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USA SPAIN ITALY UK GERMANY RUSSIA TURKEY BRAZIL IRAN CHINA CANADA BELGIUM N’LANDS ECUADOR
1,200,794 248,301 211,938 190,584 165,745 145,268 126,045 101,826 98,647 82,880 59,858 50,267 40,770 31,881
INDIA
WORLD
2,50,155 36,13,084 1,524 44,870 DEATHS
GLOBAL STATE OF AFFAIRS COUNTRY TOTAL CASES
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TOTAL NEW DEATHS DEATHS
69,064 25,428 29,079 28,734 6,866 1,356 3,397 7,051 6,277 4,633 3,767 7,924 5,082 1,569
+466 +164 +195 +288 +11 +76 +56 +26 +74 +3 +85 +80 +26 +5
DEATHS
CONFIRMED CASES
CONFIRMED CASES
319 DEATHS
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GUJARAT
5,804
CONFIRMED CASES
The Keukenhof flower garden in Holland, with its seven million spring-flowering bulbs, is the most ‘beautiful spring garden in the world’. For the first time in its 71-year history, it is closed due to coronavirus lockdown. However, its magnificent blooms can still be seen in all their multi-coloured glory—virtually—thanks to Dutch photographer Albert Dros, who was given exclusive access to the Garden of Europe. Gardeners had been working hard to prepare the site for its annual flower festival, planting 7million bulbs!
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IN GUJARAT DISTRICT
TOTAL CASES
TOTAL NEW DEATHS DEATHS
AHMEDABAD VADODARA SURAT RAJKOT BHAVNAGAR ANAND BHARUCH GANDHINAGAR PATAN PANCHMAHAL BANASKANTHA NARMADA CHHOTA UDEPUR KUTCH MAHESANA BOTAD DAHOD PORBANDAR JAMNAGAR MORBI SABARKANTHA ARAVALLI MAHISAGAR KHEDA GIR SOMNATH VALSAD TAPI NAVSARI DANG SURENDRANAGAR
4076 385 706 61 74 75 31 77 21 45 39 12 14 7 32 33 7 3 4 1 5 20 36 12 3 6 2 8 2 1 3 5804
234 27 31 1 5 6 2 3 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 319
DWARKA TOTAL
SAMPLES TESTED NEGATIVE CASES UNDER EXAMINATION
0
26 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29
84,648 78,844
FARE ENOUGH!
Never talked about charging migrants workers 85% fare borne by railways, 15% by state govts, says Centre Every PCC shall bear the cost for rail travel, says Sonia Gandhi Bihar & MP have decided to fund rail travel of its workers
Cong to pay rail fare of needy migrants: Sonia Migrants from Nagpur arrive at Lucknow railway station by a special train on Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI
New Delhi: The Indian Railways has said that it is charging only standard fare in Shramik special trains from State Governments, which is just 15 % of the total cost incurred by Railways. “The Railways is not selling any tickets to migrants and is only boarding passengers based on lists provided by States,” said sources from the Ministry of Railways. The Railways is running Shramik special trains keeping berths empty in each coach to maintain social distancing, said sources adding the trains are returning empty from
destinations under lock and key. Free food and bottled water is also being provided to the migrants by Railways. “The Railways has run 34 Shramik special trains so far from different parts of the country and is fulfilling its social responsibility of providing safe and convenient travel especially to the poorest of the poor in a time of crisis,” the sources added. The special trains are being run to transport migrant workers, pilgrims, tourists, students and other persons stranded at different places in the country due to lockdown. Turn on P6
New Delhi: Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi on Monday said that her party will bear the cost for rail travel of every needy migrant worker and labourer to their respective home towns during the lockdown. She said that Congress had taken the decision as the Centre and Rail Ministry had completely ignored party’s repeated requests to ensure provisions of “safe and free rail travel of migrant
workers and labourers to their home-towns.” “Indian National Congress has taken a decision that every Pradesh Congress Committee shall bear the cost for the rail Turn on P6
INDIA TO BRING CITIZENS STRANDED ABROAD FROM MAY 7 New Delhi: Centre said it will be “facilitating return of Indian nationals stranded abroad on compelling grounds in a phased manner,” from 7 May. “Travel would be arranged by aircraft and naval ships. Indian Embassies and High Commissions are preparing a list of distressed Indians.
Bonding over booze: People give social distancing a miss! Liquor shops reopened on Monday but were shut down as crowd became unruly; In Raj shops will now open on Tuesday after proper barricading, said Excise Dept New Delhi: Liquor shops reopened across the country in the noncontainment zones after 40 days from Monday with people queuing up in large numbers, giving social distancing norms a toss at some places. MHA had extended the 40-day nationwide lockdown from Monday for two more weeks and allowed liquor and tobacco shops to open in the green and orange zones. Many liquor shops had to be shut as people, who gathered outside the outlets, did not follow social dis-
tancing norms, while in some cases police had to use mild force to disperse the unruly crowd. Large number of people made a beeline in Uttar Pradesh that reopened 26,000 liquor stores, while Rajasthan had to close most of the shops where social distancing norms were not being followed. As per the government notification, shops selling liquor have to ensure social distancing and also make sure that not more than five people are present at one time at the shop. Turn on P6
SPREADING “DEADLY VIRUS LIKE TERRORISM”: MODI ON PAK AT NON-ALIGNED SUMMIT New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday delivered a sharp takedown of Pakistan during a video address to the summit of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), pointing to its focus on terror even amid the coronavirus pandemic. Without naming Pakistan, PM Modi said, “Even as the world fights COVID19, some people are busy spreading some other deadly viruses such as terrorism, fake news and doctored videos to divide communities and countries”. P6
If Saurashtra’s diamond workers go home, it will be with stipulations: CM Five lakh diamond workers are natives of Saurashtra, mostly from Bhavnagar, Botad and Amreli First India News Gandhinagar: While the state government will soon decide whether diamond workers in Surat can return to their native villages or towns in Saurashtra, it is likely that travel permissions will come with certain stipulations. These may include routine screening, homequarantine and even staying away from Su-
rat for at least a month. Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, in consultation with senior officials and various district collectors, will take a call on the whole operation of getting the workers to their homes, Information and Broadcasting Secretary and Secretary to the Chief Minister Ashwani Kumar said
GUJ GETS PERMISSION FOR SOLIDARITY CLINICAL TRIAL FOR COVID-19 The Centre has permitted clinical trials on COVID-19 patients at Ahmedabad’s BJ Medical College as part of the World Health Organization’s Solidarity Trial. Chief Minister Vijay Rupani had taken up the issue with the central government. Four patients will participate in the clinical trial. The state has also for such permission at SVP hospital, GMERS Gotri in Vadodara, Government Medical College in Vadodara, Surat’s New Civil Hospital and Rajkot’s PDPU Medical College.
Chief Minister Vijay Rupani
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on Monday, adding, “Once the plan has been finalized, an announcement by respective district authorities will soon follow.”
He added: “At least five lakh diamond workers are natives of Saurashtra, mostly from the districts of Bhavnagar, Botad
and Amreli. They will be allowed to return to their native villages or towns, but with caution.” Kumar has previously said that diamond workers planning to leave the city will be screened and those with symptoms like cold, cough or fever will not be allowed to leave Surat. Once they reach their native village or town, they will be screened again and asked to undergo home or institutional quarantine for 14 days.
Once they reach their home village or town, workers will have to stay their for a minimum of one month before returning to Surat. The exercise is being carried out in the interest of curbing the spread of corona and also for the safe journey of workers, Kumar said. In the past three days, a total of 21,500 passengers have left for their home states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Orissa in governmentprovided Turn on P6