<ul><li>There are more than 724 active cases in which 677 are Indians, while 47 are foreigners. </li><li>The MHA said all shops selling groceries, vegetables, meat products, milk products and their home delivery must be encouraged. </li><li>Even under lockdown, the number of coronavirus cases rose to 39 after four more cases were registered in the national capital on Thursday. </li><li>Bhilwara has seen Covid-19 cases increasing soon after its Bangad Memorial Hospital, leaked infections to become the disease epicentre of the state, Health Department officials.</li></ul>It is day three of a 21-day lockdown here in India. As the country entered the third and critical phase of the Coronavirus pandemic, the Ministry of Health <a href="https://www.mohfw.gov.in/">data</a> shows that the number of infected cases yesterday crossed the 700 mark. The current statistics stand at 808 after 67 were cured and 17 died. There are more than 724 active cases in which 677 are Indians, while 47 are foreigners. A man suspected with Coronavirus case dies in MP A 47-year-old man was admitted to a hospital in Madhya Pradesh's Indore after being suspected of Coronavirus has died, an official said. The man had no travel history and his test reports are awaited. There have been two deaths in the state so far. Both victims were from Ujjain who succumbed to the infection. While a 47-year old suspect was admitted to an Indore hospital died in the early hours of Thursday, a 65-year-old woman with no travel history for over a month had died on Wednesday in Indore government hospital. Home Ministry’s SOP: Allow home delivery restaurants, shops selling milk, grain and meat With a mad rush to stock vegetables and groceries for the 21 days shutdown, the government realised that it defeated the purpose of the shutdown —social distancing. Hence, the Home Ministry wrote to Chief secretaries of all states and union territories clarifying the standard operating procedure (SOP). The MHA insists that the purpose is to contain the spread of the virus while "maintaining the supply of essential goods, including health infrastructure and home livery of foods". Hence the MHA said that all shops selling groceries, vegetables, meat products, milk products etc. and their home delivery must be encouraged. The MHA clearly states that restaurants with home delivery should be allowed to operate. Similarly, storage facilities for essentials must also be allowed to operate just as transporters, drivers, loaders of essential goods should be allowed to ply, said the MHA. Coronavirus claims its first victim in Rajasthan Apprehensions regarding Bhilwara turning into Rajasthan's Wuhan seemed to be turning true as the state's first Covid-19 death was reported in the textile town on Thursday. he deceased was identified as Narayan Singh aged 73. Also, two new cases have been reported, and both are close contacts and Singh's family members - his son and his granddaughter, Additional Chief Secretary Rohit Kumar Singh, said. Bhilwara’s Covid-19 cases went up after its Bangad Memorial Hospital, leaked infections turning it into an epicentre, health department officials. Agra reports new Covid-19 positive case With one more positive coronavirus case surfacing in the Taj city, the number of Covid-19 cases went up to nine. District health authorities on Thursday evening confirmed one more positive case, that of a doctor who returned from the US on March 21. The son of a nursing home director was also admitted to the isolation ward of the local medical college. Seven members of a business family, who returned from Italy and were treated at Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital, have fully recovered. A female patient who fled from Bengaluru too, is under treatment. President Kovind to address all governors In a surprise move, President Ram Nath Kovind would address all the Governors and Lieutenant Governors of the country through a video conference on Friday morning. Vice-president Venkaiah Naidu is also expected to join the conference from his residence. The President's conference would also be attended by the top voluntary organisations, including the Indian Red Cross Society. The President would have detailed interactions with the Governors, particularly of 7 to 8 states where the COVID-19 crisis seems to be serious, official sources told to IANS. 4 new cases reported in Delhi, total 39 The number of coronavirus cases rose to 39 after four more were registered in the national capital on Thursday. Of the 39 cases, 29 travelled abroad while ten came in contact with infected persons. In the last 24 hours, four new cases have been reported. According to the Delhi Health Department, till Thursday, 12,703 passengers have been put under home quarantine while 4,513 passengers completed their 14-day quarantine period. "A total of 1,173 passengers are quarantined at the government facilities," the Health Department said. "There has been one death, and five people have been discharged so far," it said. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/coronavirus-crisis-will-give-birth-to-unimaginable-ideas-and-next-gen-leaders-says-a-top-indian-vc-vani-kola/articleshow/74839671.cms">EXCLUSIVE: Coronavirus crisis will give birth to unimaginable ideas and next-gen leaders, says a top Indian VC Vani Kola</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/indias-22-6-billion-coronavirus-financial-action-plan-pales-in-comparison-to-the-rest-of-world/articleshow/74829341.cms">India’s $22.6 billion Coronavirus financial action plan pales in comparison to the rest of world</a>

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<ul><li>The Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday announced that around 35 lakh labourers in the state will get ₹1,000 each as financial aid .</li><li>Chief Minister <keyword id="43254" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Yogi-Adityanath">Yogi Adityanath</keyword> has directed officials for immediate release of payment to MNREGS workers in the state and to make foodgrains available to the poor in cities and villages.</li><li>The statement said all metro services in UP will be closed Sunday and that bus services of Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation and city bus services will be closed from 6.00 am to 10.00 pm.</li></ul>The Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday announced that around 35 lakh labourers in the state will get ₹1,000 each as financial aid while free ration for one month will be provided to 1.65 crore construction workers amid the <keyword id="1754604" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="coronavirus">coronavirus</keyword> outbreak. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed officials for immediate release of payment to MNREGS workers in the state and to make foodgrains available to the poor in cities and villages, a statement issued by the UP government said. "In view of the precautions being taken throughout the country to prevent the coronavirus outbreak, the state government is alert and cautious. With immediate effect, the state government will provide Rs 1,000 per person for maintenance to 35 lakh labourers. This payment will be sent directly to their accounts through direct bank transfers," said the statement issued on Saturday. It said Adityanath has instructed officials to provide one month free ration in April to over 1.65 crore construction workers and daily labourers registered under the Antyodaya Yojana and Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Scheme (MNREGS) with the Labour Department. Daily wage labourers in urban areas who do not have ration cards will get the document on priority basis, the statement said. It said the chief minister has also directed officials that payment be immediately released to the MNREGS workers in the state. "Orders have been issued to provide food grains to those working in rural and urban areas in the state, especially to labourers, cart pullers and others," the statement said. Adityanath appealed to the people of the state to stay indoors during Sunday's 'Janata' curfew called for by Prime Minister <keyword id="6354477" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Narendra-Modi">Narendra Modi</keyword>. "A call for Janta curfew was given. Please stay in your homes. Metro trains, roadways buses and city buses will not operate on Sunday," the statement said on behalf of the chief minister. It said all metro services in UP will be closed Sunday and that bus services of Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation and city bus services will be closed from 6.00 am to 10.00 pm. "Coronavirus is in the second stage all over the country. It will convey a big message to the entire world if we are successful in stopping this at this stage. To curb this infection, we are working on a war footing. Isolation wards have been set up in every district hospital and medical college. So far, 23 patients have been identified in the state, out of which nine have completely recovered. There is no need to panic, but prepare yourself to fight against this challenge," the UP chief minister said in the statement. He asked traders to not hoard essential items and people to purchase only necessary things, assuring people that the state has enough food grain. He urged people to not crowd or stand in queues at shops to prevent the infection from spreading. Adityanath said coronavirus spreads through infection and that the disease has to stopped at any cost. Reminding people of the Prime Minister's appeal to citizens to avoid going to crowded places and not to hold any public gathering, Adityanath said as a precautionary measure the government has directed shutting down of all educational institutions, multiplexes, theatres and malls in the state and that unnecessary traffic has been stopped. The Chief Minister appealed that the public should not go to the markets unnecessarily during the Janta curfew on Sunday. "We should all stay at our homes. The government has enough medicines and food grains. There will be no shortage of necessary items in the market. Everyone will get goods, and they should not queue at shops, and hoard unnecessarily," he said.

Coronavirus in UP: Government announces ₹1,000 financial aid to 35 lakh labourers, free ration to 1.65 crore workers

Raipur, Mar 3 () Chhattisgarh Chief MinisterBhupesh Baghel on Tuesday presented a Rs 95,650-crore budget,without any new tax proposals, for fiscal 2020-21 in theLegislative Assembly here.Among other things, he announced a new scheme, 'RajivGandhi Kisaan Nyay Yojana', to provide good returns to farmersfor agricultural produce with a provision of Rs 5,100 crore. "With the spirit of 'Gadhbo Nava Chhattisgarh(building a new Chhattisgarh), the budget is primarily focusedon nutrition, betterment and extension of health services andproductive use of the youth's energy to develop them as apowerful resource," said Baghel, who holds finance portfolio.The budget also embodies the objective 'Sarve BhavantuSukhinah, Sarve Santu Niramayah' (Let everyone be happy andhealthy), he said. "The Central Government had given special exemption topurchase paddy at support price along with bonus distributionto the previous government. But this year the state could notget this exemption from the Centre," Baghel said. "Therefore, to ensure appropriate benefit to the'Annadata' (provider of food), the Rajiv Gandhi Kisan NyayYojana will be launched," he said. The benefit of the schemewill also be extended retrospectively for 2019-20, he added. Under the 'Krishak Jeevan Jyoti Yojana', a provisionof Rs 2,300 crore has been made for free power supply toagri-pumps upto five Horse Power capacity, he said.As many as 1176 biogas plants would be set up underthe Gobar Dhan Yojana for which a provision of Rs 450 crorehas been made, he said.'Gurukul Vidyalaya' (residential school) will be setup in Giraudhpuri, the birthplace of spiritual leader BabaGuru Ghasidas, the chief minister announced.Laboratories for the Internet of Things and roboticswill be set up at three engineering colleges and fivepolytechnics in the state.Tuition fees of students from Chhattisgarh who make itto IITs, IIMs and All India Institutes of Medical Sciences(AIIMS) will be borne by the state government, and ongraduation they will be directly recruited in government andsemi-government institutions, Baghel said.To check cyber crime, cyber police stations will beestablished under the limits of every Inspector General ofPolice range. A Jail Reform Commission will be set up forimproving the state's prison, the CM added.An arbitration centre was proposed to be set up at theHigh Court at Bilaspur and all civil district courts.A provision of Rs 7.20 crore has been made forautomated Air Traffic Control (ATC) towers at Jagdalpur,Ambikapur and Bilaspur airports, while Rs 1 crore is earmarkedfor construction of air strip at Baikunthpur, Korea district. 'Shahid Smarak' (martyrs' memorial) will be built inNawa Raipur Atal Nagar in the memory of Congress leaders andsecurity personnel killed in the May 2013 Jhiram Valley naxalattack, Baghel announced.Overall, the budget for 2020-21 earmarks 38 per centfunds for the social sector, 40 percent for the economicsector and 22 percent for the general service sector, he said.Estimated gross expenditure for 2020-21 is Rs 1,02,907crore. The net expenditure, after deducting repayment of debtand recoveries, is estimated at Rs 95,650 crore. Revenue expenditure is estimated at 81,400 crore andcapital expenditure at 13,814 crore, 14.44 percent of thetotal expenditure, the CM said.Total revenue receipts for year 2020-21 are estimatedat Rs 83,831 crore.The state is estimated to have surplus revenue of Rs2,431 crore, as in previous years. Fiscal deficit (whichfactors in debt repayment liability) is estimated to be Rs11,518 crore, which is 3.18 percent of the state's estimatedgross domestic product (GDP) for 2020-21, little above theprescribed limit of 3 percent, Baghel said.Total receipts for 2020-21 are estimated Rs 96,091crore against estimated expenditure of Rs 95,650 crore.Budget deficit is estimated to be 3,522 crore by theend of 2020-21, including estimated budget deficit of Rs 3,963crore for 2019-20, he said. TKPKRK KRK

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