More than 1,700 patients have recovered from COVID-19 and discharged from hospitals so far.
New Delhi, April 17:
The Uttar Pradesh government is sending 200 buses from Agra to Rajasthan’s Kota where thousands of students from across the country preparing for competitive exams have been stranded by the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown.
“The buses are being sent to bring back kids who are stuck in Kota. We are sending food, water bottles, masks and sanitisers. Each bus will be able to bring back 25 kids. Some buses will also be sent from Jhansi,” a senior government official in Agra said.
While the central government’s move to extend the nationwide lockdown until May 3 to contain the coronavirus pandemic was widely seen as necessary, it has worsened difficulties faced by migrant workers, those living on daily incomes and students living away from their homes.
The shutdown, announced abruptly on March 24 nearly two months after India reported its first case, triggered panic and an exodus of lakhs of workers who tried to return home, often walking hundreds of kilometres on foot.
More than 13,000 people have been affected by coronavirus in India and 452 have died. Although the numbers are small compared with some Western nations, health experts fear that is because of India’s low levels of testing and that actual infection levels could be far higher.
Courtesy: NDTV
