Meanwhile, 12:00 tonight remains the hour when the last day of FY19-20 comes to an end, following the govt's clarification that it would not extend the financial year despite all this economic uncertainty.
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- Uttar Pradesh
- Maharashtra
- Tamil Nadu
- West Bengal
- Bihar
- Karnataka
- Andhra Pradesh
- Telangana
- Kerala
- Madhya Pradesh
- Rajasthan
- Delhi
- Other States
THE COUNT SO FAR
- 1 new case in Chhattisgarh; total rises to 8
- 2nd Mohalla Clinic doctor tests positive in Delhi
- 8 more test positive in Jaipur
- 5 new cases in Maharashtra; total reaches 225
- 24 people present at Markaz building, Nizamuddin test positive
- 17 new cases in Indore; Madhya Pradesh tally jumps to 66
- 6 new positive cases in Kashmir Division
- 17 new cases in Andhra Pradesh, total count reaches 40
- 2 new positive cases in Gujarat, total reaches 73
- 10 more evacuees from Iran test positive; 93 cases in Rajasthan now
- 65-year-old patient dies in Punjab; Toll in state rises to 4
- 3rd death reported in West Bengal
- 5th patient dies in MP
- 2nd casualty reported in Kerala
World | India | Global Death Toll |
801,117 | 1,397 | 38,540 |
HEALTH CHECK
- Andhra govt to take over private hospitals
- IIT Guwahati students develop drone to sanitise large areas
- AP Govt appoints Dr K Srinath Reddy as Advisor to the government on public health
- Many hotels and resorts now serving as isolation wards
- MEA has identified suppliers of medical equipment from South Korea, Vietnam & Turkey
- Modified rail coaches to provide 3.2 lakh isolation beds
- India is conducting tests at 36% of the country's capacity
- 123 labs functional, with 49 private labs conducting tests so far
- Over 21,000 relief camps operational in various states, UTs
LIFE UNDER LOCKDOWN
- Maharashtra govt imposes salary cut for elected representatives
- Vodafone Idea offers prepaid validity extension
- Himachal develops an app to track people under home quarantine
- Due date for receipt of applications to be postponed to Apr 30 in Punjab
- Road transport ministry extends validity of all vehicle papers till June 30
- Those in home quarantine in Karnataka directed to send selfies every hour to govt
- Kerala govt to issue special passes for tipplers to get liquor
- Food distribution centres to increase from 500 to 2500 in Delhi
- UP assembly secretariat to remain closed till Apr 14
- Flying squads to conduct door-to-door survey in Mumbai
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
- Sensex closes 1,028 points up; Nifty near 8,600
- SpiceJet to cut 10-30% salary of all employees in March; chairman to take 30% less pay
- Govt extends BPCL bid deadline to June 13
- PSU banks announce loan EMI moratorium for customers
WORLD VIEW
- U.S. coronavirus death toll rises past 3,000 on deadliest day
- Human testing for Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine this fall
- G20 finance ministers to hold virtual talks on coronavirus crisis
- World Bank sees outbreak taking a big toll on Asia's economy
- Number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany rises to 61,913
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