Wednesday, April 22, 2020

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Son, daughter of corona patient also test positive in Azamgarh

Son and daughter on an elderly man, found infected with Covid-19 virus on April 8, tested positive for coronavirus on Monday

LUCKNOW Updated: Apr 13, 2020 23:04 IST

Son and daughter on an elderly man, found infected with Covid-19 virus on April 8, tested positive for coronavirus on Monday, said district magistrate (DM) Nagendra Prasad Singh.
With this, the number of total positive cases of the deadly virus in Azamgarh district reached 6.
“The report of 30-year-old son and 24-year-old daughter of the patient has been received. Both have tested positive,” said the DM while adding, “Nayapura Sikathi area in Mubarakpur district has been declared corona hotspot since all six positive patients are from this area.”
Of the total six patient, three returned to the district after attending Tablighi Jamat event in Delhi recently.
Singh said all the positive cases of coronavirus are undergoing treatment at the isolation ward in the government medical college.

Thursday, April 09, 2020

Akhilesh questions efficacy of Team-11

 |  | Lucknow
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav questioned the efficacy of Team-11 set up by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to contain the spread of coronavirus.

Questioning the detention of members of Tablighi Jamaat who attended the Nizamuddin markaz meet in Delhi, the SP chief said, “We hear only about the spate of meetings of Team-11 but nothing is known about results of the meeting. Team-11 should find out why the foreign Jamaat members were given visa to travel to India.”

In a statement issued on Wednesday, Akhilesh said that the team should also look into the number of tests for detecting possible COVID-19 patients and also the plight of people affected by the lockdown.

The SP chief alleged that due to the fear of coronavirus, there was negligence in treatment of common people. He said that while providing personal protective equipment to medics, the government should ensure that medical staff do not ignore any patient due to fear of contacting coronavirus.

Akhilesh said, “It is sad that a doctor in Kanpur had to lose his son due to unavailability of ambulance and stretcher and other medical equipment help at LLR Hospital.”
The former chief minister of UP said the state government should focus its attention on efficient management of quarantine centres.

He said the shortage of sanitiser, masks and sanitation in Azamgarh medical college had added to the vulnerability of patients, doctors and paramedics.

He also demanded an objective review of the relief fund for COVID-19 and regular review of government funds.

The SP chief alleged that the supply chain of essential commodities in Kanpur had collapsed due to lockdown, adding to the woes of the common man already suffering from job losses and economic slowdown.

He claimed that basics like milk and bread were not available in Kanpur, while the poor were suffering due to the shortage of medicines.

Extending his support to measures taken by the Yogi Adityanath government to contain the virus spread, Akhilesh said, “I have no objection to the lockdown but the manner of its enforcement should be humane and it should not cause agony to the common man.”

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Monday, April 06, 2020

51 new corona cases in UP, 47 attended Jamaat congregation

 |  | Lucknow


Uttar Pradesh on Friday reported 51 new coronavirus positive cases, 47 of them being members of Tablighi Jamaat who had attended a Nizamuddin markaz meet in Delhi in mid-March.
With the fresh addition, the total number of coronavirus positive cases rose to 172 in UP.
The 47 Tablighi Jamaat members have been quarantined in 14 districts of the state.
Reports of the highest number of 12 cases of Jamaat members testing positive came from Saharanpur, followed by six from Kanpur, five each from Agra and Meerut, four from Firozabad, three from Azamgarh and the rest from other districts.
“We have ordered the sample test of all Jamaat members who attended the Delhi function or who came in contact with the attendees,” Principal Secretary (Health) Amit Mohan Prasad told media persons in Lucknow on Friday.
Prasad also said that aggressive containment process was underway in affected districts while surveillance was also underway to find out  if there were any fresh cases.
“On Thursday, eight labs across the state tested 465 samples and soon testing facilities would start at Jhansi Medical College. Level 1 Covid hospitals have started functioning in all districts while six Level 2 Covid hospitals would be notified by Saturday,” he said.
Meanwhile, Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Awanish Awasthi confirmed that till date 1,203 members of Tablighi Jamaat or those with links with them were identified across the state and the tests on 897 of them were conducted.
Awasthi further said that 297 foreign Tablighi Jamaat attendees too were detected and passports of 228 had been confiscated while 35 FIRs were lodged against them in 16 districts of UP.
The additional chief secretary said  that a massive search was being made at all religious places and people from there were being taken out for test and to be quarantined.
He said that in Lucknow too, the police sealed the Sadar Bazaar area and were searching for people at a local mosque.
Speaking on growing attacks on men in uniform for enforcing lockdown, Awasthi said that the government was very serious over the issue and strictest action would be taken again the offenders.
“All districts administrations have been asked to monitor law and order through use of drones  and DMs and SPs would be held responsible for escape of any quarantined or isolated person,” he added.
The additional chief secretary said that soon the chief minister would hold video conferencing with religious leaders from districts to seek assistance for ensuring lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
“A high-level committee headed by a senior High Court judge has decided to release248 juvenile inmates jailed for petty crimes in UP,” he said.
On Friday, an FIR was registered against 57 foreign nationals for attending Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi and withholding information from authorities.
Besides, 20 people from Saharanpur attended the event and they were quarantined in Delhi.

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