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CM announces Rs 50 lakh aid for the Corona warrior A A 41-year-old police inspector and a 70-year-old woman succumbed to coronavirus in Indore city, taking the death toll in the Madhya Pradesh district to 49, officials said on Sunday. This is the first case of a police officer dying of COVID-19 in the state, they said. The police officer Devendra Kumar Chandrawanshi was posted as a town inspector of the Juni police station in Indore. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in a tweet offered condolences to the bereaved family. He wrote, “I pay my utmost respects to Devendra Kumar for his sacrifice and valor against the Corona battle.” He announced that an ex gratia aid of Rs 50 lakh will be provided to the family. His wife will also be given a job in the police department on the post of that of a sub-inspector. “The police officer died at a private hospital late Saturday night. He was struggling with the disease since hospitalisation about 20 days back,” Superintendent of Po...

Whatever it takes to protect our children and families. Are you with us? C Coronavirus disease is a pandemic and efforts to contain and cure is a race against time. The government of Madhya Pradesh is putting all its efforts and is looking for new ways to prevent the spread, contain, treat and cure the affected people. You are reading this while on lockdown yourself, or while watching the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) spread rapidly and without discrimination, make its way across. No doubt you have thought, what can I do? How can I make a difference? The government has pressed all of its available resources to safeguard you. The government has stepped up the testing capacity where on Friday 900 samples were sent to Delhi for testing. At the same time more and more samples are being tested in the state laboratories. Indore district which is most affected is now testing 2,100 persons per million population, which is 10 times higher than the state average. Alongside maintai...

IITT paves the way forward towards flattening the curve C Citing “late detection” of the first confirmed coronavirus case in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore last month and low capacity for conducting tests, a top state government officer on Saturday said the city remains a challenge for the health department and all possible efforts are being taken to detect, quarantine and treat’ the infected there. He said the Madhya Pradesh government has followed a strategy of IITT– to first Identify coronavirus-affected areas, Isolate them, Test the people and then Treat the patients once they are found positive. Interacting with a select group of Delhi-based journalists via video conferencing, Additional Chief Secretary (Health) of Madhya Pradesh government, Mohammed Suleman said over 12,000 high-risk cases have been identified by 2,000 teams that are conducting door-to-door surveys in the state to detect coronavirus infected cases. He said. “We detected our first case in Indore on March 24. ...

Locally Producing High Grade 10K PPE Kits Daily M Madhya Pradesh has started manufacturing 10,000 personal protective equipment (PPE) kits daily for frontline warriors battling coronavirus, the state’s Additional Chief Secretary (Health) Mohammed Suleman said on Saturday. He said the treatment for COVID-19 is free in the state. “PPE kit is a very important thing. We ensured the development of the PPE kit locally. We are making 10,000 PPE kits daily in a factory at Pithampur near Indore and providing them to our people. So far we have distributed one lakh PPE kits,” he said while interacting with a group of Delhi-based journalists during a video-conference. Suleman said the state government has over 9.5 lakh of hydroxychloroquine tablets and adequate stock of N-95 masks. Twenty-five dedicated COVID 19 hospitals have been set up in Madhya Pradesh, besides 66 dedicated health centers and more than 400 COVID care centers, he said. “We are utilising 28 per cent of the total c...

Says its time we remain united; I am doing every bit possible B Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan chose a Sunday to speak to the media persons of Madhya Pradesh. In his communication with the journalists across the state that lasted around one and a half hour he appealed the scribes to create an environment of boosting morale in the residents of Madhya Pradesh with their work. Madhya Pradesh has been one of the states in the country with rising cases of COVID-19 patients where the tally positive persons stood at 538 patients with 41 deaths so far. The administration however, has said that many persons who had died had associated diseases with history of illness. Singh in his appeal to the journos said we acknowledge the service of the media fraternity and it has acted as a bridge between the people and the government with the information. In a first for a CM he called upon the journalists to view the news from positive angles as it would be moral b...

NOW GET AUTHENTIC INFORMATION ON COVID-19 B Bhopal: Residents of Madhya Pradesh have got their own helpline on WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger to receive the latest and authentic information around COVID-19. The new move has been taken up by the Public Relations department with a view to provide credible updates related to the ongoing pandemic. Named as “MP Government Corona Infodesk” the new service is available as a chatbot service. It can be used to receive details around the key signs, symptoms, hospitals, facts and other information related to Coronavirus on WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. Additionally, the users can also access to helpline numbers and government authorised hospitals for screening and testing the disease. The service can be accessed by simply saving the number +91-78349-80000 in your phone contacts and then sending a message with the word ‘Hi’ on WhatsApp. The services are available in Hindi language. On Facebook Messenger just go to the link:...

Appeals religious leaders for public support M Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan recently said that after the Coronavirus crisis ends, he will do a Parikrama’ (circumambulation) of Govardhan Parvat in Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh. Chauhan said, “After the Corona crisis ends, I myself will go for ‘Giriraj Ji Parikrama’.” Govardhan and its surrounding area are also called Braj Bhoomi. This is the Lilasthali of Lord Shri Krishna. It was here that Lord Krishna lifted the Govardhan mountain on his junior finger to save the Brajwasis from the wrath of Indra in Dwapar Yuga. Govardhan Parvat is also known as the devotee Giriraj Ji. Shivraj Singh Chauhan has appealed to the public that during the COVID-19 epidemic, people should not organize the functions like marriage. On Saturday night, Chauhan said this while addressing the people of the state through DD. To deal with the Coronavirus crisis in the state, he has been meeting with all the religious leaders ...

Corona crisis a litmus test for the fourth term CM W When Shivraj Singh Chouhan took over as the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh on March 23, the entire state was reeling under the fear of the Corona crisis. The biggest challenge before Chouhan was to overcome this fear and build trust among the people and restore order. He was tasked with preparing the people to follow social distancing and to take precautions to prevent corona infection. Along with this, providing the necessary resources to the health staff was also the main objective. The equipment, masks, PPE kits, testing kits, lab facilities and doctors required for the security of the patients and their families were limited in the state. Providing training and technical resources to nurses, the paramedical staff was necessary for the suspected and infected corona patients. Chief Minister Chouhan accepted the challenge to make the state free from the crisis. On one hand he organised a video conferencing as soon as...

Says its time we remain united; I am doing every bit possible B Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan chose a Sunday to speak to the media persons of Madhya Pradesh. In his communication with the journalists across the state that lasted around one and a half hour he appealed the scribes to create an environment of boosting morale in the residents of Madhya Pradesh with their work. Madhya Pradesh has been one of the states in the country with rising cases of COVID-19 patients where the tally positive persons stood at 538 patients with 41 deaths so far. The administration however, has said that many persons who had died had associated diseases with history of illness. Singh in his appeal to the journos said we acknowledge the service of the media fraternity and it has acted as a bridge between the people and the government with the information. In a first for a CM he called upon the journalists to view the news from positive angles as it would be mor...

NOW GET AUTHENTIC INFORMATION ON COVID-19 B Bhopal: Residents of Madhya Pradesh have got their own helpline on WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger to receive the latest and authentic information around COVID-19. The new move has been taken up by the Public Relations department with a view to provide credible updates related to the ongoing pandemic. Named as “MP Government Corona Infodesk” the new service is available as a chatbot service. It can be used to receive details around the key signs, symptoms, hospitals, facts and other information related to Coronavirus on WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. Additionally, the users can also access to helpline numbers and government authorised hospitals for screening and testing the disease. The service can be accessed by simply saving the number +91-78349-80000 in your phone contacts and then sending a message with the word ‘Hi’ on WhatsApp. The services are available in Hindi language. On Facebook Messenger just go to the link:...

Appeals religious leaders for public support M Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan recently said that after the Coronavirus crisis ends, he will do a Parikrama’ (circumambulation) of Govardhan Parvat in Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh. Chauhan said, “After the Corona crisis ends, I myself will go for ‘Giriraj Ji Parikrama’.” Govardhan and its surrounding area are also called Braj Bhoomi. This is the Lilasthali of Lord Shri Krishna. It was here that Lord Krishna lifted the Govardhan mountain on his junior finger to save the Brajwasis from the wrath of Indra in Dwapar Yuga. Govardhan Parvat is also known as the devotee Giriraj Ji. Shivraj Singh Chauhan has appealed to the public that during the COVID-19 epidemic, people should not organize the functions like marriage. On Saturday night, Chauhan said this while addressing the people of the state through DD. To deal with the Coronavirus crisis in the state, he has been meeting with all the religious lead...

Corona crisis a litmus test for the fourth term CM When Shivraj Singh Chouhan took over as the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh on March 23, the entire state was reeling under the fear of the Corona crisis. The biggest challenge before Chouhan was to overcome this fear and build trust among the people and restore order. He was tasked with preparing the people to follow social distancing and to take precautions to prevent corona infection. Along with this, providing the necessary resources to the health staff was also the main objective. The equipment, masks, PPE kits, testing kits, lab facilities and doctors required for the security of the patients and their families were limited in the state. Providing training and technical resources to nurses, the paramedical staff was necessary for the suspected and infected corona patients. Chief Minister Chouhan accepted the challenge to make the state free from the crisis. On one hand he organised a video conferencing as soon as ...

COVID-19: No community spread in MP Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday spoke with the director of All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal regarding the status of COVID-19. Sarman Singh, AIIMS Director told the CM that patients are recuperating well in Bhopal and as of now there no situation of community spread. Technical advisor for the state of Madhya Pradesh on COVID-19 Lokesh Dave apprised the Chief Minister about the arrangements for treatment. Singh informed the CM that in view of the treatment of corona, the hospitals in Bhopal, including the Hamidia JK, AIIMS, JP and Chirayu hospitals are being pooled area-wise, so that the patients in one area can get medical facilities as and when required. Arrangements are being made to provide ICU for the patient in the hospital where treatment is being required. As per an official release the Chief Minister directed the medical team to keep a track record of all the samples being taken by the Corona. All p...

Provides vehicle to bring back father from Telangana who lost his 6 year old son living in Seoni Never ending will power has remained the power of the human race that has survived the ice age, volcanoes, world wars and what not. The corona pandemic is something similar which too humanity will survive. In these testing times humanity is the only virtue that has kept all of us together. One such act of humanity has been reported from the Seoni district of Madhya Pradesh state where the district administration put out all efforts so that a father could attend his son’s last rites. Sanlal Aayam, whose family lived in Seoni district was stranded in Nalgonda district of Telangana state due to the country wide lockdown in effect in wake of COVID-19 outbreak. Aayam could not travel back to Seoni in before the complete lockdown was put in effect. Unfortunately, his 6-year-old son passed away on April 2 in Seoni. The grieving family was in shock as the father was not there. They approa...

The fourth time CM faces a critical battle with Corona in MP Bhopal: For the people of Madhya Pradesh when 61-year-old Shivraj Singh Chouhan was sworn in as the 19th chief minister of Madhya Pradesh it seemed they had seen it coming. After a fierce battle to grapple the reins of power, everyone’s favourite Mama Ji was back at the helm and the residents of Madhya Pradesh accepted him without a murmur and for them it seemed every thing is back on track. Although the time when Chouhan joined the CM post was unfavourable as it was not a few months ago. Like the rest of the country his state was too battling with COVID-19 pandemic, which even curtailed his swearing in ceremony. Immediately after joining the office, he took a meeting with top officials of the state in late night to review the current situation of the pandemic and its preparations. Since then he has been working without a cabinet running the whole show solo, meeting up people, walking up to them a...