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Kerala govt announces complete lockdown

The Kerala government on Friday announced a complete lockdown in the state. All borders in the state to remain closed, operations of all public transport to cease. All places of worship to also remain closed reports said.

 

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1 hour ago, Scada said:

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COVID -19 STATE WIDE STATUS

 

*including foreign nationals, as on 23.03.2020 at 06:00 PM)

S. No.	Name of State / UT	Total Confirmed cases (Indian National)	Total Confirmed cases ( Foreign National )	Cured/ Discharged/Migrated	Death
1	Andhra Pradesh	7	0	0	0
2	Bihar	2	0	0	1
3	Chhattisgarh	1	0	0	0
4	Delhi	28	1	5	1
5	Gujarat	29	0	0	1
6	Haryana	12	14	0	0
7	Himachal Pradesh	2	0	0	0
8	Karnataka	33	0	2	1
9	Kerala	60	7	3	0
10	Madhya Pradesh	6	0	0	0
11	Maharashtra	71	3	0	2
12	Odisha	2	0	0	0
13	Puducherry	1	0	0	0
14	Punjab	21	0	0	1
15	Rajasthan	26	2	3	0
16	Tamil Nadu	7	2	1	0
17	Telengana	22	10	1	0
18	Chandigarh	6	0	0	0
19	Jammu and Kashmir	4	0	0	0
20	Ladakh	13	0	0	0
21	Uttar Pradesh	30	1	9	0
22	Uttarakhand	3	0	0	0
23	West Bengal	7	0	0	0
Total number of confirmed cases in India		393	40	24	7

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New cases in Karnataka, Kerala on Monday

Karnataka on Monday reported 6 new covid-19 cases

Kerala on Monday reported 28 new Covid-19 cases

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Indian army issues fresh instructions reiterating enhanced measures to fight Covid-19

The under mentioned measure to be taken forthwith in all military establishments/ cantonments/ ormations/units in the 82 districts which are under lockdown:-

# All tasks related to response to COVID-19 should continue without hindrance.

# Restricted movements in Cantonments and military stations.

# Personnel engaged in essential services permitted to function (Medical establishments, fire, electricity/ water supply, communication, post offices and sanitation services).

# Home delivery of grocery/ essential items catering to the requirements of the cantonments.

# Social distancing while performing all tasks.

# Additional districts/ extension of lockdown time frame by state governments will be adhered to as when promulgated.

# All station CSDs to be closed forthwith.

Measures at IHQ of MoD(Army)/(Army HQ)

# Only bare essential sections/ offices to function on a daily basis. Work from home to be implemented.

# Conferences and seminars postponed. Routine meetings and movements to be restricted.

# Personnel attending office will adhere to staggered timings.

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India's total now 480

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Statewide restrictions in Maharashtra

‘Today I am compelled to announce a statewide curfew. People were not listening and we are compelled,’ says Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray.
All district borders sealed, no inter-district transportation allowed as Maharashtra government announces a statewide curfew. All essential services to function and their transportation also allowed but with restrictions

 

 

 

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23 minutes ago, Kool_SRG said:

India's total now 480

Eppatiki control avutayi ee numbers

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1 minute ago, riashli said:

Eppatiki control avutayi ee numbers

If people have self restraint hopefully by month end, ninnati meedha ivvala numbers reduced in new cases...

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At least 34,000 COVID-19 cases reported in US

CNN on Monday reported that at least 34,000 cases of coronavirus have been reported in the US, while 414 people have died.

"The total includes cases from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and other US territories, as well as all repatriated cases," the report said.

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Delhi Police directs people to get curfew passes

The Delhi Police has directed people who are on the move for essential services to get curfew passes from the district office to ensure the adherence to Section 144, The Indian Express reported.

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Chandigarh under curfew from tomorrow

Administrator of Chandigarh, VP Singh Badnore, said that curfew will be imposed in the union territory from midnight on Monday till further orders, reports said.

The curfew mandates that all residents should stay indoors and the DGP has given "strict directions" to enforce the curfew without any relaxation, The Indian Express reported.

"Manoj Parida, IAS, Adviser, has stated the individuals engaged in Essential Services including Police, Medical etc. will only be allowed curfew passes. Employees of Punjab, Haryana and central government will request for passes through their Chief Secretaries only. The deputy commissioner, Chandigarh will decide about the curfew passes. Moreover, the relaxation in curfew hours will be given for purchase of essential items in due course. The detailed orders are being issued by the deputy commissioner, UT, Chandigarh," the report said.

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Use hydroxychloroquine for high-risk COVID-19 cases, recommends ICMR; drug to be used only as preventive measure: All you need to know

 

The National Task Force for the novel coronavirus constituted by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has recommended the use of hydroxychloroquine for high-risk cases.

However, ICMR Director-General Balram Bhargava said on Monday in a press conference, "Hydroxychloroquine is recommended only for a healthcare worker who is treating a COVID-19 patient. Secondly, it's recommended only for persons staying with and caring for a household patient who has been tested positive. They can take that only for prophylaxis — only for prevention."

Also, as per an advisory on the health ministry's website, this only applies to healthcare workers and caregivers who are asymptomatic.

The advisory, however, cautions that the usage of the medicine should not instill a "false sense of security", and that people using it should still public health measures such as using protective equipment (such as masks), frequent washing of hands and keeping a distance of at least one metre from the patient.

The ICMR has not recommended the drug for children below 15 years of age.

 

What is hydroxychloroquine?

Hydroxychloroquine has been recommended for prophylaxis (prevention of specific diseases) against the novel coronavirus. According to the health ministry's advisory, it has been proven effective against the novel coronavirus in laboratory tests and in-vivo studies (tests conducted on living organisms).

 

Hydroxychloroquine is an oral prescription drug that is primarily used to treat some kinds of malaria. However, some recent studies have indicated that it may also be useful to treat COVID-19. On 9 March, a study in the Clinical Infectious Diseases journal in the United States found that it was effective against the novel coronavirus.

On Sunday, Jordan authorised physicians to use hydroxychloroquine along with an antiviral medicine as a treatment for COVID-19 in patients in an advanced stage of the disease, Al-Jazeera reported.

US president Donald Trump has also said that the medicine (along with another medicine named chloroquine) is a game-changer and has shown "very, very encouraging results". However, the head of the US' National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Anthony Fauci has said that evidence of hydroxychloroquine's efficacy against COVID-19 is "anecdotal."

“It (testing) was not done in a controlled clinical trial, so you really can’t make any definitive statement about it,'' Fauci was quoted as saying in the Washington Post.

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2 hours ago, Kool_SRG said:

New cases in Karnataka, Kerala on Monday

Karnataka on Monday reported 6 new covid-19 cases

Kerala on Monday reported 28 new Covid-19 cases

Kerala getting hit hard. Huge hit for their tourism based economy.