Новости за 23.03.2020

District top brass – deputy commissioner and city police commissioner on Monday warned people of strict legal action after brazen violation of the spirit behind prohibitory orders under 144 CrPC imposed in wake of rapid spread of Covid 19 came to light.

Assam health department on Monday started evacuating two hospitals to convert them to exclusive Covid-19 facilities as the state put itself on the highest level of preparedness for the worst scenario of an outbreak of novel coronavirus. The state has so far not reported any novel coronavirus positive case.

Delhi Police will issue curfew passes for goods vehicles driving into the city from the national capital region (NCR) carrying essential items. The owners of these vehicles will have to collect the passes from the DCP offices in their respective areas and hand them over to the drivers of the vehicles after which they would be allowed entry through the border posts.

The Odisha government on Monday decided to paste stickers outside the houses of people on home quarantine to ensure community monitoring on them to prevent possible spread of corona virus. The government also extended lockdown to 14 of the 30 districts, from five districts and 8 towns on Saturday.

Jharkhand government on Sunday announced complete and immediate lockdown of the state till March 31 to fight the novel coronavirus threat.

All public transport services across Assam will remain suspended till Tuesday as major transport associations of the state have decided that their passenger and goods carrying vehicles, including shared taxis, will remain off the roads for the next two days amid the coronavirus scare. Essential services will, however, remain unaffected.

Busy roads and cities across the northeast wore a deserted look on Sunday as people stayed in responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for a 'janata curfew' or self isolation to break the chain of Covid-19 infections.

A family in a remote village of Ballia district set an example of being responsible citizens by postponing the last rituals of their mother to maintain social distnacing.

"The campuses have the capacity of isolating 50,000 people.We have already given our medical college and hospital located at Kolar Road in Bhopal to the district administration for a 500-bed isolation ward.

A 45-year-old man with travel history to Dubai tested positive for coronavirus in Karnataka's Mysuru.

Karnataka State Federation of Petroleum Dealers that mulled curtailing business hours from Monday in the wake of the Coronavirus scare, has deferred the decision, albeit with a rider.

All three auto giants based in the city — Maruti Suzuki, Hero Motocorp and Honda Scooters and Motorcycles — will remain shut till the month-end.

On the day of ‘janta curfew’, called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, when people are sitting home, spending time with their family members, policemen were working selflessly even amid the coronavirus fear.

The Jodhewal police on Sunday have arrested a man for allegedly raping his two daughter and attempting to rape third daughter too. It is alleged that the accused has been raping his two daughters from past four years. The girl also told their mother about it, who objected to it, but accused thrashed her. The accused also thrashed his wife and daughters with dire consequences, if they did not keep mum.

Sudhar police on Saturday evening arrested a woman after she allegedly dumped her foetus in the drain near her house in a village. The accused is around 25 years old, unmarried and a graduate.

Deputy commissioner Pradeep Kumar Agrawal on Sunday said there was no positive case of novel coronavirus (Covid-19) in Ludhiana district so far. He said all the samples sent for testing were negative. He also thanked residents of Ludhiana for supporting ‘Janata Curfew’, which was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Zonal offices of the MC will remain closed for public dealing from Monday to March 31, but field staff would be available on the phone, said a spokesperson on Sunday.

Tension gripped Ghudani village of Payal after locals resisted the entry of about 70 Nihangs in their village on Sunday, after they learnt that the group was returning from Hola Mohalla celebrations in Anandpur Sahib where a coronavirus-infected person had gone before dying.