Nationwide lockdown extended for two more weeks till May 17

Fri, May 01 2020 06:41:23 PM

Daijiworld Media Network – New Delhi

New Delhi, May 1: The centre on Friday, extended the lockdown across the country for two more weeks till May 17.

After a comprehensive review, and in view of the lockdown measures having led to significant gains in the CovID-19 situation in the country, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India (GoI) issued an order under the Disaster Management Act, 2005, on Friday, May 1, to further extend the lockdown for a further period of two weeks beyond May 4, 2020. MHA also issued new guidelines to regulate different activities in this period, based on the risk profiling of the districts of the country into Red (hotspot). Green and Orange Zones. The guidelines have permitted considerable relaxations in the districts falling in the Green and Orange Zones.

The criteria for identification of districts as Red, Green and Orange Zones have been spelt out in detail in the letter dated April 30, 2020, issued by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). The Green Zones will be districts with either zero confirmed cases till date; or, no confirmed case in the last 21 days. The classification of districts as Red Zones will take into account the total number of active cases, doubling rate of confirmed cases, extent of testing and surveillance feedback from the districts. Those districts, which are neither defined as Red nor Green, shall be classified as Orange zones.

The classification of districts into Red, Green and Orange Zones will be shared by MoHFW with the states and union territories (UTs) on a weekly basis, or earlier, as required. While states and UTs can include additional districts as Red and Orange Zones, they may not lower the classification of a district included by MoHFW in the list of Red or Orange Zones.

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Langoolacharya., Belman / Washington, DC.
Sat, May 02 2020
Cynthi,

Agree to disagree with me ???...Hmmm...

...Tak...Takk...

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Satish Kunder, Mangalore/Mumbai
Sat, May 02 2020
Lockdown is only to contain the virus at its place and it is a temporary measure to make all necessary arrangements to fight the virus with all might by increased facilities of testing at various locations including villages and slums. Lockdown is extended two times means we are still not completely ready and this is not the good sign. Extended lockdown will damage the economy further and country may have to pay the heavy price for that.

Increased cases of virus at Mumbai and Ahmedabad is worrisome and testing needs to be increased ten folds as told by experts. Otherwise these numbers will increase exponentially and lockdown may have to be extended indefinitely. Government need to find the reason for increased cases in Ahmedabad and Mumbai and explore if “Namaste Trump” was the reason for that. It was told that nearly 5000 foreigners came to this function and they mainly exited through Mumbai and Ahmedabad airport. Even if some of those people carried the virus, that spread may be huge. Government can plan the strategy if the reasons are clear.

Government need to balance between lockdown and economy. It also need to come out with economic stimulus taking into consideration of the damage to the common man particularly daily wage labourers and migration workers. Also MSME should be given certain subsidies so that these industries can survive and contribute in the country's economy. At the same time they need to increase the testing at Red and orange zones so that they can identify clusters and allow other areas to function normally.

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Rudolf Rodrigues, Mumbai
Fri, May 01 2020
Read the news again before blowing your victory bugle!

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Rudolf Rodrigues, Mumbai
Fri, May 01 2020
Bhandarkmaam, I don't know why you are heaping praises on a leader like a person whose "entire thinking process" has been programmed & remote controlled??

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Dev, Mangalore
Fri, May 01 2020
Remdesivir- or any other drugs used for Ebola, Malaria, HIV etc are lying around with no market,
Dr Fauci of US is marketing rep for the pharma companies for a cut for himself.
The Ebola drug had proved a failure in controlling Ebola, MERS, Sars or any other viral infections but they have caused more deaths. So word of caution never ever try them by believing these merchants of death posing as health providers.
Again Lock down is no solution but a defensive act hoping virus would subside, but it won't happen like us, if we starve we will die, but a virus outside our body is a dead thing but once it enters our body it becomes alive. Only heat diminishes its ability or its potency to spread.
Herd immunity is the only solution- which can be achieved by youngsters not wearing masks, & mingling with each other without maintaining social distance while vulnerable people getting isolated & protected for minimum 6 months.
If herd immunity develops then no need for toxin laden vaccines which fail most of the times but leave the immunized either maimed or kill immediately or wreaking havoc with their immune system which might cause cancers too according to the latest studies which were hidden by CDC of US despite knowing it from 2 decades.

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Rudolf Rodrigues, Mumbai
Fri, May 01 2020
Extending lockdown further will have very disastrous consequences in a country like ours!
Middle class has already reached begging status now, suicides are on the rise; next is anybody's guess..... ..

Many, including Narayana Murthy have clearly said that starvation & other diseases will kill more people than CORONA itself & the financial condition of those in the informal sector and MSMEs will become precarious!

God Save!!

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smr, Karkala
Fri, May 01 2020
To be precise WHO declared it as global emergency on January 30. In India Rahul Gandhi (Feb 12) tweets urging the government of India to take the Corona threat seriously, but he is mocked at. The Markaz event from 13-15 March where international delegates are allowed to come with due permission without any airport screening. Indian Government on 13th March declares through the spokesperson of Ministry of Health and family Welfare that Corvid 19 is not and Emergency in India. While Delhi Government starts putting restrictions on assemblies from 13th March the Government of India wakes up by calling a Janata Curfew on 22nd March. This is followed by the National lockdown on 24th March, which was declared at a notice of four hours.

It is to be noted that India recorded its first case of #COVID19 on January 30, 2020. But throughout February, the Central Government failed to act to curb the spread of the virus or make preparations to deal with it.

Instead the Central Government organised large crowds and rallies to greet US President Trump, exposing thousands to the danger of the virus. The supporters of the ruling BJP- led “communal” mobs in North East Delhi in February.

The extension after after extension doesn't going to help India that doesn't have proper exist strategy. Indian economy is expected to lose over $4.5 billion every day of the lock-down and around $100 billion during the 21 day nationwide lock-down period. The world's biggest lock-down may have cost economy Rs 7-8 lakh crore during the 21-day period.

In addition, the PMO has also refused to make public details of high-level meetings on COVID-19 and on the decision to implement a lockdown, the correspondence between the Ministry of Health and the PMO in this regard, and files related to COVID-19 testing.

The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has refused to make documents related to the PM-CARES Fund public.
Jai Hind

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Richard, India
Fri, May 01 2020
Most of the infection in our country was spread by a very few individuals who came from abroad and wandered about.
With the possible arrival of over three lakh people from abroad through government repatriation scheme, India is going to be in the news for a long long time. As such we area people who do not like discipline, want to spit where we like .
Corona is likely to clean up not only the elderly and sick, but also stupid and arrogant population wherever they are.
A world without old and elderly is going to be a sad place for sure. But a world without stupid and idiot population may not look that bad ? …..hmm lets wait and see.

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moshu, mangaluru
Fri, May 01 2020
Gujarat is becoming hotspot of covid19. The death rate in Gujarat (4.8%), which is higher than that of any state.Thanks to "Namasthe Trump " which now start to get yielding.

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Valson Mendonsa, Mangalore/USA
Fri, May 01 2020
Covid-19 is a deadly virus and have no boundaries... no effective Vaccine or Antibiotics ...If numbers are spikes up by any chance .. going to be too bad because cost of good brand ventilator is almost like cost of the brand new car….unaffordable nor health care center can't handle either. .
Better to be SAFE rather than Sorry..
Itz that simple

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Anusha, Mangalore
Fri, May 01 2020
Orange.

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Mohammed, Mangalore
Fri, May 01 2020
Lot of people are in serious trouble and lockdown won't be a solution. The Government needs to take some other step or do something like many other countries have done and won the battle..!!

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Naresh, Kerala
Fri, May 01 2020
Government must use this period to get back the expatriates to country, so that they stay at home under lock-down. If the expatriates come to the country after lifting the lock-down, the risk of spreading the disease will be higher.

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Pradeep, Mangalore
Fri, May 01 2020
Welcome Move from the Government.

Now it's our duty to behave responsibily, stay safe and let others be safe.

As per MOH classification dated 30/4, DK is falling under orange zone so almost all shops can open except saloon, barber shop, dine in restaurant and malls.

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H. Almeida., Bendur/Andheri
Fri, May 01 2020
PM Modiji, has taken this painful, but wise decision, after due consultations with all CM of states... If we survive, then we will certainly regain whatever we have lost. This is the bitter pill, we have to push down our throats !!! So let us stand united, despite suffering, behind PM Modiji, he is the captain of our Titanic ship, he will guide us, to safety and lead us ashore !!!!

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Gilbert, Bajpe
Fri, May 01 2020
Like it or not lockdown may continue till this month end and even more.

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KV Kamath, Mangalore
Fri, May 01 2020
I am unable to get a tree climber to prune jack fruits above my tiled roof. The house may collapse in monsoon if it is untouched. Pest controller and tile worker too not available. It is causing headache and fear in mind to pass this year's monsoon.

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Rudolf Rodrigues, Mumbai
Fri, May 01 2020
God forbade many people will be in deep trouble & lose their house & belongings during monsoon of lockdown is extended!

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Shekhar, udupi
Fri, May 01 2020
Just read full guidelines on Twitter, Liquor shops Finally opening from 4th, may, 2020... Cheers 🍻🍻🍻

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Peshu, Manipal
Fri, May 01 2020
Lockdown will not cure or stop this pandemic. It's every citizen's responsibility to build an attitude towards the awareness of Covid-19.
If citizen's come out with an attitude of "Nayi Bala Donku" , lockdown system never works. Continuation of lockdown makes me feel like " we stepping towards building an economic depression in our country"

This may lead to serious consequences later....

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Nikhil, Mangalore
Fri, May 01 2020
More people will die of poverty, stress,suicides due to jobloss,business loss than coronavirus. Whats the guarantee it wont spread again after lockdown opens. This entire exercise wont help, only people themself can contain spread by maintaining social distance. After noteban this could lead to a mega recession in India.

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M.Mathias, Mangalore
Fri, May 01 2020
Along with lockdown there should be random checking of blood or swab of citizens by visiting each houses by authorised people.

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Chintamani, Sullia
Fri, May 01 2020
Liquor shops will allow open in certain areas of orange and red zones also..with some condition.

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HENRY MISQUITH, India
Fri, May 01 2020
Only benefit the affluent class.

Those saying "Good", have stocked up food for 2/3 months. Either they have enough extra money accumulated throughout their life or living tension free on their parent's or husband's money.

And if the government has ordered a lockdown then please make it "Curfew" so that we don't need to extend it again.

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Juliet Mascarenhas, Bejai mangalore
Fri, May 01 2020
Langoolaji thank you for your advice.Had I said it reaction would have been different.

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Langoolacharya., Belman / Washington, DC.
Sat, May 02 2020
Bm,

I think Daiji folks always treat you better than me....by the by....I am a fan of yours since long time...

...Tak...Takk...

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Chintamani, Sullia
Fri, May 01 2020
Wine Shops...Cigarette..Gutka shops will given permission to open only in green zone. DK fall under red zone.

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Langoolacharya., Belman / Washington, DC.
Fri, May 01 2020
Modiji,

Open all shops with safe social distancing, with people wearing masks and gloves....

All western countries are doing this....Now we have a medicine 70% effective with Corona virus...Gilead Sciences, Remdesivir

https://www.statnews.com/2020/03/16/remdesivir-surges-ahead-against-coronavirus/

If you continue lock down forever, you are doing irreparable and irreversible loss to ECONOMY of India...and people may REVOLT...

...Tak...Takk...

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R.Bhandarkar, Mangaluru
Fri, May 01 2020
Lan Sir ....
I beg to differ.
That vaccine thing we have been hearing for looks like ages.
The whole of USA has become a grave yard.
Trump is more than responsible.
Believe me by the look of things the worst us yet to come in USA.
There will be revolt in the US if dead bodies pile up the way they are ....
We are much better off ...really than everybody ...
We have the Best Leader for all circumstances.

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JoFuFa, Mangalore
Fri, May 01 2020
It's not that simple. Lockdown should be accompanied with support for basic necessities like food and health care.I don't see that happening in most places. People with serious illnesses are denied medical care. People with no income have no where to go for food to survive.

We sitting in our comfortable homes probably don't feel the pinch. Least we can do is help one family in distress. Lockdown is not the same for all.

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Rudolf Rodrigues, Mumbai
Sat, May 02 2020
Bhandarkmaam, what next after banging vessels & lighting candles, any clue???

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Alphonso Dsouza, Mumbai
Fri, May 01 2020
We need to educate our masses how to self-distance, how to protect oneself and how to avoid gatherings, unwanted visits to shops etc. There is no need for a full family to go to a shop to buy one kg of rice. just one member can do it. This is how people should be taught. EACH ONE MUST TAKE CARE OF HIMSELF OR HERSELF; THE END RESULT WILL BE... EVERYONE WILL BE MADE RESPONSIBLE. If they break the rules, they pay for it by life. We can not afford to drown our economy just because some are behaving irresponsibly. What we can see in this saga is ... we do not have an United Emergency Procedure or Agency to plan and execute the Goverment's orders. Quite sad.

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geoffrey, hat hill
Fri, May 01 2020
Langanna,
Remdisvir has been around for more than a decade, originally used to treat Ebola, as for Covid 19 this is what Gilead, where Remdisivir produced, had to say yesterday.
"Remdisvir is not yet licensed or approved anywhere globally and has not been demonstrated to be safe or effective for treating Covid 19"
Btw, what Dolan is gonna do with all that HCQ? His best buddy is brokenhearted after getting unfriended on Twitter.

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Shamsuddin, Dubai
Fri, May 01 2020
Wonder what happens to all the pooja making Trump worshippers in India, now that he has unfriended his best buddy on Twitter.

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Cynthia, Kirem
Fri, May 01 2020
(Trump got scared may be virus gets transmitted fast through twitter) White House has clarified as to why their twitter account with our prime minister got befriended? They say....their twitter account with other people keep only for a short time. This they opened during the visit of their president for the messages. Now they befriended.....when they require medicine it was useful... Still we got warning after sending the required and sufficient medicine to him.. No thorough administration...really feeling sad the way people are dieing... Negligence is the main cause...they wanted economy... Both citizens and government didn't do their part well.... So sad.. May god protect them from this disaster.. M

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Rudolf Rodrigues, Mumbai
Fri, May 01 2020
Cynthia, any amount of lockdowns are not going to work in defeating an airborne virus; only thing that can save is "herd immunity", see how Sweden did it!

Per experiences with past pandemics, a second more virulent wave is expected where only strong immunity can save you; but not lockdowns which are temporary & not effective in a heavily populated country like ours with all the ignorance, utter lack of hygeine, religious dogmas, myths, etc etc!!

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Cynthia, Kirem
Sat, May 02 2020
Correction.... Please read as unfollowed (befriended... Sorry for the mistake)

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Langoolacharya., Belman / Washington, DC.
Sat, May 02 2020
Hat,

Read this LATEST n article of Wall Street Journal about remdesivir.

By Michelle Hackman and Thomas M. Burton

Updated May 1, 2020 4:31 pm ET

WASHINGTON—The Food and Drug Administration authorized the emergency use of the drug remdesivir in Covid-19 patients after researchers reported that it shortened the recovery times in people who have fallen ill from the new coronavirus.

The FDA action limits the use of the drug, produced by Gilead Sciences Inc., for only through the duration of the pandemic, but health regulators could grant full approval if more benefits emerge from a large study by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and other clinical trials under way.

The institute said that a preliminary analysis of its study showed that hospitalized Covid-19 patients taking remdesivir had a speedier recovery than patients taking a placebo—though the reported benefit was moderate, with remdesivir patients recovering in 11 days, or four days faster than the placebo group.

Remdesivir, an antiviral drug administered intravenously and previously tested as a treatment for Ebola, is among the most closely watched experimental treatments for Covid-19, and is being studied in multiple clinical trials around the world. The drug is the first to show a benefit in treating Covid-19 in a major clinical trial.

President Trump, speaking in the Oval Office Friday next to Gilead Chief Executive Daniel O’Day, called the drug “the hot thing” and “an important treatment for hospitalized coronavirus patients.”

...Tak...Takk...

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Dev, Mangalore
Sat, May 02 2020
This drug was tested during Ebola & instead of any help it caused more deaths in that African country,
In China they used it too & found it to be not working but paid supporter of pharma companies is Dr Fauci whose interview I had seen yesterday.
Expect more deaths now from Adverse Drug Reaction from this drug too just like Malaria drug too. Liver damage is noticed in those to whom it was administered. US doctor who had treated the eboloa patients got infected but they went to US to get treatment where no drugs were used but only supportive treatment was given & all recovered.
Human Guinea Pigs these assumed covid patients have become. We have petitioned PM about this & not to let any new drugs to be tried(experimented) without the permission of family members & their family doctors permission as patients have no say once they get inside like in detention centers.

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Dam, Mangalore
Fri, May 01 2020
Mangalore in which zone now ?

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shekhar, udupi
Fri, May 01 2020
RED

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Sunil Pinto, Dubai/ Udupi
Fri, May 01 2020
Frustrated zone ...

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Narayan Acharya, Mangalore
Fri, May 01 2020
A welcome step, much needed. So thoughtful of you, Mr. Prime Minister.

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Bhavya Baliga, Udupi
Fri, May 01 2020
Well done, Prime Minister, thank you.

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Alphonso Dsouza, Mumbai
Fri, May 01 2020
it is not the PM, but the Home Ministry this time. Please go back and read the news correctly before congratulating the PM. Confused signals.

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Chandu, Karla
Sat, May 02 2020
What well done... Look at the ground realities of daily wage earners, migrant workers, farmers, sick and suffering. Well done only for rich and wealthy.

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Ashok, Mangalore
Fri, May 01 2020
Please open harware shop pump parts . My Borewell compressor got damaged i need ELGI compressor valves. My coconut trees are dieying

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Sakshi, Mnagalore
Fri, May 01 2020
Hi...try the shop next to Souza chicken at Bikarnakatte Kaikamba...I noticed that shop was open yesterday and today.

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Kudlakar, Mangaluru
Fri, May 01 2020
That's a serious problem at this point in summer. I pray the same doesn't happen to mine

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Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai
Fri, May 01 2020
Everyone is Clueless ...

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Deepak, MANGALORE
Fri, May 01 2020
Please open some shops like hardware, elicrical shops for 2 days. I atleast we can buy material and can do some maintenance work at our home.

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Sunil Pinto, Dubai/ Udupi
Fri, May 01 2020
By the same logic, then they should also open borders for 2 days for people who urgently need to be with their loved ones...parents, family etc. This lockdown has created undue hardship to old people especially, who live alone, and whose children want to come to their parents house, and live and help their own parents many of whom are sick or invalid...

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Saif, Shiruru, Karnataka
Fri, May 01 2020
Very good step taken

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