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Starting shortly: Daily media briefing on #COVID2019 - actions taken, preparedness and updates

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MHA has issued an Addendum to #lockdown guidelines issued under Disaster Management Act, exempting Operations of Marine Fishing/Aquaculture Industry and its workers from Lockdown Restrictions - @HMOIndia

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Operations in these industries such as feeding, maintenance, harvesting, processing, packaging, cold chain, sale and marketing will now be allowed. - @HMOIndia

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Maintenance of #SocialDistancing and hygiene will be the responsibility of respective organization heads and district administration shall be responsible for ensuring strict enforcement of these guidelines - @HMOIndia
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Home Ministry has written again to states and UTs today, asking them to provide necessary police security to doctors and medical staff - in hospitals during screening and in quarantine facilities - @HMOIndia ➡️ #IndiaFightsCorona

Situation regarding essential supplies and commodities is satisfactory and is monitored at every level - @HMOIndia during daily media briefing on #COVID2019

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NCC and NSS cadets and civil defence volunteers have come forward to render their services in fighting #COVID19.
- @HMOIndia

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Central Armed Police Forces are also working hard in stopping the spread of #COVID2019, through improving community awareness, setting up quarantine camps and providing food to stranded workers - @HMOIndia ➡️ #IndiaFightsCorona

We have tested 1,71,718 samples as of now

16,564 samples were tested yesterday

146 labs are there in ICMR network, while 67 labs are there in the private sector now

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The response of Government of India has been pre-emptive, proactive and to the extent of being over-prepared; through our graded approach, we have aligned our response with evolving situation - JS, @MoHFW_INDIA

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In coordination with the states, the Centre is ensuring supply of PPE, N95 masks, testing kits and ventilators; dedicated COVID hospitals are also being set up, in order to provide proper treatment & stop spread of infection. - @MoHFW_INDIA #IndiaFightsCorona

So far, 586 dedicated #COVIDHospitals have been set up, with capacity of more than 1 lakh isolation beds and around 11,500 isolation beds. This figure is being augmented every day, based on evolving situation - informs @MoHFW_INDIA #IndiaFightsCorona

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Ministry of AYUSH has prepared a set of guidelines on respiratory health and to #BoostYourImmunity. Districts have been asked to incorporate this in district-level contingency plan as well - @MoHFW_INDIA #IndiaFightsCorona

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The Government's goal is to implement containment policy, containment action plan, contact tracing and clinical management of #COVID2019 patients in proper manner, as per process, in coordination with states - @MoHFW_INDIA ➡️ #IndiaFightsCorona

Prime Minister took a video conference meeting with Chief Ministers and Governors of states and UTs, in which everyone expressed their collective resolve to save ourselves from the #COVID19 pandemic, come what may, and to work towards it together -@MoHFW_INDIA #IndiaFightsCorona

Total no. of #COVID19 cases in the country - 7,447

642 people have recovered

In last 24 hours - 1,035 new cases, 40 deaths

Total 239 deaths have been reported so far

- informs @MoHFW_INDIA ➡️ #IndiaFightsCorona

If India had not implemented either containment or nationwide #lockdown - case growth by 41%, 8.2 lakh #COVID2019 cases by Apr 15

Containment measures but no lockdown - 1.2 lakh cases by Apr 15

Since we have acted - 7,447 cases on Apr 11

- statistical analysis by @MoHFW_INDIA

Please read this as "1 lakh isolation beds and around 11,500 ICU beds"

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Major action is being taken up at the field level. How did the district administration, state government and frontline workers at field level take action in Agra, the first #COVID2019 cluster in the country? - @MoHFW_INDIA explains

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The focus in responding to Agra #COVID19 cluster has been a coordinated effort from the very beginning

✅Active contact tracing
✅Isolation of patients
✅Augmentation of medical capacity, along with pvt. sector
✅Food and civil supplies
✅Citizen involvement
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Detailed contact tracing of cases was done and epicentre and hot spots were identified on map

- JS, @MoHFW_INDIA, explaining #COVID19 containment action in Agra cluster #IndiaFightsCorona

After identification of hot spots and epicentre, 1,248 special teams were formed, who conducted house-to-house survey of 9.3 lakh people, identifying 2,500 symptomatic patients and doing further monitoring

- @MoHFW_INDIA, on Agra #COVID2019 containment plan

As part of a coordinated effort, Agra Smart City Control Room was converted into a War Room to combat #COVID2019, Central Helplines were established and special teams were formed

- explains JS, @MoHFW_INDIA #IndiaFightsCorona

District administration worked also on implementation of lockdown, as well as on setting up isolation and medical facilities, utilizing public private partnership

- @MoHFW_INDIA, on Agra's management of #COVID2019

The Agra district administration worked also on other fronts, to combat #COVID19:
Distribution chain management
Movement of essential commodities
Provision of food & shelter for homeless & needy
Food distribution for animals
Risk Self-reporting and helpline facility for citizens

Out of 92 cases in Agra district, 5 people have recovered, 87 people are being watched in hospital, none of whom is critical. - JS, @MoHFW_INDIA explaining the success story of Agra in containing #COVID2019
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The benefit of rapid antibody based blood tests will be in

evaluating extent & trend of #COVID19 exposure & success of containment measures in hot spots;

identifying whether healthcare workers have become immune to #COVID2019 and can resume work

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3.28 crore HCQ tablets are available in public sector, 2.65 crore tablets are available in private sector, we are trying to procure additional 2 crore tablets and provide them to private sector at field level - JS, @MoHFW_INDIA #IndiaFightsCorona

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