New Delhi (ABC Live India): Entire India responded overwhelming to the call given by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to observe 22/03/2020 as Janta Curfew day.
On 22/03/2020 the Majority of Indians not only remained in their home from 7 am to 9 pm but also applauded for Corona Fighters as appealed by Mr. Modi on 19/03/2020.
After success of Janta Curfew, Mr. Modi in wrote Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi thanked the people for expressing gratitude towards those who are at the forefront of the battle against Coronavirus. In a series of tweets, PM wrote “The country thanked each person who led the fight against the Coronavirus. Many thanks to the countrymen.”
On 22/03/2020,according Indian Council for Medical Research A total of 18,127 samples from 17,237 individuals have been tested for SARS-CoV2 as on 22nd March 2020 6:00 PM IST.
A total of 396 individuals have been confirmed positive among suspected cases and contacts of known positive cases.
Know the Chronology of India Steps to combat COVID-19
On 15/03/2020 IndianPrime Minister Narendra Modi organized Video Conferencing chalking out strategy to fight #COVID19 among SAARC Countries.
On 18/03/2020 Indian government constituted a high-level technical committee of Public Health Experts for COVID-19 is established under the Chairmanship of Dr Vinod Paul, Member, Niti Aayog, to guide the prevention and control activities in the country.
On 19/03/2020, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed Nation and appealed to observe 22/03/2020 as Janta Curfew day.
On 20/03/2020 ICMRissued a revised Strategy of COVID19 testing in India which says, “WHO declared an outbreak of febrile respiratory illness of unknown etiology in December 2019 from Wuhan, Hubei province of China. Since its emergence, the disease rapidly spread to neighboring provinces of China as well as to 182 other countries. Infection is spread through droplets of an infected patient generated by coughing and sneezing or through prolonged contact with infected patients.
Currently, India has witnessed cases of COVID19 mostly related to travel and local transmission from imported cases to their immediate contacts. Community transmission of the disease has not been documented till now. Once community transmission is documented, the above testing strategy will undergo changes to evolve into stage appropriate testing strategy.
On 21/03/2020, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with the leaders of Pharma industry via video conferencing.
Prime Minister said that pharma producers and distributors have a crucial role to play in combating the challenge of COVID-19. He said that not only does the industry need to ensure maintenance of supply lines of essential medicines, medical kits and equipments, but at the same time should try to come up with new and innovative solutions.
On 22/03/2020 after Janta Curfew, the Prime Minister added that the event marked the beginning of the nation’s victory in a long battle against the COVID-19 menace. He urged the people to bind themselves to the principle of social distancing with the same resolve and restraint.
On 22/03/2020 Government of India issued a list of approved private and government laboratories for COVID-19 tests.
Governments Labs in India for COVID-19 tests are as under;
- Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati
2. Rangaraya Medical College, Kakinada
3. Sidhartha Medical College, Vijaywada,
4. Gauhati Medical College, Guwahati
5. Regional Medical Research Center, Dibrugarh
6. Jorhat Medical College, Jorhat
7. Silchar Medical College, Silchar
8. Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna
9. Darbhanga Medical College
10. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh
11. Govt. Medical College, Chandigarh
12. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur
13. Late Baliram Kashyap M Govt. Medical College, Jagdalpur
14. All India Institute Medical Sciences
15. Lady Hardinge Medical College
16. National Centre for Disease Control
17. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital
18. Institute of Liver & Biliary Sciences
19. Army Hospital Research & Referral
20. BJ Medical College, Ahmedabad
21. MP Shah Govt Medical College, Jamnagar
22. Govt. Medical College, Surat
23. Govt. Medical College, Bhavnagar
24. Pt. B.D. Sharma Post Graduate Inst. of Med. Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana
25. BPS Govt. Medical College, Sonipat
26. Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla
27. Dr. Rajendra Prasad Govt. Medical College, Tanda
28. Govt. Medical College, Jammu
29. Command Hospital (NC) Udhampur
30. Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar
31. Govt. Medical College, Srinagar
32. MGM Medical College & Hospital, Jamshedpur
33. Hassan Inst. of Med. Sciences, Hassan
34. Mysore Medical College & Research Institute, Mysore
35. Shimoga Instt. of Medical Sciences, Shivamoga Inst. of Med. Sciences, Shivamogga
36. Command Hospital (Air Force) Bengaluru
37. Bangalore Medical College & Research Institute, Bengaluru
38. National Institute of Virology, Bangalore Field Unit, Bengaluru
39. Gulbarga Institute of Medical Sciences, Gulbarga
40. National Institute of Virology Field Unit, Allapuzzha
41. Govt. Medical College, Thiruvanathapuram
42. Govt. Medical College, Kozhikode
43. Govt. Medical College, Thrissur
44. Rajiv Gandhi Center for Biotechnology, Thiruvanathapuram
45. Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Sciences, Thiruvanathapuram
46. National Institute of Virology, Pune
47. Seth GS Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai
48. Kasturba Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Mumbai
49. National Institute of Virology Field Unit, Mumbai
50. Armed Forces Medical College, Pune
51. BJ Medical College, Pune
52. Indira Gandhi Govt. Medical College, Nagpur
53. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal
54. National Institute for Research on Tribal Health, Jabalpur
55. Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College, Indore
56. Govt. Medical College, Bhopal
57. Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Med. Sciences, Imphal-East, Manipur
58. Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal
59. North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health & Medical Sciences, Shillong, Meghalaya
60. Regional Medical Research Centre, Bhubaneshwar
61. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, Puducherry
62. Govt. Medical College, Amritsar
63. Govt. Medical College, Patiala
64. Sawai Man Singh Medical College, Jaipur
65. Dr. Sampurnanand Medical College, Jodhpur
66. Jhalawar Medical College, Jhalawar
67. RNT Medical College, Udaipur
68. SP Medical College, Bikaner
69. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur
70. JLN Medical College, Ajmer
71. King Institute of Preventive Medicine & Research, Chennai
72. Madras Medical College, Chennai
73. Govt. Theni Medical College, Theni
74. Tirunelveli Medical College, Tirunelveli
75. Govt. Medical College, Thiruvarur
76. Kumar Mangalam Govt. Medical College, Salem
77. Coimbatore Medical College, Coimbatore
78. Gandhi Medical College, Secunderabad
79. Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad
80. Government Medical College, Agartala
81. King George Medical University, Lucknow
82. Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
83. Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh
84. Command Hospital, Lucknow
85. Govt. Medical College, Haldwani
86. National Institute of Cholera & Enteric Diseases, Kolkata
87. Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Kolkata
88. Midnapore Medical College, Midnapore
89. Regional Medical Research Centre, Port Blair
Private Labs in India for COVID-19 tests are :
• Unipath Specialty laboratory limited, Ahmedabad
• Neuberg Anand Reference Laboratory, Bengaluru
• Thyrocare Mumbai
• Suburban Diagnostics Mumbai
• Metropolis Healthcare Ltd Mumbai
• Sir H.N. Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai
In the evening of 22/03/2020. The Cabinet secretary of India wrote a letter to all Chief Secretaries of the states for taking further proactive steps on huge public response to Janta Curfew.
By Late Night of 22/03/2020 the following State Governments have taken actions and announced lock downs in their states, Maharashtra, Kerala, Delhi, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Bihar, Karnataka, Telangana, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, West Bengal, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Puducherry and Uttarakhand are in lockdown till 31/03/2020.
On: 23 MAR 2020 11:19AM
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today lamented that people are not taking the lockdown in the country seriously.
In a tweet Shri Modi appealed to the people to save their family members and themselves by strictly adhering to the directions being given by the State and Central Governments.
He requested the State Governments to make people adhere to the lockdown.
On 23/03/2020 Government of India issued
