Topic: Maharashtra
Over 5,000 quarantined in Maharashtra after being in close contact with Covid-19 patients
Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope says around 4,000 heath department staffers have been deputed for surveillance and follow up of people quarantined.
Tracking India’s coronavirus deaths — 24 of first 35 victims had no foreign travel history
An analysis by ThePrint finds that 77% of Covid-19 casualties in India had comorbidities, 69% were men and over a third had no reported travel or contact history.
72 new Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra with 59 in Mumbai alone, biggest rise in single day
This takes the total number of coronavirus patients in Maharashtra to 302, a health official said.
This is how prisons across India plan to release and track 34,000 inmates
Decision on prisoners was made after Supreme Court ordered states to consider releasing some inmates on parole to reduce overcrowding because of coronavirus outbreak.
With social boycott and fines, Covid-19 is the new ‘untouchability’ in Maharashtra villages
In several villages across Maharashtra, gram panchayats have ‘warned residents’ with a social boycott if they let relatives from cities into the precincts.
How Maharashtra and southern states are celebrating Gudi Padwa, Ugadi in lockdown
Celebrations in urban Maharashtra were elaborate but low-key in rural areas, while in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka, the mood was sombre.
India’s rich are passing coronavirus to the poor, but not offering monetary help
Be it Akshay Kumar or Anurag Kashyap, Ambanis or Adanis, India's wealthy have yet to open their hearts, let alone their purse, in times of coronavirus.
‘Can’t ensure functioning mess’ — 150 IRS trainees told to leave Nagpur academy amid lockdown
IRS trainees at National Academy of Direct Taxes in Nagpur say their leave requests weren’t heard earlier when transport was available. Official says order not mandatory.
Fifth coronavirus death in India, second casualty in Maharashtra
A 63-year-old man died of the virus in Mumbai Sunday. The BMC stated the patient had a chronic history of diabetes, high blood pressure and ischemic heart disease.
Workplaces in Mumbai, Pune shut till 31 March, govt offices to operate with 25% attendance
Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray said only essential services will remain open which include food, milk & medicines. The state so far has 52 positive coronavirus cases.
Tablighi Jamaat brought out Republic, Zee and Times Now’s fangs that Covid-19 had withdrawn
The unity of TV channels against coronavirus was too good to be true. The Tablighi Jamaat gave most of them the chance to show their true colours.
Is there a risk of Modi govt using Covid-19 to curb media and freedoms or is it necessary?
Surveillance is becoming a key concern during the Covid-19 crisis. The Supreme Court has also directed media to publish the official version of the developments.
Defence
Coronavirus doesn’t stop Indian Army from carrying out its annual cyber security exercise
Army had earlier issued advisory claiming India's adversaries were launching coronavirus-themed campaigns to infect official or personal IT assets of defence personnel.
Modi’s India isn’t Mao’s China. Silly forecasts assume we’ll let corona kill millions of us
There are many scary scenarios about how badly we Indians may be affected or how many killed by Covid-19. But they presume we will do nothing to influence our fates.