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Jharkhand: Complete lockdown in state from April 22-29 as Covid cases surge
Jharkhand Lockdown Latest Update: Amid an exponential rise in Covid-19 cases, Jharkhand will be placed under lockdown from April 22, Chief Minister Hemant Soren announced on Tuesday. The restrictions will remain in place from 6 am April 22 till 6 am April 29. It is important to break the chain of Covid infection. There will be lockdown in the state from 6 am April 22 to 6 am April 29. I appeal everyone to follow the guidelines, Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren said. Emergency services will be exempted from the lockdown. Religious places will remain open, but people won t be allowed inside, Soren added.
Coronavirus | Jharkhand wants Remdesivir from Bangladesh
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In a surprise development, Chief Minister of Jharkhand Hemant Soren wrote to the Central government on Sunday seeking permission to import a large number of Remdesivir doses from Bangladesh to counter the COVID-19 pandemic.
“With the increasing demand for Remdesivir for critical patients in Jharkhand and its unavailability, we have reached out to the Pharma companies in Bangladesh for buying around 50,000 vials for emergency use. I have written to D.V. Sadananda Gowda Ji for permission to import as soon as possible,” said Mr. Soren in a social media message.
Jharkhand reported its highest single-day-spike in Covid cases and casualties this year on Tuesday as at least 2,844 state residents were found infected by the deadly virus and 29 Covid patients died in 24 hours, figures compiled by the National Health Mission (NHM) highlighted.
As per a bulletin released by the NHM on Tuesday night, the active caseload in Jharkhand reached 17,155 on the day, while the count of Covid patients in Ranchi jumped to 7,587 as the district alone accounted for 1,049 of the close to 3,000 fresh cases. As many as 1,003 Covid patients recovered from the viral infection in the state on Tuesday, while Ranchi reported 429 Covid recoveries, the NHM stated in its bulletin.
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