PIB’s first bulletin after Supreme Court directive on fact check portal
New Delhi, Apr 02: The Press Information Bureau released its first bulletin after it set up a portal to check the flow of fake news. The decision to set up this portal was taken after the Supreme Court frowned upon the flow of fake news during the outbreak of this pandemic.
Latest updates on COVID-19 from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, and various steps being taken for prevention, containment and management of COVID-19 in the country. As of now, 1637 confirmed cases and 38 deaths have been reported. During the last 24 hours, 376 new confirmed cases and 3 new deaths have been reported. 132 persons have been cured /discharged from the hospitals after recovery.
Cabinet
Secretary's
video-conference
with
Chief
Secretaries/DGPs
of
the
States:
The
States
were
sensitised
about
the
intensive
contact
tracing
of
Tablighi
Jamat
participants
as
this
has
increased
the
risk
of
containment
efforts
of
COVID-19.
The
States
were
asked
to
complete
the
contact
tracing
process
on
a
war
footing.
It
has
been
found
that
foreigners
who
had
participated
in
the
Tablighi
Jamat
had
violated
visa
conditions.
The
States
were
asked
to
initiate
action
for
violation
of
visa
condition
against
the
foreigners
and
the
organisers
of
the
event.
PIB set ups COVID-19 fact check unit
The States were asked to implement the PM Garib Kalyan Yojana within the next week. This will involve large cash transfer to beneficiaries. It should be organized in a manner to ensure social distancing.
It was noted that lockdown is being implemented effectively all over the country. The States were asked to ensure that intra-state movement of goods is allowed without any hindrance while maintaining social distance.
The manufacturing of essential goods should be ensured. It should also be ensured that the supply chains of such goods are maintained.
74 flights for transporting medical cargo:
Under Lifeline Udan initiative of Ministry of Civil Aviation, 74 flights have been operated till date for transporting medical cargo across the country. A total of 37.63 tonnes of cargo has been transported till date out of which more than 22 tonnes has been transported on 31st March 2020.
Supreme
Court's
directions
to
media:
The
Supreme
Court
of
India
has
directed
the
Media,
including
print,
electronic
and
social
media,
to
maintain
a
strong
sense
of
responsibility
and
ensure
that
unverified
news
capable
of
causing
panic
is
not
disseminated.
HRD
Minister
meets
IIT
Directors:
HRD
Minister
directs
Directors
of
23
IITs
to
take
care
of
the
students,
faculty
and
staff
in
the
campus.
Also
directs
them
to
ensure
maximum
number
of
students
being
covered
through
online
courses.
Price
Monitoring
&
Resource
Unit
in
J&K:
Jammu
&
Kashmir
Union
Territory
has
become
12th
State
where
the
Price
Monitoring
&
Resource
Unit
(PMRU)
has
been
set
up
by
National
Pharmaceutical
Pricing
Authority
(NPPA).
The
PMRU
shall
help
NPPA
and
State
Drug
Controller
in
ensuring
availability
and
accessibility
of
medicines
at
affordable
prices.
CIPET
working
against
COVID-19:
In
the
wake
of
COVID-19
pandemic,
Central
Institute
of
Plastic
Engineering
&
Technology,
a
Govt.
of
India
Institute,
is
undertaking
noble
works
for
the
wellbeing
of
community
through
its
facilities
in
different
states.
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Fertiliser
PSUs
donate
Rs
27
Crore:
PSUs
under
the
Department
of
Fertilizers,
have
donated
more
than
Rs
27
crore
to
PM
CARES
fund
to
fight
COVID-19
pandemic.
Raksha
Mantri
reviews
assistance
efforts:
Raksha
Mantri
reviewed
through
video
conference
the
assistance
being
extended
by
various
organisations
of
Ministry
of
Defence
to
fight
COVID-19.
He
directed
all
the
organisations
to
redouble
their
efforts
and
work
in
close
coordination
with
other
ministries/organisations
of
Central
Government
in
this
crucial
time.
IAF
airlifts
essential
medical
supplies:
Indian
Air
Force
continues
to
provide
full
support
in
Nation's
efforts
to
contain
the
spread
of
the
Novel
Coronavirus
and
the
management
of
COVID-19.
IAF
has
airlifted
nearly
25
Tons
of
essential
medical
supplies
in
last
three
days
from
Delhi,
Surat,
Chandigarh
to
Manipur,
Nagaland
and
the
Union
Territories
of
J&K
and
Ladakh.
National
Monitoring
Dashboard
on
COVID
19
Grievances:
DARPG's
National
Monitoring
Dashboard
on
COVID
19
Grievances
was
launched
today
where
COVID19
related
grievances
received
in
CPGRAMS
with
all
Ministries/
Departments
and
States/
Union
Territories
are
monitored
on
priority
basis
by
a
technical
team
of
DARPG.
Preparations
of
Railways
in
supplementing
national
efforts
reviewed:
Minister
of
Railways
has
directed
the
officials
of
Indian
Railways
to
reach
out
to
needy
people
with
food
and
other
assistance
to
the
best
of
their
human
abilities
and
resources.
IRCTC
and
RPF
are
already
engaged
in
distribution
of
free
meals
to
the
needy
persons.
Railways
should
widen
the
outreach
of
their
efforts
and
go
beyond
the
proximities
of
railways
stations
to
deeper
areas
in
consultation
with
district
authorities
and
NGOs
etc.
Multi-lingual
videos
by
TIFR
on
Covid-19
Tata
Institute
of
Fundamental
Research
has
came
out
with
a
package
of
engaging
and
illuminating
communication
materials
containing
a
set
of
multi-lingual
(9
languages)
resources
(youtube
videos)
in
explaining
why
social
distancing
is
helpful
for
tackling
viral
outbreaks
like
COVID-19.