maintainher bodily functions. Thepharmacist could not s tophimself from helping the couple.He collected the medicines, asshe asked and set out to deliverthe same at her house. Sincethen, pharmacist has beendelivering medicines to the sick and elderly at their doorstep. One central warehouse inGurugram, two regionalwarehouses at Guwahati and

Chennai and around 50distributors are working towardsensuring a surplus supply of themedicines to all the kendras,across the country. In order tocontrol the supplies of themedicines, Govt. has set up astrong SAP based end to endpoint of sales software to avoidany stockout situation. mobileapplication "Jan AushadhiSugam" is also available forcommon public to locate theirnearest kendra and availability of

medicines with its price. The app.can be downloaded from GooglePlay Store and I-phone Store. Inthe lockdown period, PradhanMantri Bhartiya JanaushadhiPar iyoj ana (PMBJ P) i sgenerating awareness throughinformational posts on theirsocial media platforms, to helppeople protect themselves fromCoronavirus. You can also getupda tes by following us@pmbjpbppi a t Facebook ,Twitter, Instagram, etc.

PM Modi, Prime Minister ofSweden discuss COVID-19 crisis

New Delhi, April 7 Prime Minister, Shri NarendraModi today had a telephoneconversation with Prime Ministerof Sweden Stefan Lofven. Thetwo leaders discussed the ongoingCOVID-19 pandemic and the stepsbeing taken in their countries for

controlling its health and economicimpacts. Shri Modi and Mr Lofven alsoagreed on the potential forcollaboration and data sharingbetween Indian and Swedishresearchers and scientists, whichwould also contribute to the global

efforts against COVID-19. The twoleaders promised to providenecessary facilitation and assistancefor each other's citizens, who maybe stranded. They also agreed thatofficials would remain in touch tooptimise availability of medicalsupplies for fighting COVID-19.

Washington, April 7 US President, Mr. DonaldTrump has s igned a newexecu t ive order a imed a tencouraging interna t iona lsupport for its policy allowingprivate industry for recoveryand use of space resourcesfrom the Moon, Mars and othercelestial bodies. Scot t Pace, DeputyAssistant to the President andExecu t ive Secretary of theNational Space Council saidtha t th is Execu tive Orderestablishes US policy towardthe recovery and use of spaceresources, such as water andcertain minerals, in order to

US Prez Trump signs executive orderfor recovery, use of space resources

encourage the commerc ia ldevelopment of space. The executive order titled'Encouraging In terna t iona lSupport For The Recovery AndUse Of Space Resources' willcreate long-time suitability in thehuman exploration of Moon,Mars and other celestial bodies.The order reaffirms US supportfor the 1967 Outer Space Treatywhile continuing to reject the1979 Moon Agreement, whichonly 17 of the 95 MemberStates of the United NationsCommittee on the Peaceful Usesof Outer Space have ratified inthe past four decades. The order further clarifies

that the United States does notview outer space as a 'globalcommons,' and it reinforces the2015 decision by Congress thatAmericans should have the rightto engage in the commercialexploration, recovery, and useof resources in outer space. The order also says that theUS is not part of the moonagreement. The United Nations GeneralAssembly (UNGA) adoptedMoon Resolut ion says tha tMoon and other celestial bodiesshould be used exclusively forpeaceful purposes and theirenvironments should not bedisrupted.

Defence Minister chairs GoM meetingto assess post lock-down situation

New Delhi, April 7 Group of Ministers todaymet at Defence Minister, ShriRajnath Singh's residence inNew Delhi for assessment ofpost lockdown situation in thewake of COVID-19. TheMinisters discussed possibleways of easing out lockdownafter fourteenth of this month.Availability and procurementstrategy of medical aids andpreparedness of hospitals wasalso evaluated. DefenceMinister, Shri Rajnath Singhsaid the Group of Ministers hadan extensive discussion on theprevailing situation post thelockdown. In a series oftweets, Shri Singh said theyshared the appreciation for theUnion Cabinet's decision toreduce the salaries of all MPsfor a year and also the

suspension of MPLADS funds for2 years. He said the amount savedthrough these decisions would beutilized in strengthening India's fightagainst Coronavirus. The Ministersalso shared their insights on how toovercome the situation and help thepeople to stay motivated, determinedand vigilant in the battle

against COVID-19. The meeting was attended byUnion Ministers Shri Amit Shah,Smti. Nirmala Sitharaman, SmritiIrani, Shri Piyush Goel, ShriPrakash Javadekar, Shri Ram VilasPaswan among others. HomeSecretary, Shri Ajay Bhalla wasalso present in the meeting.

Apr 07, 2020 The total COVID-19 cases incountry have gone up to 4thousand 421 with 354 reportedsince yesterday. Briefing mediain New Delhi, Joint Secretary inHealth Ministry Shri Lav Agarwalsaid, the death toll has reached117 with eight deaths sinceyesterday. He said, till now 326persons have been dischargedafter recovery. Shri Agarwalinformed that Government hasbeen adopting a strategy forcluster containment and foroutbreaks that are amenable tomanagement. He said, thisstrategy is producing positiveresults, especially in Agra andGautam Buddh Nagar in UttarPradesh, Pathanamthitta inKerala, Bhilwara in Rajasthan andEast Delhi. He said, IndianRailways has prepared 40thousand isolation beds in 2,500coaches. Railways is making 375isolation beds daily and this isgoing on across 133 locationsacross the country. Quoting a recent ICMR study,Shri Agrwal said, if one

Total confirmed COVID-19 cases rise to 4421;325 patients recover

COVID19 patient does not followlockdown orders or practicesocial distancing, then the patientcan infect 406 people in 30 days.Replying to a media query, hesaid, there has been no decisionon extending lockdown yet. Hesaid, speculation of any kind willnot help anyone. Joint Secretaryin Home Ministry, Ms PunyaSalila Shrivastav said, status ofessential goods and services is byand large satisfactory. She said,Home Minister did a detailedreview of the status of essentialcommodities and lockdownmeasures. Ms Shrivastav said, HomeMinister has asked authorities to takequick and stern action againstindividuals involved in hoarding andblack marketing. Dr. Raman RGangakhedkar of Indian Council ofMedical Research said, over 1 lakh7 thousand tests have been done tilldate. 11 thousand 795 tests wereconducted until yesterday in which2 thousand 530 are in the privatesector. He said, currently, 136government labs are working and 59private labs have been givenpermission.

New Delhi, Apr 7Government today said, 152flights have transported over2 0 0 t o n n e s o f e s s e n t i a lmedical supplies across thecou nt ry under the Li f el ineU D A N i n i t i a t i v e . C i v i l

152 cargo flights operated to transport over 200tonnes of essential medical supplies under UDAN

Aviat ion Min ist ry said thatt h e s e f l i g h t s a r e b e i n goperated to transport essentialmedical cargo to remote areast o s u p p o r t f i g h t a g a i n s tCovid-19. It said, 152 flightsha ve b een opera t ed by A ir

India , Indian Air Force andother private carriers. UDANflights also carried ICMR kitsand other essential cargo tos e v e r a l N o r t h E a s t e r nareas and Central and Easternstates too.

Our first obligation is to ensurethat there are adequate stocks of

medicines for our own people: IndiaNew Delhi, April 7 India will licence paracetamol andhydroxychloroquine in appropriatequantities to all neighbouringcountries who are dependent oncountry's capabilities. Responding tomedia queries, External AffairsMinistry spokesperson AnuragSrivastava today said the decisionhas been taken in view of thehumanitarian aspects of COVID-19pandemic. He said India will also besupplying these essential drugs tosome nations who have beenparticularly badly affected by thepandemic. He added, there should

not be any speculation or attempt topoliticize the matter. The MEA spokesperson said theDGFT has notified lifting restrictionson 14 drugs yesterday. He saidparacetamol andHydroxychloroquine will be kept ina licensed category and their demandposition would be continuouslymonitored. He assured that the firstobligation is to ensure that there areadequate stocks of medicines for therequirement of India's own people.Inorder to ensure this, some temporarysteps were taken to restrict exportsof a number of pharmaceutical

products. Mr. Srivastava said theserestrictions have been largely liftedafter having confirmed the availabilityof medicines for all possiblecontingencies currently envisaged.

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Health bulletin for containment of COVID-19 (No. 08/ 07th April 2020)

COVID-19 STATUS AS ON 07.04.2020 > National as on 07.04.2020 at 1800 Hrs*

Total Confirmed Cases 4789 Cured / Discharged / Migrated 353 Death 124 Source Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Andaman & Nicobar Islands: Total Positive cases 10 Discharged from Hospital 00 Death 00 Admitted at Hospital 10 Migrated out of Country 00 Outside Resident 00

> Status of Hospitals: Name of Hospital Isolation Beds Available Occupied Positive Cases Admitted

G B Pant Hospital, Port Blair 50 10 10

* No cases are admitted at Private Hospital. * The Health Condition of all Ten +Ve cases are normal and stable . > Status of Sample Testing:

Total Samples sent till date 427

Total Reports received till date 324

Total Pending Reports 103

> House to house surveillance for contact tracing of positive cases is being done by District Administration with the help of Health Workers.

> Intensive awareness is continued through print and electronic media. > 170 passengers from COVID-19 affected countries have been screened at VSI Airport, Port Blair and

Port/Harbour of the Islands and placed under surveillance. > 2020 passengers screened at VSI Airport till 24.03.2020 by medical teams. > Calls received at 102 - 119 calls. > 15 lines are activated in State Head Quarter Control Room and District Headquarter Control Room also set

up at North & Middle Andaman District and Nicobar District. SURVEILLANCE DATA Contacts put under Home Quarantine till date 225 Contacts under home Quarantine as on today 225 Contacts completed 14 days period of Home Quarantine NIL Persons under Institutional Quarantine as on today 416 ** Persons completed 14 days period of Institutional Quarantine 16

Passengers put under Home Quarantine till date 2020 Passengers under Home Quarantine as on today Nil Passengers completed 14 days period of Home Quarantine 1812

** The figure contains institutional Quarantine persons from passengers as well as contacts both..

New Delhi, Apr 7Hospitals across theMajor Port Trusts areprepared to deal with theCovid-19 outbreak.Shipping Ministry hassaid that these hospitalshave been supplied withthe Personal ProtectiveEquipment andarrangements to havesufficient staff on dutyround the clock have beenmade.The Ministry said, over 46thousand crew membersand passengersunderwent thermalscanning at ports. It istaking pro-active steps toensure smooth running ofshipping and portoperations.The Ministry has directedto ensure that nopenalties, demurrage,charges, fee, rentals arelevied by the Major portson any port user for any

delay in berthing orloading operations orevacuation of cargocaused by the reasonsattributable to lockdownmeasures. Ports andPublic Sector

Undertakings under theMinistry of Shipping havecontributed more than 52Crore rupees from theCSR funds towards PMCARES Fund.Employees of Ports,

Port Trust hospitals ready to dealwith COVID-19 outbreak

PSUs and other offices ofthe Ministry of Shippinghave also contributedover seven crore rupeesfrom their salariestowards PM CARESFund.

New Delhi, Apr, 7Government has urgedstudents, innovators,researchers, educators andstartups to come forwardand help combatCoronavirus infection byparticipating in SamadhanChallenge. HumanResources andDevelopment Minister Dr.Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishankin a tweet has asked themto share their ideas to solvethe challenges posed bythe pandemic. He invited

students, innovators,researchers, educatorsand startups with aworking prototype oftechnological advanced

Govt urges students, researchers,educators and startups to help combat

Coronavirus pandemic

solutions which can bevalidated and deployedimmediately. The last datefor the application is 14thof this month.

Wards. It is worth mentioning that sanitation servicescovered all 24 wards including Quarantine Homes/Hotels/Guesthouses. PBMC Frontline Field Heroes are deployed forsanitization at large footfall areas such as Bathu Basti,Junglighat, Mohanpura, Ratnam Market andDignabad, Round Basti, Sisty Nagar and Atlanta Point.PBMC also retrofitted water tankers into MobileSpraying Machine to disinfect areas at large.The Secretary PBMC, Shri Suneel Anchipaka hasappealed the general public to maintain social distance,stay calm, stay safe and stay home, a communicationsaid.

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Andaman & Nicobar Islands is currently keeping 400 suspect cases under Institutional Quarantine in Govt.Guest Houses/Private Hotels. These are the persons who travelled from mainland to the Islands as well assuspect cases who are the contacts of confirmed cases. The process of testing of these suspects has beenstarted and will be completed within 02-03 days. Therefore, persons who are under Institutional Quarantineshould wait for the results of tests of COVID-19 being performed on them. As soon as the test results arecommunicated by RMRC-ICMR, Dollygunj, Port Blair, the Administration will consider the discharge ofquarantine. This is required to ensure that the discharged person is 100% free from the infection of thevirus.The Deputy Commissioner, South Andaman has already prepared a Containment Plan for the areas fromwhich confirmed cases were detected and a massive drive is going on to screen all residents of these areason a daily basis to identify the suspect contacts to prevent community transmission of virus. Moreover, tocontain the virus locally, it was also decided that no person will be allowed to visit North & MiddleAndaman District and Car Nicobar District from South Andaman district without having a Negative testedreport for COVID-19 from the RMRC-ICMR Laboratory. The movement will be allowed only for emergencyservices. All residents of the Islands, have therefore, been requested to extent all help and cooperation to theAdministration to effectively contain the spread of COVID-19 in the Islands, a communication from thePrincipal Secretary (Health) said here today.

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The Enforcement Wing of the Directorate ofCivil Supplies & Consumer Affairs will conductsurprise inspection at all such businessestablishment and stringent action shall be initiatedagainst all the offenders which also includes non-display of rate board under the EssentialCommodities Act, 1955. It is appealed to all the consumers that in caseof any complaints regarding overcharging etc, itmay be brought to the notice of the Director,Directorate of Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs,Port Blair via text message only on mobile number9434266828 or to the Control Room over Toll freePhone No. 18003453197 & over Ph No: 03192-234062, a communication from the DeputyDirector (CS&CA) said.

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New Delhi, Apr 7Union Human ResourceDevelopment Minister, DrRamesh PokhriyalNishank has asked theHeads of autonomousinstitutions coming underthe Ministry to takenecessary steps forMental Health and Well-Being of Students in wakeof COVID-19 outbreak.Accordingly, in order toaddress any kind ofmental health and psycho-social concerns,

University GrantCommission- UGCrequested all Universitiesand Colleges to takemeasures for mentalhealth. UGC hassuggested to set up helplines for mental health,psychosocial concernsand well-being ofstudents in Universitiesand Colleges. It should beregularly monitored andmanaged by Counsellorsand other identif iedfaculty members.

Besides, it has alsoadvised for regularmentoring of studentsthrough interactions toremain calm and stressfree. This can beachieved throughtelephones, e-mails,digital and social mediaplatforms. The UGC has

UGC urges to universities, collegesto set up help lines for mental

health and psychosocial concernsalso suggested to formCOVID-19 help groupsof students, headed byhostel wardens andsenior faculty who canidentify friends andclassmates in need ofhelp and provideimmediate necessaryhelp.

New Delhi, Apr 7National HighwayAuthority of India, NHAIhas achieved highest everconstruction of NationalHighways in financial year2019-20. In a statement,NHAI said, it hasa c c o m p l i s h e dconstruction of threethousand 979 kilometre of

national highways and thisis the highest ever highwayconstruction achieved in afinancial year by NHAI.The authority said, in 2018-19, NHAI had constructedthree thousand 380Kilometre. It said, NHAI iscommitted to provide asmooth ride on nationalhighways in the country.

NHAI achieves highest everconstruction of NationalHighways in FY 2019-20

Therefore, in order to sustain the water supply,it has become inevitable to impose furthercurtailment in the quantity of water to the extentof 50%. Consequently, the water supply to all areasfalling under the jurisdiction of PHED, APWD andin the jurisdiction of PBMC shall be now madeonce in 04 days with effect from 8th April 2020instead of the present schedule of once in 03 days. People have been requested to cooperate withAPWD in this hour of crisis, to tide over thesituation till the arrival of monsoon in this year, acommunication from the Executive Engineer,Public Health Engineering Division, APWD,Prothrapur said.

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Police urges ...(Contd. from page 1)spreading fake news will be dealt through strictlegal action including registration of FIR under theIndian Penal Code and Information TechnologyAct. Citizens have been advised to monitor andinform the Police through helplines about any suchviolation, a communication from the SP Trafficsaid here today.