3 more coronavirus deaths in Jaipur, count up to 44 in Rajasthan

Yash Goyal

Our Correspondent

Jaipur, April 27

Three persons who had tested positive for coronavirus died in Jaipur, taking the death in Rajasthan since March 3 toll to 44.

A 28-year-old man of the Surajpole area died on Sunday, while two women — a 62-year-old and a 24-year-old — succumbed to the deadly virus on Monday.

With 36 new positive cases, the tally of afflicted patients in Rajasthan has risen to 2221, Medical and Health Secretary (ACS) Rohit Kumar Singh said.

Out of the 602 patients who have recovered, 250 have been discharged from hospitals in the state.

Facilitating return of migrant labourers

Meanwhile, the state government has decided to facilitate the return of labourers stuck in other states. The government has also asked the district collectors to ensure that the labourors are screened and quarantined on entering the state, Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Rajeeva Swarup said.

The workers leaving or entering the state will get the required facilities, the state government said. Vehicles would be provided for their movements to the respective districts in the state when required. A five-member coordination committee is set up for better and effective coordination with the central government and other state governments. A helpline number 1800 180 6127 is also set up for the labourers.

The Punjab government also sent 60 buses to Jaisalmer to ferry 3000 labourers back to their homes. The labourers were in the border districts of western Rajasthan for work. More than 20,000 labourers of various states are stranded in 96 shelter homes across the Jaisalmer district.

NREGA wages

Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot urged Narendra Singh Tomar, the Union Minister for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, that about 1.13 crore MNREGA workers in the state be paid full wages for 100 days during the lockdown period.

In a letter to the minister, Pilot said, "In order to provide financial support to the workers in the year 2020-21, 100 days of employment fixed under MNREGA should be increased to 200 days per family".

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