Новости за 18.04.2020

Eighty two per cent of Assam’s 34 Covid-19 positive cases, 33 of who have Nizamuddin links, were asymptomatic and were living as silent carriers before they were traced, quarantined and tested.

Three more people -- one in Noida and two in Greater Noida -- tested positive for novel coronavirus on Saturday, taking the tally in Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar district to 95, officials here said.

Mangaluru Police have registered a case against two foreign nationals, who were under home quarantine in Kodailbail, for allegedly spitting in the lift of their apartment building on Friday.

Assam minister for environment and forest, fisheries and excise Parimal Suklabaidya on Friday directed SP (Hailakandi) Pabindra Kumar Nath to take stringent action against those involved in the theft and embezzlement of rice and other essentials meant for the poor.

The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has carried more than 408 freight rakes containing essential items to various states within its jurisdiction between March 23 and April 16.

There was no addition to the total Covid-19 positive cases in Assam in the last 24 hours but four patients admitted to Swahid Kushal Konwar Civil Hospital at Golaghat were discharged on Friday morning, taking the number of patients discharged so far to nine.

The Assam government is considering one-way movement of people within the state, particularly those stranded away from their home district, after April 20 if the Covid-19 situation does not deteriorate further in the state.

Chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday announced Rs 100 crore Urban Wage Employment Initiative that aims to facilitate livelihood opportunities to around 4.5 lakh urban poor living across 114 urban local bodies (ULBs) in the state.