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Crisis deepens as global tally hits a million

The global Covid-19 tally has gone well past a million now and casualties are well over 50,000. In view of the deepening crisis, the World Bank announced $160 billion in aid to help stricken countries. That includes $1 billion in emergency funds for India.

In the meantime, fears over the economy are rising and the Tablighi Jamaat infection trail is getting more and more complicated.

Here is all that happened today...




COUNT SO FAR
    One more tests positive in Dharavi, Mumbai
    In Delhi, 2 nursing officers test positive
    One more tests positive in Goa, total now 6
    IAS officer among nine test positive in MP; tally rises to 119
    Cases rise to 134 in UP
    2 minors among 7 test coronavirus positive; Gujarat tally 95
    12 more test positive in Andhra Pradesh; total case count 161
    First death confirmed in Andhra Pradesh
    14 more tested positive for in Rajasthan
    8 more test positive in Haryana
    Karnataka reports one new COVID19 case
    78-year-old is latest casualty in Gujarat
    Himachal woman dies in Chandigarh hospital, state death toll rises to 2
World India Global Death Toll
1,030,628 2301 54,137

UNRAVELING OF A HOTSPOT- TABLIGHI JAMAAT
    Out of 2301 positive cases so far, almost 30% of cases at 647 are linked to Jamaat
    Andhra Pradesh cases rise to 161; 140 are Tablighi attendees
    16 attendees from Hassan quarantined
    Thai national tests positive in Shahjahanpur, UP
    Blacklisted activists whose visas were cancelled include 9 British, 4 American, 6 Chinese, 3 French nationals

HEALTH UPDATE
    ICMR recommends antibody test for speedy detection of Covid-19
    ICMR gives go ahead for testing in labs under DBT, CSIR, DAE
    Premier Shillong hospital to admit only critically ill non- COVID19 patients from other states
    Maharashtra govt launches online self-assessment tool
    Maharashtra govt, BMC plan antibody test for health workers
    Armed Forces running 6 quarantine facilities
    IIT alumni develop drone with infrared camera for thermal screening
    Northern, North Central Railways modifying 680 coaches to accommodate 11,000 patients

LIFE UNDER LOCKDOWN
    Tata Group provides accommodation at Taj Hotels for BMC Hospital doctors, nurses
    Odisha govt imposes complete lockdown in Bhubaneswar and Bhadrak from 8 pm
    Price cut for CNG, piped cooking gas in Delhi, neighboring states
    OPD services at Delhi's LNJP and GB Pant hospitals to be closed from April 4
    In Maharashtra, 9,25,828 people have been surveyed under cluster containment task

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
    Fitch slashes India growth forecast to 30-year low of 2% for FY21
    ADB expects India's economic growth to slow down to 4% in FY21
    India's share in world market cap below historic average
    India's power demand falls over 25% during lockdown

WORLD VIEW
    ADB warns global cost of coronavirus could top $4 trillion
    Google to publish user location data to help governments tackle virus
    US virus deaths hit new daily high of 1,169 in 24 hours
    Singapore announces month-long shutdown
    Beijing auto show postponed to September
    Trump tests negative in his second COVID-19 test
    Disney to furlough some employees over virus-forced shutdowns
    New Fujifilm test can produce results in two hours
    Germany's coronavirus infections rise to 79,696
    TOEFL, GRE tests to be taken at home except in mainland China, Iran
    Pakistan struggles to stop congregational prayers, cases surge past 2,400
    Google commits $6.5 million to help fight misinformation
    Malaysia reports 217 new cases, taking total to 3,333