Corona Pandemic – Facts & True News Info 001

• PM interacts with CMs to bolster efforts to tackle COVID-19 

• President to hold discussions with Governors, LGs & Administrators on COVID19 response tomorrow 

• GoI launches Aarogya Setu App to connect health services and the people 

• Indian Navy develops portable non-contact thermometer, to enable screening of 20,000 persons/ day 

• PIB’s COVID19 Fact Check Unit becomes operational; send queries to pibfactcheck@gmail.com 

• WHO: Coronavirus can be transmitted in areas with hot & humid climates.

• All 24 classes of medical devices are regulated under Drug Price Control regime from 1 April 2020

• Capacity utilization of ICMR labs 38%, its testing lab network stands at 126

• Health actions to be taken at place of congregation of migrant workers

• CBSE to promote all students of classes I-VIII to the next grade

• Students of classes IX & XI to be promoted on school-based assessments

• Trained counselors & community leaders to provide psycho-social support to migrants in relief camps

• Fact: COVID-19 does not spread from Mosquito bites.

• Pune based Mylab, 1st Indian company to create COVID-19 detection kit; to produce 1 lakh kits/ week

• 21,486 Relief camp set up, shelter to 6.71+ lakh people

• 62 lifeline Udan flights transport 15.4+ tons of essential medical supplies in last 5 days

• MoHFW: Email for technical help from AIIMS & other Institutes: technicalquery.covid19@gov.in

• Intensification in Containment strategies & Contact Tracing in COVID-19 hotspots

• GoI: Price of medical devices to be regulated, MRP not to increase above 10%

• Fact: Consuming lemon/ turmeric does not prevent COVID-19, although it is good for a healthy diet

• NTA extends submission dates of Online Application Forms for various Exams

• Railways to modify 20,000 coaches to add up-to 3.2 lakh beds

• Adequate test kits procured & distributed across States

• Oil firms to pay ₹ 5 lakh ex-gratia to delivery boys etc in LPG supply chain

• Over 280 units in SEZs now manufacturing essential medical items

• 129 govt labs are functional with testing capacity of 13000 tests/ day 

• Fact: Current Financial Year is not being extended

• Whenever I get time, I practice Yoga Nidra. It relaxes the mind, reduces stress & anxiety: PM Modi

• Over 21 thousand relief camps set up in States/UTs to shelter 6+ lakh people

• Facilities set up to feed over 23 lakh poor, stranded migrant workers and quarantined workers

• ‘Stranded in India’ portal launched to help foreign tourists stuck in India: http://strandedinindia.com

• Validity of expired driving licenses, permits and registration extended till June 30

• COVID-19 still in local transmission, no signs of community transmission yet

• Fact: No evidence that a dog, cat or any pet can transmit COVID-19

• Hospitals in the country now have 11.95 lakh N95 Masks in stock

• 2 domestic manufacturers are producing 50,000 N95 Masks per day

• DRDO will begin manufacturing 20,000 N99 masks per day within next week

• 3.34 lakh Personal Protection Equipments (PPEs) available

• Agva Healthcare, Noida to manufacture 10,000 ventilators within a month

• Pune based Startup develops Negative Ion Generator-Scitech Airon, for fight against COVID-19

• Fact: No scientific evidence to prove that inhaling hot water steam kills Coronavirus

• Govt extends benefit of 2% Interest Subvention to Banks & 3% PRI to farmers upto 31st May

• Premium payment for PLI & Rural PLI extended upto 30th April 2020

• MoHFW: Elderly people at higher risk of COVID-19 due to decreased immunity

• MoHFW issues guidelines on disinfection of public places in areas reporting COVID-19

• National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) launches virtual tour of its collection

• Fact : Claim that ‘Government will extend 21 Day Lockdown when it expires’ is baseless

• 11 Empowered Groups constituted by the Government of India for medical emergency management, isolation beds, quarantine facility, etc

• NIMHANS: Helpline No-080-4611 0007 to address mental health issues

• DST to map & boost COVID19 Solutions with R&D, seed & scale up support

• SWAYAM Prabha provides educational material on 32 TV Channels: swayamprabha.gov.in

• National Book Trust to launch ‘Corona Studies Series’ to engage all age-groups

• Fact: Drinking bitter gourd juice cannot cure Coronavirus.

• Curtesy: Government Of India CoVid19 Portal