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Madhya Pradesh: 798 people recovered from COVID-19 infection

<span style="color: #222222;">In Madhya Pradesh, 798 people have recovered from coronavirus infection and discharged from hospitals. The number of coronavirus cases in the state has risen to 2, 837 while 156 have died.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, to bring back more than one lakh labourers of the state stranded in various states, a proposal to run 31 Shramik special trains have been sent to the Ministry of Railways by the state government.<br />''<br />''The Madhya Pradesh government has finalized the action plan for the first phase of bringing stranded labourers outside the state via trains.<br />''<br />''In this phase, 31 trains from Maharashtra, Gujarat, Haryana, Goa and Delhi will come to Bhopal, Jabalpur, Ratlam, Rewa and Katni stations by taking labourers stranded in these states.<br />''<br />''After testing the health of all the labourers, they will be allowed to board the train. The rail fare of all the labourers will be paid by the state government.<br />''<br />''In the first phase, maximum number of 22 trains will come from Maharashtra.The Ministry of Railways and all these states have already been given a request for 31 trains by Madhya Pradesh Government.<br />''<br />''These trains will start running in the coming week. Additional Chief Secretary ICP Keshari has informed that the labourers will be sent to their respective districts through buses from the railway station, where their health test will be conducted again.  <br />''<br />''All the labourers will have to stay in the home quarantine for 14 days after returning to their places.</span><br />

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