Hyderabad: In the words of the government, despite a population of 1.3 billion people, India has been able to manage COVID19 relatively well, and the cases per million population still remain the lowest in the world.
Delhi
Amid a shortage of plasma donors in the state, the Arvind Kejriwal government has come up with a new policy in which COVID-19 patients will have to first arrange for a replacement donor, in order to get plasma from plasma bank.
An officer of the hospital will be responsible for finding a replacement donor. The decision was taken to maintain stocks amid a spurt in cases.
Gujarat
Following the closure of several diamond units in Surat, industrial workers are making a move to their native villages even as the country continues to open up as part of unlock policy. Surat Diamond Workers Union president Jaysukh Gajera fears that 70% of the workers who are leaving the city may never come back. A total of six lakh people are currently employed in 9,000 diamond cutting and polishing units, which have started functioning since the start of June.
Meanwhile, over 600 workers and their families have been tested positive for COVID-19 so far.
Bihar
A complete lockdown has been ordered in Patna from July 10 to July 16 due to a sudden spurt in novel coronavirus cases. The order to this effect was issued by Patna District Magistrate Kumar Ravi. Except for the essential services, markets, offices and other commercial activities will be prohibited during the lockdown period.
The decision comes on a day Bihar reported a spike of 700 cases, of which Patna alone accounted for 132. The state's tally now stands at 14,000.
Meanwhile, a petition has been filed in High Court to postpone the assembly elections which are due in November this year.
