Eye on hotspots & that sinking feeling on D-St
After a govt note hinted that Covid-19 is still in
local transmission stage in India with limited community transmission,
health ministry spokesperson Lav Agarwal, at a late-afternoon press
meet, cautioned against using the term "community
transmission" loosely.
Earlier in the day, the govt stressed that there was no plan to extend
the lockdown beyond 21 days. India has reported 1,071 positive cases,
with 29 casualties.
In a lockdown breather, all banks have become operational from today, dropping the previous cluster approach.
On the sixth day of the 21-day nationwide lockdown, one of the more
significant announcements was that the govt will enforce cluster
isolation for corona 'hotspots'.
These apart, here are the other major developments...
NUMBERS SO FAR
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3 test positive in Bengal; Cases in state rise to 21 |
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4 people test positive in Gautam Buddh Nagar; total cases now 36 |
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7 Iran evacuees, 3 others test positive in Rajasthan; tally rises to 69 |
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12 new cases in Maharashtra; Total number of cases now 215 |
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8 new cases in MP; Total climbs to 47 |
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2 more test positive in Andhra Pradesh, taking the total to 23 |
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17 new cases in Tamil Nadu; Total now 67 |
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1 new case in Andaman and Nicobar Islands takes total to 10 |
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4 fresh cases reported in Kashmir; J-K now has 45 cases |
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85 possible cases admitted to Delhi hospital |
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1 casualty in West Bengal; Deaths in state go up to 2 |
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45-yr-old dies in Gujarat; State toll reaches 6 |
| World |
India |
Global Death Toll |
| 734,063 |
1071 |
34,822 |
HEALTH CHECK
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Delhi's AIIMS to convert Trauma Centre building into COVID-19 hospital |
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5-star hotels in Lucknow to be used as quarantine centres-- Hyatt Regency, Fairfield, Piccadily, Lemon Tree |
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Ministry of Health to organise an online training in ventilator management to manage covid patients |
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Automobile manufacturers have been asked to make ventilators |
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38,442 tests have been conducted till now in the country |
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West Bengal ups insurance coverage for frontline workers, from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 10 lakh |
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Johnson & Johnson to begin testing vaccine by September |
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28 defence hospitals earmarked to treat covid-19 patients |
LIFE UNDER LOCKDOWN
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Govt to enforce cluster isolation for corona 'hotspots' |
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JNU extends deadline for entrance exam |
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Kerala HC orders release of all prisoners serving imprisonment up to 7 years in the state |
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Maha releases 601 inmates from 37 jails in 3 days |
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Trai to telcos: Extend prepaid validity so users get uninterrupted services during lockdown |
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District administration in UP's Gautam Buddh Nagar fixes maximum price of food items to stop black marketing |
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CRPF to set up nationwide 24x7 helplines, quick response teams for families of troops |
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
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Sensex crashes 1,375 points to close at 28,440; Nifty ends below 8,300 |
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Ind-Ra cuts economic growth forecast for India to 3.6% |
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S&P further slashes India's growth forecast to 3.5% from 5.2% for FY21 |
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Godfrey Phillips India suspends operations at factories, plants |
WORLD STATS
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3 Indians among 42 new cases in Singapore |
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Tokyo Olympics rescheduled for July 23-August 8, 2021 |
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New York state surpasses 1,000 deaths; Trump extends US 'social distancing' guidelines to April 30 |
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China sees drop in new cases; none in Hubei for 6th day |
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S.Korea reports 78 new cases, total 9,661 |
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Spain has 85,000 cases, becomes 3rd nation to surpass China in infections |
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Bhutan increases its quarantine period to 21 days starting tomorrow |
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Number of cases in Germany rises to 57,298 |
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British airline EasyJet grounds 'entire fleet' |
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100-year-old TB vaccine is being tested as a possible cure in Melbourne |
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