by Harish Gupta, National Editor, Lokmat Group
“No rising National Trend” says Centre
Cases rise 25% in a single day due to Tablighi
PM to Hold Video-Conference with CMs tomorrow
Harish Gupta
New Delhi, April 1
The Centre today put up a brave face claiming that despite the rising number of Covid-19 cases, “no national trend” should be seen in the sudden spurt.
The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi will hold a video conference call tomorrow with the Chief Ministers of state tomorrow morning to personally review the situation. The PM had last held such meet with the CMs on March 20 last and since then he has been personally monitoring the situation round the clock.
Sources indicate the government is somewhat is satisfied that the crisis arising out of the lakhs of migrant labourers has settled down. The outcome of any outbreak of Covid-19 in 21486 shelter homes across the country will be known in the next ten days 6.76 lakhs migrants are under watch.
“Next seven days are make or break days” said an official of the government who has been part of the crisis management team of the PMO. The teething troubles on the supply of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), masks, hand gloves for the health care force, is being met on a large footing basis. The 11 task forces working under various top heads is busy finding solutions to each problem arising on a daily basis.
More than 3.48 lakh persons are under close watch of the health and administration in 36 states & union territories and this number may rise further. Though it is keeping fingers crossed as cases of “localized transmission” have come to light in a big way such as Tablighi Markaz. But there is a ray of hope despite the numbers of Covid cases surged to 1637 this evening. This is a massive rise of more than 25% cases in a single day. But the only source of this massive rise is attributed to the Tablighi Jamaat’s gathering at Nizamuddin.
With contact-tracing on a war footing basis, the Centre is putting up a brave front to bring the situation under control.
But figures stare and many questions remain unanswered as three senior officers from Home, Health & ICMR hurried through the Covid-19 briefing in an unusual haste in 10 minutes.
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