6.75L migrant workers given shelter in homes set up by state govts: MHA
NEW DELHI: With India witnessing an unprecedented increase of 386 new positive cases of Covid-19 in a day, it seems the corona cases would rise further coming days.
As of now, Maharashtra has become the epicentre of Covid19 in the country as the state, which was the first to implement lockdown, has reported 302 positive cases on Wednesday. Out of the total cases, 39 have recovered, 9 died and 254 are active.
Notably, the first positive case of Covid-19 was reported on March 10 and in just 22 days, the cases rose to 302. The state reported the maximum number of 104 cases on March 31 followed by a significant increase of 35 cases each on March 25 and March 28. The state reported 29 cases on March 27m while on March 24 and March 14, Maharashtra reported 15 and 12 cases respectively.
After Maharashtra, Kerala has reported the second-highest number of Covid-19 positive cases as the state’s total tally on Wednesday rose to 241, out of which 23 have recovered, 2 died and 216 are active. Kerala had reported 5 cases on March 8 and registered the highest increase of 48 new cases on March 27 followed by 39 new cases on March 31, 28 cases on March 24 and 19 cases on March 28.
Delhi that reported total 126 cases on Wednesday is at the third position in the potential category of Covid-19 epicentre as the national capital has reported its first case on
March 3 and in about a month’s period total confirmed cases rose to 126 after Delhi witnessed the highest increase of 34 new Covid-19 cases on March 30 followed by 33 cases on March 31 and 14 cases on March 29.
Out of total confirmed cases, Delhi has 118 active cases, 6 recovered and 2 deaths.
With 124 confirmed cases, Tamil Nadu is at fourth slot in the potential list of epicentres and the coastal state, which has reported its first Covid-19 positive case on March 7, at a sudden, witnessed 74 new cases in a single day on March 31.
Similarly, with total 103 cases, Uttar Pradesh that had reported 6 positive cases in a single day on March 4 has registered its highest increase of 21 new cases on March 31, followed by 20 cases on March 29 and 12 cases on March 28. In UP, 14 have recovered while 89 are active cases.
Karnataka, which reported total 101 positive cases on Wednesday, had recorded its first four cases on March 10 and then after the state witnessed an exponential increase of Covid-19 cases on March 22 (11 cases), March 26 (14 cases), March 28 (17 cases) and March 31 (18 cases).
Other states like Telangana, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh are also witnessing an increasing trend as the number of positive cases in all these states is 94, 93 and 83 respectively.
Telangana had reported its first case on March 2 and the state registered maximum 23 cases in a day on March 31 followed by 18 cases on March 28 and 11 cases on March 20. Rajasthan, which has recorded its first case on March 3, reported 34 new cases in a single day on March 31.
Andhra Pradesh has reported the first case on March 12 and reported 60 new cases on March 31.
Apart from all these, Bihar may also turn out to be an epicentre as after reporting first two cases on March 19, the state has recorded eight new cases on March 31 taking the total tally to 23.
NEW DELHI: Over 6.75 lakh migrant workers have received shelter in 21,486 homes set up by states and union territories to contain their movement during the countrywide
lockdown announced to prevent the spread of Coronavirus, the Home Ministry said Wednesday.
Addressing a press conference, Joint Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava said over 25
lakh migrant workers who were rushing home were provided with food at the relief camps.
She said the cabinet secretary on Wednesday told the chief secretaries of states and union territories to ensure “hassle free” transportation of cargo and directed that these instructions should be transmitted to the ground level.
The cabinet secretary also directed the chief secretaries that disbursement of benefits under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojna should be quick and effective, the officer said.
Since the disbursement of benefits is done through banks, planning should be “meticulous” and social distancing norms should be strictly adhered to, she said.
The officer said the supply of essential items during 21-day
lockdown announced by the prime minister was satisfactory.
Addressing a press conference, Joint Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava said over 25 lakh migrant workers were provided with food at the relief camps
On the issue of migrant workers who left cities in droves after announcement of the lockdown, Srivastava said the states and union territories were making arrangements for them with 21,486 shelters set up in which 6.75 lakh workers are living and 25 lakh were provided food.
She said that in conformity with the Supreme Court order on migrant workers, states and union territories have been asked to rope in trained counsellors and community group leaders to counsel migrant workers stranded in shelter camps.
“We will ensure that the
lockdown is successful and essential services are maintained,” she said.
A nationwide 21-day lockdown was enforced on March 24 to check the spread of coronavirus as social distancing is possibly the only way to prevent people from infecting the deadly virus.
The number of COVID19 cases climbed to 1,637 in the country on Wednesday while the death toll rose to 38, according to the Union Health Ministry.