Evening News - 02 April, 2020
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As of now 16 people from Assam have tested positive for coronavirus. All of them had attended Tablighi Jamaat at Nizamuddin Dargah in New Delhi.

15 people with Nizamuddin connection yet to be traced in Assam, informed state health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

Assam Health Minister has said that 162 ICU beds with ventilators have been prepared for patients who test positive for coronavirus at at the Guwahati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH). A new super-specialty place at GMCH was created with an investment of Rs 10.13 crores by the PWD. Before Bihu, GMCH will have 200 ICU beds with ventilators, Sarma said. He added that 11000 PPP kits and more than 1 lakh N95 kits are available with the state government.

2 Assamese, 13 Bangladeshis who attended Tablighi Jamaat Markaz in Delhi's Nizamuddin area and then returned to Thane in Maharashtra have been put under home quarantine. "Their test reports will be available by tomorrow. On the basis of the report, further action will be taken," Subhas Burse, DCP Mumbra told media.

Nagaland government has announced that it will provide a sum of ₹10Lac to health workers in the event of some accident while treating #COVID2019 patients. The sum will be provided in addition to the Rs 50 lakh  insurance scheme provided to COVID-19 health workers under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana

A man from Manipur who attended the Tablighi Jamaat congregation at Nizamuddin Markaz in Delhi has tested positive for coronavirus. This takes the state count to two patients found COVID-19 positive.

After the first COVID-19 positive case was reported from Arunachal, 12 more people who had gone to Delhi's Nizamuddin to attend Islamic religious congregation have been traced. There were 19 people from the state who were attended the  Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Delhi last month.

Aldrin Lyngdoh, a migrant worker from Meghalaya, committed suicide in Agra. He accused his employer in a FB post for not supporting him during the lockdown period. He also stated that he was a thief when he was young and that he had left the state for better opportunities.

Tabligi Jamaat chief Maulana Saad Khandhlawi has released an audio message saying he is in quarantine. He has also urged his followers to follow the law.“Quarantine yourself, no matter where you are, it is not against Islam or Shariyat,” he said.“I am in self-quarantine in Delhi as advised by the doctors and appeal to all Jamaat wherever they are in the country to follow the directives of the law,” Khandhlawi is reportedly saying in the clip. An FIR  has been lodged against the Maulana for organizing a religious gathering at Nizamuddin in Delhi. This despite the government urging people to cancel all religious gatherings. The police have conducted raids at some of his residences and are on the lookout for the Chief of the sect. Khandhlawi’s great grandfather was the founder of the movement

Government has launched Aarogya Setu which is essentially a COVID-19 tracker app that can let users know if they have accidentally come in contact with anyone who later tested coronavirus positive.The app uses the location of the user and Bluetooth data to determine the results.

Dharavi in Mumbai has reported its first death from coronavirus. Dharavi is considered to be Asia’s biggest slum therefore the probability of spread of infection can be much higher in the area. After the death of the person, the area where he stays has been sealed. The person who owns a garment shop did not have any travel history. Those in touch with the person have been stamped and quarantined. His family members’ swab has been taken and results are being awaited.