LIVE at 4:00 PM🕓: Media briefing on current Novel #Coronavirus situation in the country at National Media Centre in #NewDelhi

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LIVE: Lockdown measures are being enforced effectively; states, in cooperation with civil society organizations and volunteers, are making efforts to ensure door-to-door delivery of essential commodities, so that people need not leave their homes. - @HMOIndia #IndiaFightsCorona
Units of #IndianArmy too have come forward in distributing food in rural areas and in improving community awareness

- @HMOIndia ➡️ #IndiaFightsCorona
Situation regarding essential commodities is under control, In the MHA control room, officials of Ministries of Civil Aviation, Consumer Affairs and Railways have been working in coordination with states to resolve logistics problems - @HMOIndia #IndiaFightsCorona
MHA has again clarified to states and UTs that there are no restrictions on movement of inter-state and intra-state cargo - whether the goods being transported are essential goods or not. Godowns and cold storage units too can store all types of goods. - @HMOIndia
State authorities have to ensure also that workers of units manufacturing essential goods are provided passes in smooth manner, so that these units don't face any problems in functioning - @HMOIndia ➡️ #IndiaFightsCorona
Many of us are #WorkingFromHome these days, social media is being used in big way. In this context, @CyberDost of MHA is providing helpful information on ensuring one's safety from cyber-crime and financial crimes. - @HMOIndia ➡️ #IndiaFightsCorona
Please follow @CyberDost; many tips on cybersecurity too are being shared by this Twitter handle - @HMOIndia #IndiaFightsCorona

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You may also use resources on National Cyber Crime Porting Portal - http://cybercrime.gov.in ; cyber-crime can be reported on this portal, we hope this will help us ensure our safety on cyber space - @HMOIndia
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Currently, there are 219 testing facilities in the country, including 151 labs in pubic sector and 68 in private sector.

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1,86,906 #COVID19 samples have been tested till date

Out of this, 7,953 samples - 4.3% - were positive

In last five days, 15,747 samples per day were tested on average, out of which 584 samples per day on average turned out to be positive

- @ICMRDELHI #IndiaFightsCorona
Based on discussions at the level of Health Minister and Home Minister, we are working on an urgent basis to expand our capacity for #COVID19 testing in Government and private medical colleges across the country - JS, @MoHFW_INDIA #IndiaFightsCorona
To expand #COVID19 testing capacity, we have identified 14 mentor institutes such as AIIMS and NIMHANS, these institutes will mentor other government and private medical colleges and expand the capacity - @MoHFW_INDIA #IndiaFightsCorona https://twitter.com/PIB_India/status/1249289297888301057
Our efforts are focussed on proper clinical management of positive patients, contact tracing and foolproof implementation of containment strategy - JS, @MoHFW_INDIA ➡️ #IndiaFightsCorona
Total no. of #COVID19 cases so far - 8,356

Since yesterday - additional 909 cases and 34 new deaths

A total of 273 people have passed away so far

- @MoHFW_INDIA

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Good news is that 716 people have recovered and have been discharged so far. 74 people have been cured since yesterday.

- updates JS, @MoHFW_INDIA in daily media briefing on #COVID19

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~80% of cases are mild or asymptomatic, treated at #COVIDCareCentres

Moderate cases are treated at #COVIDHealthCareCentres, critical cases at #COVIDHospitals

Proper mapping is done so that transfer of patients to different care centres can be done as per need - @MoHFW_INDIA
Though no. of #COVID19 cases has increased from 979 on Mar 29 to 8,356 today, the no. of patients requiring oxygen support or critical care is around 20%. Govt. is over-prepared in managing the situation. No need for panic. - @MoHFW_INDIA

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196 or ~20% of positive cases on Mar 29 required critical care/oxygen support, while ~42,000 dedicated COVID beds were available

Today, 1,671 beds are required, we have more than 1.05 lakh dedicated #COVID19 beds in 601 dedicated hospitals - @MoHFW_INDIA
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Would like to highlight that the government is focusing on preparedness depending on evolving situation, we are increasing the no. of dedicated #COVIDHospitals and dedicated #COVID19 isolation beds. We are over-prepared. - @MoHFW_INDIA
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We are also focusing on properly orienting our health staff on various aspects of #COVID19 management, so that they don't face any problems at field level. Trainings are being organized since last two months.

- @MoHFW_INDIA #IndiaFightsCorona

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#AIIMS Delhi has around 250 beds, including 70 ventilator beds.

Safdarjung Hospital, Delhi has around 400 beds, where an entire block has been dedicated to treatment of #COVID19, functioning like a dedicated #COVIDHospital

- @MoHFW_INDIA #IndiaFightsCorona
Here is a snapshot of various dedicated #COVIDHospitals across various states, as presented by Joint Secretary, @MoHFW_INDIA. A Special Medical Officer is being appointed for every dedicated hospital. Required equipment is being ensured in coordination with states - @MoHFW_INDIA
Here is a snapshot of various dedicated #COVIDHospitals across various states, as presented by Joint Secretary, @MoHFW_INDIA. A Special Medical Officer is being appointed for every dedicated hospital. Required equipment is being ensured in coordination with states - @MoHFW_INDIA
Here is a snapshot of various dedicated #COVIDHospitals across various states, as presented by Joint Secretary, @MoHFW_INDIA. A Special Medical Officer is being appointed for every dedicated hospital. Required equipment is being ensured in coordination with states - @MoHFW_INDIA
Here is a snapshot of various dedicated #COVIDHospitals across various states, as presented by Joint Secretary, @MoHFW_INDIA. A Special Medical Officer is being appointed for every dedicated hospital. Required equipment is being ensured in coordination with states - @MoHFW_INDIA
Here is a snapshot of various dedicated #COVIDHospitals across various states, as presented by Joint Secretary, @MoHFW_INDIA. A Special Medical Officer is being appointed for every dedicated hospital. Required equipment is being ensured in coordination with states - @MoHFW_INDIA
Private sector too is being involved and dedicated #COVIDHospitals are being set up in the private sector too - JS, @MoHFW_INDIA ➡️ #IndiaFightsCorona
9,000 #COVID19 beds have been identified in military hospitals, with capability to augment this by 7,000 - JS, @MoHFW_INDIA on setting up of dedicated #COVIDHospitals across the country

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Ordnance Factory Board has manufactured 50 specialized water-proof tents in Arunachal Pradesh, so that we are able to serve people in far-flung areas of the country as well and provide required medical facilities to them - @MoHFW_INDIA
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Our public sector units too are working in every possible way in contributing to the fight against #COVID2019 - @MoHFW_INDIA

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#IndianRailways is working on converting 20,000 coaches into isolation coaches, out of which 5,000 coaches are being converted in first phase.

- @MoHFW_INDIA

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As per the directions of the Prime Minister, the Government is taking extraordinary efforts in dealing with the extraordinary situation, the nation is well-prepared for any eventuality and is taking extra preparedness based on emerging situation - @MoHFW_INDIA #IndiaFightsCorona
We once again request the cooperation of common citizens, especially through following #SocialDistancing - which is the social vaccine against #COVID2019 - exhorts JS, @MoHFW_INDIA
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More than forty candidate vaccines are under development; no vaccine has entered the next stage so far - @ICMRDELHI, responding to a query on vaccine against #COVID2019

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Irrespective of lockdown or not, it is very important that we adopt a behavioural change and focus on #SocialDistancing, as it is an important component of managing #COVID2019 which is an infectious disease - JS, @MoHFW_INDIA #IndiaFightsCorona
Recent resurgence of positive #COVID19 cases in China, Japan and Korea is a cause of concern for us too; we should therefore ensure that we continue to follow our containment and social distancing measures as we have been doing so far. - @MoHFW_INDIA ➡️
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