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J&K: Family in quarantine, police helps in burial of elderly Covid victim

Abid Bashir

Srinagar (NVI): Jammu and Kashmir Police volunteered to perform the last rites of an elderly Covid-19 victim here as all the relatives of the deceased woman were in hospital quarantine.

The police also helped in the burial of the deceased woman from Rainawari area of Srinagar. The funeral took place yesterday.

The woman had died a day after testing positive for the Coronavirus, in Malkha area of Srinagar yesterday. All her family members were already put in a quarantine facility.

As locals from Rainawari, Srinagar, didn’t participate in the funeral of the deceased woman over fears of contracting the virus, police extended a helping hand and decided to perform the last rites of the elderly Covid-19 victim including digging up of the grave.

No close relative of the deceased could take part in the last rites as all of them were in quarantine. Neighbors of the deceased woman said that they couldn’t participate in the last rites of the woman as guidelines suggest only a few close relatives must attend the funeral prayers of the person who dies of Covid.

“Since, a few of her relatives, who were not quarantined, got her body but police played an important role by offered to dig a grave for her voluntarily,” said a neighbor of the deceased woman. He also rubbished some media reports that the relatives of the deceased woman refused to dig a grave and offer her funeral.

This was further clarified by a doctor through his Facebook post that read: “How could have the relatives and family members of the woman participated in her funeral when all of them are in a quarantine facility.”

The 70-year-old woman from Rainawari area of Srinagar breathed her last at Chest Diseases hospital Srinagar, a day after she was tested positive for the deadly virus. Though she had underlined medical conditions like diabetes and hypertension but had no travel history or a contact history with any Covid-19 positive patient, according to doctors.

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Srinagar Haseeb Mughal told NVI that police dig the grave for the elderly woman and also offered her funeral prayers too. “Boys took a lead and decided to dig a grave for the elderly victim of Covid at the graveyard,” he said.

Locals of the Rainawari area of Srinagar hailed the police gesture stating that “it was a timely move and a brave act by police for which they deserve respect and praises.”

J&K: Encounter at Kashmir’s Shopian ends with killing of 3 militants

July 18 Shopian encounter: Army completes summary of evidence
An encounter site in Kashmir (File Pic)

Abid Bashir

Srinagar (NVI): Three militants have been killed in an overnight encounter that started yesterday at Mehloora village of South Kashmir’s Shopian district. An army officer was also injured in the gunbattle, defence officials said.

While two militants were gunned down yesterday, one more holed-up ultra was terminated by the forces today, bringing to end an over 18-hour long gunfight.

“One more militant killed. In total, three militants killed in Mehloora encounter,” Defence Spokesman in Srinagar Rajesh Kalia told NVI. Pertinently, two militants were killed till late evening yesterday.

Officials said that fresh gunfight resumed early morning today in which one more militant was killed.

The encounter had raged after joint teams of Army, Police and CRPF launched a massive search operation on receiving a tip-off about the presence of militants in village Mehloora, Zainpora, in Shopian district on Tuesday afternoon.

“As the security forces zeroed in on the suspected house where militants were believed to be hiding, the militants fired indiscriminately triggering off an encounter,” the officials said.

Officials said that an officer from Army’s 55 RR regiment was also injured in the gunfight. “He was rushed to army hospital, where his condition is stated as stable,” officials said.

Police sources said that bodies of all three militants have been recovered along with some arms and ammunition and the encounter site is being sanitized. “Identification of the slain militants is being ascertained,” they said.

Meanwhile, police appealed to the people of the area not to go closer to the encounter spot till the site is properly sanitised and cleared for residual explosives.

Actor Irrfan Khan dies at 53

New Delhi (NVI): Actor Irrfan Khan, known for his roles in films like ‘Paan Singh Tomar’ and ‘Maqbool’, passed away today at the age of 53.

Khan had been unwell for a long time and was hospitalised after being diagnosed with colon infection earlier this week. He was being treated at Mumbai’s Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital.

Director Shoojit Sircar, paying tribute to the late actor said, “You fought and fought”.

“My dear friend Irfaan. You fought and fought and fought. I will always be proud of you.. we shall meet again.. condolences to Sutapa and Babil.. you too fought, Sutapa you gave everything possible in this fight. Peace and Om shanti. Irfaan Khan salute,” he tweeted.

Union Minister Prakash Javadekar and Delhi Chief Minister also paid tributes to Khan.

PM speaks to Trudeau over Covid-19

New Delhi (NVI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a telephonic conversation with Justin Trudeau, the Prime Minister of Canada, to discuss the prevailing global situation amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

During the conversation, PM Modi thanked the Canadian Prime Minister for the assistance and support extended to the Indian citizens present in Canada, especially students.

PM Modi also assured him that India’s productive capabilities in the pharmaceutical sector would remain available for assisting the citizens of the world, including those of Canada, to the best of India’s abilities.

Justin Trudeau also appreciated the support provided by Government of India for Canadian citizens in India.

Furthermore, the two leaders agreed on the importance of global solidarity and coordination, the maintenance of supply chains, and collaborative research activities.

 

Both the leaders also agreed that the partnership between India and Canada could contribute meaningfully to the global effort to fight the pandemic, especially through collaboration in research and technology aimed at finding a vaccine or therapeutic solutions to COVID-19.

In a tweet, PM Modi said, “Had a warm exchange with PM @JustinTrudeau. Thanked him for looking after Indian citizens in Canada in these difficult times.”

“Collaboration and partnership between India and Canada is vital to fighting the pandemic including through medical research and supply chain management,” he added.

List of names of 169 tropical cyclones for 13 countries released by IMD

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New Delhi (NVI): The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has released a list of 169 names of upcoming tropical cyclones in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea.

The tropical cyclone names for India include Gati, Tej, Murasu, Aag, Vyom, Jhar, Probaho, Neer, Prabhanjan, Ghurni, Ambud, Jaladhi and Vega.

In addition to this, some of the names for Bangladesh are Nisarga, Biparjoy, Arnab and Upakul.

The Regional Specialised Meteorological Centre (RSMC), New Delhi, provides tropical cyclone and storm surge advisories to 13 member countries of World Meteorological Organization (WMO)/ESCAP (United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific).

The 13 member countries are India, Bangladesh, Iran, Maldives, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.

IMD is one of the six Regional Specialised Meteorological Centres (RSMC) recognised worldwide and is mandated to issue advisories and name tropical cyclones in the north Indian Ocean region.

The list comprises of names of 13 cyclones each for the 13 member countries, totaling to 169.

It should be noticed that the naming of the cyclones helps the scientific community, disaster managers, media and general masses in all. It helps to identify each individual cyclone. It further helps to create awareness of its development, remove confusion and rapidly and effectively disseminate warnings to much wider audience.

State-wise details of total Covid-19 cases in India

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New Delhi (NVI): On the 15th day of the extended nationwide lockdown, COVID-19 cases keep on increasing, with total confirmed cases at 31,332 and 1,007 deaths so far, according to the Union Health Ministry.

After the first confirmed coronavirus case in India, which was reported in the state of Kerala on January 30, the virus has tightened its grip across the nation.

Total positive cases in different states/UTs:

Andaman and Nicobar Islands- 33

Andhra Pradesh- 1,259

Arunachal Pradesh- 1

Assam- 38

Bihar- 366

Chandigarh- 56

Chhattisgarh- 38

Delhi- 3,314

Gujarat- 3,744

Haryana – 310

Himachal Pradesh- 40

Jammu and Kashmir- 565

Jharkhand- 103

Karnataka- 523

Kerala- 485

Ladakh- 22

Madhya Pradesh- 2,387

Maharashtra- 9,318

Meghalaya- 12

Mizoram- 1

Odisha- 118

Puducherry- 8

Punjab- 322

Rajasthan- 2,364

Tamil Nadu- 2,058

Telengana- 1,004

Uttarakhand- 54

Uttar Pradesh- 2,053

West Bengal – 725

State/UT wise total death toll in the country:

Andhra Pradesh- 31

Assam- 1

Bihar- 2

Delhi- 54

Gujarat- 181

Haryana- 3

Himachal Pradesh- 1

Jammu and Kashmir- 8

Jharkhand- 3

Karnataka- 20

Kerala- 4

Madhya Pradesh- 120

Maharashtra- 400

Meghalaya- 1

Odisha- 1

Punjab- 19

Rajasthan- 51

Tamil Nadu- 25

Telangana- 26

Uttar Pradesh- 34

West Bengal- 22

A total of 7,696 people have been cured or discharged from hospitals in India. There are around 22,629 active cases currently.

US coronavirus cases surge past 1 million

Coronavirus cases

New Delhi (NVI): The total confirmed coronavirus cases in the US passed one million mark today, accounting for a third of cases worldwide, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. The US death toll is now over 57,000 people.

Meanwhile, the total number of people confirmed to have coronavirus has gone up to 3.1 million and at least 2,15,000 people have died so far around the globe.

However, more than 9,20,000 people have recovered from the deadly virus worldwide.

In addition to this, the French PM Edouard Philippe presented plans to unwind a nationwide lockdown from May 11 conditional on the number of new cases dropping below 3,000 per day, accoding to media reports.

China’s National Health Commission said that 22 new cases of coronavirus were reported in the last 24 hours, all but one of them in people who had returned from overseas.

Covid-19 cases in India rise to 31,332; death toll at 1,007

New Delhi (NVI): The death toll due to coronavirus in India rose to 1,007 while the total number of positive cases increased to 31,332, the Union Health Ministry said this morning.

In the last 24 hours, 1,897 cases were reported in the country, it said.

At least 73 people lost their lives, resulting in the steepest rise in COVID-19 deaths in India in one day.

With 9,318 confirmed cases of COVID-19 so far, Maharashtra remains worst-affected state, followed by Gujarat with 3,744 cases and Delhi with 3,314 cases.

Meanwhile, the recovery rate of COVID-19 patients has as such improved to 23.3 percent of total cases, as per Health Ministry.

At least 7,696 people have been discharged or cured in the country.

Rs 50 L compensation for port employees in case of death due to Covid-19

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New Delhi (NVI): The government has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 50 lakh for port employees/workers in the event of loss of life due to COVID-19.

In a statement today, the Ministry of Shipping said that it has decided that all the “Major Ports may grant compensation/Ex-Gratia in the event of loss of life due to COVID-19 to the dependent members/legal heirs of the port employees.”

The amount of compensation applies to all Port employees including Contract Labourers employed directly by the port as well as Other Contractual Labourers.

the monetary compensation has been declared to cover the risk of life due to COVID-19 contamination while discharging the Port related duty, the ministry said.

“Port Chairman is the competent authority for the settling claims/disbursement of the compensation/Ex-Gratia and verifying authority for the cause of death from COVID-19. This compensation is applicable only for the pandemic of COVID-19 and shall be in force up to30.09.2020, subject to review thereafter,” it added.

No evidence to support plasma therapy as Covid-19 treatment yet: Centre

Joint Secretary, Health Ministry, Lav Aggarwal

New Delhi (NVI): There are no approved therapies for COVID-19 currently including plasma therapy, the Union Ministry of Health said today while making it clear that it is one of the many therapies which are being experimented with.

“There is no approved therapy for Covid-19 in the country including Plasma therapy. Plasma therapy is being experimented with and there is no evidence to support it as a treatment. It is only at an experimental stage. If not used properly, it can create life-threatening complications,” said Lav Aggarwal, Joint Secretary in Health Ministry, during the daily media briefing today.

So far there is no evidence to support it as a treatment, the ministry said in a statement today, adding that ICMR has also started a National Study to evaluate the efficacy of the therapy.

“However, it needs to be clarified that until ICMR concludes its study and robust scientific proof is available, it should not be used except for research and trial purposes. In fact, use of plasma therapy may have life threatening complications. ICMR has already issued detailed guidelines in this regard for the use of plasma therapy outside the study purposes,” the health ministry statement read.

The government’s clarification regarding the therapy comes amid media reports that it is helping in the recovery of virus-infected patients.

Apart from that, the Health Ministry said that as of today, there are 17 districts in the country where earlier cases had come, but now no new case has been reported for the last 28 days.

“The number of these districts has increased by 1 (two new districts have been added whereas one has been dropped from the previous list) since yesterday. The districts that got added to the list are Kalimpong (West Bengal) & Wayanad (Kerala). The district which was removed from this list is Lakhisarai (Bihar),” the ministry said in a statement.

As of now, 6,868 people have been cured with a recovery rate of 23.3%. A total of 29,435 people have been confirmed positive as of now for COVID-19 in India, according to the ministry.

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