Govt orders 40000 ventilators, COVD-19 toll 17

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March 27, 2020 16:43

Cops offer a flower to a doctor in Puducherry

Lav Aggarwal, Joint Secretary, Union Health Ministry & Family Welfare briefs the media on the COVID-19 situation.

-- Till now 724 COVID19 cases have been confirmed.

-- Total deaths stand at 17.

-- In the last 24 hours, 75 new positive cases and 4 deaths have been reported.

-- We have given an order to a PSU, Bharat Electronics Limited, to provide 10,000 ventilators. BEL has also been requested to purchase 30,000 additional ventilators in 1-2 months.

-- States and UTs have been requested to make arrangements for food, water & sanitation for the migrant labourers.

-- Hotels and rented accommodation should stay open and functional, while taking all the COVID19 precautions: Punya Salila Srivastava, Joint Secretary, MHA, said.

-- Around 1.4 lakh companies have asked their employees to work from home on our appeal.

-- We have issued guidelines for tele-medicine facility, urge patients to take advantage of them.

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