Lockdown, Day 29: Security cover for medics
The government today brought an ordinance to
protect India's frontline workers. Any violence against medics will now
be treated as a non-bailable offence, which can lead to 7 years in jail
and invite a fine of up to Rs 5 lakh.
India became the world’s 17th country to cross the 20,000-mark. The disease has left over 652 dead so far.
Track all the big news from today here
TALLY SO FAR
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6 police officials test positive in Delhi; tally climbs to 2,186 |
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Odisha reports 3 new cases; state tally stands at 82 |
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Rajasthan reports 64 new cases; state tally at 1,799 |
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21 persons, including a 3-year-old, from Moradabad test positive |
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Cases in Madhya Pradesh up by 40 to 1,587 |
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Maharashtra reports 553 new cases in last 24 hrs; tally now 5,229 |
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6-month-old baby tests positive in Chandigarh |
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Employee of Civil Aviation Ministry tests positive |
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Seven new cases confirmed in Karnataka; tally rises to 425 |
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Andhra reports 56 new cases; state tally climbs to 813 |
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Five more deaths in Gujarat; state toll now 95 |
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No new case reported in Assam in the past week |
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India |
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| Tally |
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Toll |
| 2,561,044 |
176,984 |
20,471 |
652 |
ECONOMY
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Sensex rallies 743 points, Nifty near 9,200
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Brent Crude falls to around $16/bbl, lowest since June 1999 |
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Rupee recovers from all-time low to 76.68 |
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AP announces one-time aid of Rs 2,000 to fishermen struck in Gujarat |
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OYO asks some India staff to go on leave with limited benefits, cuts fixed pay of all by 25% |
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Internet traffic up 30-40% in first 2 weeks of lockdown |
BACK TO BUSINESS
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Maruti Suzuki to restart its operations in Manesar |
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Apollo Tyres resumes operations at Kerala plant |
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Bajaj Auto to resume production at Aurangabad plant |
WORLD UPDATE
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More than 2,700 dead in US in last 24 hours |
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Trump suspends issuing of new Green Cards for 60 days |
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Mexico cases surpass 9,000 |
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China reports 30 new cases in mainland, up from day earlier |
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Germany's confirmed cases rise by 2,237 to 145,694 |
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Pakistan PM Imran Khan goes under self-quarantine |
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Spain's death toll rises to 21,717 |
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Death toll in Europe tops 110,000 |
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National Spelling Bee cancelled for 1st time since WW-II |
