STATES BUCKLE UP FOR FIGHT
The Morning Standard|March 25, 2020
WITHOUT trigerring the panic button, states across the country have taken several measures to fight the coronavirus pandemic as total number of positive cases reached 536 on Tuesday.
STATES BUCKLE UP FOR FIGHT

West Bengal

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday announced financial help of ₹1,000 for the labourers of unorganised sectors every month during the crisis period. The state health department decided to evacuate Calcutta Medical College and Hospital in next seven days and make the healthcare facility exclusively for coronavirus cases with a capacity of 3,000 beds.

Jharkhand

The state government will provide mid-day-meal ration to the primary students along with the cooking cost to their doorsteps. Jharkhand Mid-Day Meal Authority has issued directions in this regard where about 32 lakh students enrolled with different primary schools all over the State, will be given food grains for preparing MDM for the period of March 17 to April 18.

Jammu and Kashmir

The state government spokesman Rohit Kansal said the government has also decided to hire retired doctors against vacancies on contract for one year to fight against Coronavirus in underserved areas. Also, Lt Governor G C Murmu on Tuesday dedicated a free ambulance service for the people which will provide round-theclock transportation to the patients requiring immediate medical care, especially those critical, accident victims, pregnant women and sick children.

Uttarakhand

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