NGO distributes food to transgender community in Delhi during COVID-19 lockdown

Mitr Trust, an NGO in New Delhi has been distributing food to trans community in backdrop of nationwide lockdown due to coronavirus outbreak.

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Speaking to ANI, Rudrani Chettri, NGO Director said, "Many people are daily w workers, y are t getting any help from government. So we distributed food to m. We are t getting any help because many of us do t have any ration card or identity. daily wrs are t getting anything,"

"We have been scared since we got to kw that lockdown is going to be extended. I am trying to help my community as much as possible," Chettri ded.

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Cases rise in India

Coronavirus cases in India have crossed 8,000 mark, as per union ministry of Health and Family Welfare. According to latest update, number of total cases in country has climbed to 8,356, while latest death toll stands at 273.

On Saturday evening, Indian Council for Medical Research has put out data saying that re h been 1.79 lakh tests conducted till 9 pm that night, of which 7703 people h tested positive, with 17 thousand of those tests, or roughly one-tenth being conducted on that day itself.

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country currently is in a 21 day lockdown period that was anunced by PM Modi on March 24 and on Saturday, PM Modi met with Chief Ministers of all states via videoconference in order to assess situation and take a decision regarding extension of a lockdown. Multiple states such as Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, West Bengal have alrey anunced an extension till April 30. 

During meeting on Saturday, PM stressed that next three-four weeks will be critical to determine impact of steps taken till w to curb spre of virus. He suggested specific measures for agriculture and allied sector including modification of APMC (Agricultural Produce Market Committee) laws to facilitate sale of farm produce. Such steps will help farmers sell products at ir doorstep, PM said.

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