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Cases top 10k; Lockdown #2 begins tomorrow

Faced with the challenge of having to choose between economy vs lives, PM Modi today announced the extension of the lockdown for another 19 days, until May 3rd. Most have hailed the Centre's move, even as the clamour for relief measures is getting louder and louder.

With India having crossed 10,000 cases in the past 24 hours, Modi today put 130 crore Indians on the appraisal of their lives. Can the govt flatten the Covid curve while keeping the economy alive? That is the biggest question at the moment.

Here are all the developments of the day...



COUNT SO FAR
    Meghalaya reports first COVID-19 case
    99 new cases in Uttar Pradesh; Cases rise to 657
    121 new cases in Maharashtra; State tally surges to 2,455
    Jaipur reports 45 new cases; Rajasthan tally rises to 969
    Delhi case count rises to 1510; Death toll at 28
    Gujarat reports 5 more cases; Total case count now 617
    One more tests positive in Assam; Count 31
    6 new cases, including 2 deaths in Dharavi; Tally 55
    Corona-positive cases soar past 200-mark in JK
    Andhra Pradesh reports 34 new cases; Total case count 473
    One more case in Odisha; Total tally 56
    Cases rise to 730 in Madhya Pradesh
    Karnataka reports 11 new cases; Total now 258
    Haryana reports 2 more cases; State tally at 184
World
India
Tally Toll Tally Toll
1,920,918 119,686
10,815 353

LIFE UNDER LOCKDOWN
    Goa might become green zone by Apr 17: CM
    48-hour curfew imposed in Shillong
    Railways suspends passenger services till May 3
    All domestic, international flights suspended till May 3
    Curfew passes extended till May 3 in Delhi
    IPL postponed
    149 hotspots in 15 UP districts notified
    20 grievance centres set up for COVID-19 related issues
    Training camps at Sports Authority of India centres suspended till May 3
    Ahmedabad readies country's largest Covid-19 care facility

BUSINESS & ECONOMY
    Extended lockdown to cause $234.4 bn economic loss: Barclays
    Barclays cuts GDP forecast for India to zero for 2020
    Form 16 last date put off, same likely for ITR
    Drug, medical device mfg cos operate at 50% capacity
    Power firms' dues to CIL rise Rs 2,000 crore in 15 days

WORLD VIEW
US allows visa extension for non-immigrants
Macron extends lockdown in France until May 11
China reports 89 new cases, 86 imported
Germany's cases rise by 2,082, deaths by 170
NY death toll passes 10,000; new hot spots slow to emerge
Harvard, MIT announce salary, hiring freeze
Mexico registers 5,014 cases and 332 deaths
Spain's virus death toll tops 18,000