'Nearly 30 per cent Coronavirus cases linked to Tablighi event'

The Union Health Ministry on Saturday said 4291 or about 30 per cent of the Coronavirus cases in the country have been traced to the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Delhi In Delhi 63 per cent of the reported 1707 cases are linked to the same gatheringThe total number of confirmed cases in India is 14792 So far 488 people have succumbed to the disease The mortality rate of COVID19 is 33 per cent Lav Agarwal Joint Secretary Health Ministry said that 4291 cases are epidemiologically linked to the Nizamuddin Markaz event These cases are spread across 23 states and Union Territories which include most of the highdegree burden cases There are 84 per cent cases in Tamil Nadu 63 per cent in Delhi 91 per cent in Assam 61 per cent in Uttar Pradesh and 83 per cent in Andaman amp NicobarIf lockdown and social distancing norms are not followed then the entire country would have to face the consequences said AgarwalHe also added that 47 districts in 23 states have shown positive trends in the fight against the outbreak in the country One district each in Puducherry and Karnataka has not reported a positive case yet Along with this 22 new districts split across various states have also not reported new cases in the last 14 days added AgarwalProbe in Tablighi fundingThe role of money exchanger RM amp RM Associates based in Delhis Nizamuddin and a chartered accountant working with Tablighi Jamaat is being scrutinised by Crime Branch sleuths of Delhi Police to ascertain foreign remittance received by the Jamaat a senior IPS officer saidThe role of RM amp RM Associates was flagged by senior police officers in the case against Tablighi Jamaat Deputy Commissioner of Police Joy Tirkey has been directed to probe the financial aspects in the case Senior officers have issued directions to Tirkey to question owners and employees of RM amp RM Associates They should be thoroughly questioned about the amount of remittance received from foreign countries by the Tablighi Jamaat the direction statedMedical supplies flownThe Centre on Saturday said that under the Lifeline Udan initiative 274 flights have transported around 46315 tonnes of medical supplies across the country till April 17 About 274 flights have been operated under Lifeline Udan by Air India Alliance Air IAF and private carriers Cargo transported till date is around 46315 tonnes the Ministry of Civil Aviation MoCA said in a statement on SaturdayGoM may enlist retired docsA Group of Ministers meeting chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday reviewed the situation in the wake of lockdown The meeting examined suggestions received to enlist services of retired doctors and medical students in the final year of their graduationPlasma Therapy in GujaratAfter Kerala Gujarat has become the second state to have started Convalescent Plasma Therapy from Saturday to treat patients An oral nod from the concerned Central Government agencies has been obtained and the state has started the preparations to commence the treatment of patients in two of the Ahmedabad hospitalsJayanti Ravi principal secretary Health and Family Welfare Department Gujarat said We have obtained the Drug Controller General of Indias DCGI approval over phonePunjab cop succumbsAssistant Commissioner of Police North Anil Kohli who was posted in Ludhiana city on Saturday succumbed to the virusThe 52yearold officer was diagnosed positive on April 13 The officer was on ventilator in a private hospital in Ludhiana since April 11 Civil Surgeon Rajesh Bagga saidIn a firstofitskind clinical use of convalescent plasma therapy in the state doctors on Saturday decided to try to cure him by using plasma of another young volunteer patient Doctors said he died due to multiple organ failureRailways makes contactless cubicles for COVID19 doctors in KarnatakaThe South Western Railway SWR zones Hubballi workshop has produced a contactless doctors cubicle to treat patients without direct contact an official said on Saturday SWR Hubballi workshop has come out with an innovative idea by creating contactless cubicles so that doctors checking suspected patients do not come in direct physical contact with them a SWR spokesperson said in a statement Looking like a telephone booth of yesteryears the transparent cubicle will enable a doctor to put his hands out through two flexible glovelike protrusions to reach the patientCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest newsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever