Lockdown, Day 26&27
Litmus test is almost here
Some parts of the country are getting ready for a
resumption of select economic activities from tomorrow, even as a
majority of districts will remain under total lockdown given the density
of red zones.
In some heartening news from the past 24 hours, all of Goa's Covid-19
patients have recovered and the state has not reported any new cases of
the virus.
Below are the other major developments during the day.
COUNT SO FAR:
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One death in Haryana, total cases now at 246. |
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One death in Rajasthan; 80 new cases take tally to 1,431. |
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228 new cases in Gujarat, total count rises to 1,604. |
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186 new cases in Delhi, all asymptomatic; case total now 1,893. |
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60 new cases in Maharashtra, total cases over 3,600. |
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45 new cases in Uttar Pradesh. |
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44 new cases in Andhra Pradesh, state's total now 647. |
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Four new cases in Mysore, Karnataka's case tally rises to 388. |
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One new case in Bihar, total now 87. |
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One new case in Jharkhand, tally up to 34. |
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No new cases in 54 districts in last 14 days. |
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India |
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| Tally |
Toll |
Tally |
Toll |
| 23,29,539 |
1,60,717 |
16,116 |
519 |
LIFE UNDER LOCKDOWN:
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Stranded labourers to be allowed intra-state movement under lockdown. |
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Haridwar, Nainital declared red zones. |
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Delhi not relaxing lockdown on April 20. |
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Insurace companies directed to clear COVID-19 requests in two hours. |
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No discussion on restrarting travel, government will decide: Javadekar. |
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I-T department revises returns forms to acconut for extended deadlines. |
BUSINESS:
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FPIs pull out Rs 12,650 crore from India in April. |
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Delivery of non-essentials via e-commerce platforms prohibited till May 3. |
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GoAir employees on leave without pay till May 3. |
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Maharashtra to restart economic activity in green zones on April 20. |
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Punjab to restart sand mining on April 20. |
AROUND THE WORLD:
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Europe death toll tops 1,00,000. |
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Trump warns China of consequences if found responsible for virus. |
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Australia wants independent probe into WHO's virus response. |
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Spain extends lockdown to May 9, as deaths cross 20,000. |
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China reports 16 new cases. |
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Wuhan declared a low-risk zone. |
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Germany's cases go up by 2,458, total now 1,39,897. |
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Russia records 6,060 case jump, total cases up to 42,853. |
Lockdown, Day 27: Infy baffled, Manipur clean
Despite 36 deaths being reported in the last 24
hours, the government had some positive data to share — the rate of
doubling of cases has dropped to 7.5 days from the pre-lockdown level of
3.4 days.
Another good news since our last update - Manipur is now the second
state after Goa to rid itself of the virus, at least for now.
On the business front, Infosys reported a 6% rise in profit (YoY)- to Rs
4,321 crore. The IT major also suspended guidance on revenues and
margins for FY21.
Below are the other big news of the day
COUNT SO FAR
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J-K confirms 4 new cases, total count 354 |
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110 new cases in Delhi, tally rises to 2003 |
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Agra tally reaches 255 |
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283 new cases in Maharashtra, total count now 4,483 |
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Nine-day-old infant tests positive in Bhopal |
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Total number cases in Odisha stands at 68 |
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5 new cases in K'taka, state tally reaches 395 |
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57 new cases in Rajasthan, state tally now 1,535 |
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Death toll in Indore rises to 52, cases reach 897 |
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Four more die in Gujarat; state toll rises to 67 |
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India |
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| Tally |
Toll |
Tally |
Toll |
| 24,06,745 |
1,65,257 |
17,656 |
559 |
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
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Fitch Solution cuts India's FY21 GDP growth forecast to 1.8% |
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Re settles 14 paise lower at 76.53 vs dollar |
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Fuel supply by Coal India to power sector rises 6% to 43 MT in Feb |
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US crude falls below $15 a barrel
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Business optimism for April-June falls to record low |
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Infosys suspends hiring, promotions & salary increments |
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Samsung to extend suspension of factories through May 3
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AirAsia cuts staff salaries by up to 20% for April |
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Tata Motors' March qtr global wholesales down 35% |
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Goa's state debt zooms to over Rs 20,000 cr |
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Government may take up PF for companies with 100+ staff |
WORLD UPDATE
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US records 1,997 deaths in 24 hours; total deaths top 40,000 |
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China's Hubei reports no increase in COVID-19 cases |
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Cases in Germany now 141,672 (+1,775), toll 4,404(+110) |
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France reports another 395 deaths; total toll 19,718 |
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Mexico registers 8,261 confirmed cases, 686 deaths |
