Prices of chicken, eggs dip in city

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Chennai:16.03.2020

The price of chicken and eggs have plunged in the city owing to fears of viral infection.

Chicken, which was earlier being sold at ₹150 to ₹200 is now being sold at ₹80. Eggs are being sold at ₹1.9 - ₹2.4 apiece from ₹4.5- ₹5. Poultry traders and shopowners said that they have seen a drastic decline in the number of customers since last week.

“We used to supply at least 1,000 chickens a day, but since the last one week we are hardly selling about 250,” said C Dhivakar, manager of DGR country chicken farm at Medavakkam. Divakar said that they used to sell a kilo of broiler chicken at ₹150 - ₹170, but are now selling it at less than ₹120. “Nobody is buying them,” he said.

Jaffer Ali from Rizwan chicken and mutton stall in Anna Nagar said people are now preferring mutton over chicken. “Since the news of Coronavirus came out, we have seen a decline in customers. Since the last week, getting even three customers a day has become difficult,” he said. His stall used to sell one kilo of broiler chicken at ₹180, but since the last two weeks, they are selling it at ₹80. “We have to clear sales, but nobody wants to buy them, fearing the virus,” he said.

T. Suguna from RTC egg centre in Navalur said that people are also buying more brown eggs than white ones. “We are now selling over ten trays of brown eggs a day, and each tray consists of 30 eggs. But we have not been able to sell many white eggs,” she said.

Several vendors said that though the demand is down, shops, fast food stalls and restaurants continue to buy both eggs and chicken.

Holiday for Classes till V, no theatre in 16 TN dists

Mayilvaganan.V@timesgroup.com

Tamil Nadu on Sunday unveiled a raft of measures to contain the Covid-19 outbreak, including holiday for KG and primary schools, closure of theatres and malls, and shutting down tourist locations till March

31. Puducherry followed suit by declaring holiday for students till further orders.

A statement said the CM has directed the closure of all kindergarten (LKG and UKG) and primary schools (Class I to V) till March 31. “Theatres and malls in border taluks of Theni, Kanyakumari, Tirupur, Coimbatore, Nilgiris, Krishnagiri, Tirunelveli, Tenkasi, Tiruvallur, Tirupattur, Vellore, Ranipet, Erode, Dindigul, Dharmapuri and Virudhunagar districts shall remain shut till March 31,’’ the statement said. The CM has also advised people to refrain from travelling out of the state and avoid public gatherings for 15 days.

The state has also issued TN Covid-19 Regulations 2020 authorizing collectors to seal an area, bar entry/exit of population, close schools, ban vehicle movement, initiate surveillance of patients and designate buildings to isolate patients if there is a spread in geographical areas like villages, towns, city and wards.

No private laboratory should take or test samples for Covid-19, warns GO

Asking hospitals to report all suspected cases to health authorities, the GO has specified that people with symptoms should be forcefully admitted to hospitals if they refuse to cooperate. The GO warned that no privatelabshouldtake or test samples for Covid-19.

Adopting a multi-pronged approach aimed at tightening vigil at the borders, preventing the spread of the virus, improving health facilites and creating awareness on sanitation and hygiene, the CM announced a 60 crore fund for combating the virus in the state through various government departments.

EPS has also instructed authorities to intensify cleanliness drives in temples, mosques and churches where people gather in large numbers and directed district collectors to supervise the anti-virus measures.

Meanwhile, major engineering eductional institutions across the state including NIT, Trichy, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Vael’s university, SRM Institute of Science and Technology and VIT have taken a proactive step and have either suspended classes or have advanced summer holidays. IIT-Madras is yet to decide on the suspension of classes.

Following the CM’s order, district authorities across the state stepped up efforts to combat the virus. Coimbatore collector K Rajamani said10 cinema theatres in border taluks of Pollachi, Kinathukadavu and Anaimalai have been closed. Three prominent shopping malls in the city Brookefields Mall, Fun Republic Mall and Prozone Mall have announced that they are shutting down till March 31. In Krishnagiri, 22 theatres have been closed while other districts were also following suit.

Tourist places like Kovai Kutralam, Kodiveri dam and Bhavanisagar Dam too went out of bounds for the public to deter large gatherings. In Theni, besides theatres and shopping malls, popular picnic spots like Vaigai Dam Park, Kumabakkarai Falls, Megamalai, Chinnasuruli and Suruli Falls have all been shut down. Tourist places in Nilgiris, however, are not shut. The tourists are allowed after thorough screening and sanitization.

Cardamom estate workers in Theni district have been asked to stop going for work in the plantations. They were told that jobs would be given to them under MGNREGA.

Similar efforts were undertaken in Kanyakumari district which shares the border with Kerala and vigil has been tightened at check-posts to screen people entering the state with Covid-19 symptoms.

The government has assigned commissioner of revenue administration (CRA), J Radhakrishnan, to coordinate with all the departments engaged in preventive measures of the disease. District collectors have been instructed to send a daily report on measures taken by the respective administration to the CRA, who in turn, would submit a report to health minister and CM.

Engg colleges suspend classes

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16.03.2020

Major engineering colleges have suspended classes or advanced summer holidays to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

Five institutes have suspended all classes from Monday till March 31, or until further notices.

“We have advised students to go home and return after academic activities resume,” said Mini Shaji Thomas, director of National Institute of Technology, Trichy. The college has advised faculty against travelling abroad or entertaining guests from foreign countries on the campus. Students who wish to stay back in the hostels were asked to take strictly follow instructions.

Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur, has directed people with international travel history to report to its hospital. VIT and SRM Institute of Science and Technology have also declared holidays till March 31. “We have asked students to stay in touch with their faculty,” said Ishari K Ganesh, chairman, and chancellor of Vael’s University. He said the institute was helping students to book tickets to home.

Official spokespersons from SASTRA University and Sathyabama University said they are yet to decide on the holidays and will have a meeting on Monday.

However, IIT-Madras has decided not to suspend classes. “As of now, educational institutes in Tamil Nadu are functioning normally, and we have received guidelines to postpone all foreign travel and avoid large gatherings. We are rigorously implementing the medical precautions,” said Bhaskar Ramamurthi, director, IIT Madras.

Some institutions have approached the government for advice as several students have come back from Holi holidays, some after visiting infected areas in other states.

RGUHS Declares Holidays At Its Medical Colleges Due To Coronavirus Scare 

By Garima

Published On 14 March 2020 9:00 AM | 

Updated On 14 March 2020 9:00 AM 

Bengaluru: Through a recent notice, the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) has informed about the Holidays to colleges affiliated to RGUHS in view of precautionary measures to prevent spreading of coronavirus. 

The notice clearly states, "As per the orders of Govt. of Karnataka cited under reference above, holidays are declared for colleges affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences for one week starting from 14.03.2020 to 20 measure to prevent the spreading of avoid public/social gatherings and avoid travel as a precautionary measure. 

The holidays will not be applicable to Faculty and Office Staff of Colleges Interns and Postgraduate students AYUSH, etc. Interns and Postgraduate student working in Hospitals The heads of the institutions shall ensure that necessary preventive facilities are provided while posting the students for hospital duty. However, the University examinations will be schedule. For more details, log on to the official website of RGUHS: https://www.rguhs.ac.in/ 

https://education.medicaldialogues.in/universities/rguhs-declares-holidays-at-its-medical-colleges-due-to-coronavirus-scare-63925

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