Evening News - 16 April, 2020
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Two persons from Morigaon tested COVID19 positive; both are secondary contacts of Markaz attendees

Dibrugarh joint director of health services was suspended over dereliction of duty. Udayan Kumar Baruah who was suspended by the State Government was missing from action. He was even absent during review meetings chaired by CM Sarbananda Sonowal. Currently, sub-divisional medical officer Nabajyoti Gogoi is in charge of Baruah's services after suspension, claim reports.

Guwahati to come under Orange zone, informed the Central government. Golaghat, Morigaon, Nalbari, Goalpara and Dhubri have been identified as hotspot districts with cluster. Union health secretary Preeti Sudan said, "Hotspots (designated red zones) will be assumes to be undertaking effective containment activities, if no case is reported in next 14 days (designated orange zones) and will be deemed successful in containment, if no case is reported for 28 days (designated green zones)."

Meghalaya’s doctor, who died from coronavirus laid to rest at the Riatsamthiah Presbyterian Cemetary after he could not be cremated at the electric crematorium as locals opposed the move fearing spread of the virus to residential areas and TB Hospital nearby.

72 families in South Delhi have been asked to self quarantine after a Pizza delivery boy tested positive for COVID-19. The patient was now recovering at a hospital. "We have found that 72 houses had taken delivery from that outlet and hence everyone has been told to follow precautionary measures and be under self- quarantine," District Magistrate of South Delhi B.M. Mishra. Authorities have also decided to quarantine 16 of his colleagues. A detailed trail was followed and 72 families in South Delhi were then asked to self quarantine. The food from the outlet was delivered using Zomato. "All the co-workers of the said rider have tested negative and as a precaution, the restaurant where the rider worked has suspended operations," a statement by Zomato reads.

Google has honoured packaging, shipping and delivery workers by creating a Doodle. Amid coronavirus crisis, such workers are working round the clock to make sure that essential commodities reach people in time.