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UP goes on the offensive, seals off all hotspots

India's most populous state is sealing off its virus hotspots. The Uttar Pradesh government announced the complete shutdown of affected areas in 15 districts across the state having a high case load - with 6 cases or more- of the Covid-19 virus in a bid to prevent community spread from taking place.

The 15 districts include Gautambuddh Nagar (Noida), Ghaziabad, Meerut, Lucknow, Agra, Kanpur, Varanasi, Shamli, Saharanpur, Firozabad, Bulandhshahr, Bareilly, Basti, Maharajganj and Sitapur.




TALLY SO FAR
    22 new cases in Indore, 2 new casualties
    8 cases in Bhopal takes total to 91 in the capital of MP
    4 news cases in Bihar; Total now 38
    5 casualties in Pune; District toll now 13
    15 more cases in Rajasthan; State tally reaches 343
    Nurse tests positive at Mumbai's Breach Candy hospital
    Dharavi now has 9 cases; 60 new cases takes Maha tally to 1,078
    15 new cases in Andhra; Total now 329
    Four new cases in Gujarat; State tally now 179
    6 new cases in Karnataka; Total now 181
    New case in Haridwar takes total tally of Uttarakhand to 32
    576 cases in Delhi--35 in ICU, 8 on ventilator
    9 more cases in Himachal's Una; All with Tablighi ties
    New case in Andaman and Nicobar takes total in UT to 11
    Two new cases in West Bengal; Total stands at 71
    8 of a family test positive in Khargone, MP
World India Global Death Toll
1,441,128 5,194 82,992

LIFE UNDER LOCKDOWN
    Centre to release another Rs 34,000 cr compensation to states soon
    Hotspots in Uttar Pradesh to be sealed till Apr 15
    Rs 50 lakh insurance cover announced for UP police personnel
    13 areas declared containment zones: Faridabad district
    Satya Nagar area in Bhubaneswar declared a Containment Zone
    Burial grounds to be closed in Kolkata during Shab-e-Barat
    Shab-e-Barat congregations banned in Srinagar
    IndiGo's international operations suspended till 30th April

HEALTH CHECK
    Andhra govt to include 15 new procedures under Dr YSR Aarogyasri Scheme
    Reliance General Insurance launches COVID-19 protection insurance cover
    Sonalika sets up isolation center in St Stephen's Hospital, Delhi

BUSINESS & MARKETS
    Sensex falls 1,300 points from day's high, ends 173 points lower; Nifty below 8,750
    India's coal import drops over 27% to 16 MT in March
    Grofers to hire 5,000 people to ramp up capacity
    Economic Census data collection period extended by 6 months

WORLD UPDATE
NYC virus deaths exceed 3,200, topping toll for 9/11
Wuhan ends 76-day lockdown
China reports 62 new cases
Mexico registers 2,785 cases; 141 deaths
Thailand reports 111 new coronavirus cases, 3 new deaths
Germany's confirmed cases rise to 103,228; Deaths to 1,861
Russia reports 1,175 new coronavirus cases, record daily rise
Pakistan's coronavirus cases rise to 4,072
Formula One shutdown period extended to five weeks