India's officially confirmed Covid-19 cases jumped to 3,374 as of Saturday with 79 fatalities, even as the global numbers passed the 1.2 million mark with over 65,000 deaths.
In a major decision today, all exports of hydroxycloroquine — the malaria drug on which Trump sought India to relax export rules — were banned.
PM Modi spoke to several leaders including Manmohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi and Pranab Mukherjee, on the Covid-19 situation; meanwhile, India gets ready for a candlelight vigil at 9 pm tonight.
Here are the other big developments during the day:
The count so far:  | Two deaths in Tamil Nadu; cases in the state now 485. |
| One death in Madhya Pradesh; state's case tally now up to 182. |
| One death in Maharashtra; 26 new cases raise total to 661. |
| One death in Gujarat; 14 new cases bring the state total to 122. |
| One death in Rajasthan; six new cases raise tally to 210. |
| 34 new cases in Andhra Pradesh; state tally now 226. |
| 14 new cases in Kashmir; J&K count now up over 100. |
| 13 new cases in Uttar Pradesh, state count up to 227. |
| Seven new cases in Himachal Pradesh; state tally now 14. |
| Six new cases in Haryana, bringing the state total to 76. |
| World | India | Global deaths |
| 12,13,927 | 3,374 | 65,652 |
Health: | ICMR pushes for rapid Antibody testing in the country. |
| India bans all export of malaria drug hydroxycloroquine and diagnostic kits. |
| LIC extends premium payment deadlines by 30 days. |
World: | 630 deaths recorded in New York State in the last 24 hours. |
| Spain's death toll rises to 12,418. |
| Germany records over 90,000 cases. |
| China reports 30 new cases. |
| Pakistan's case count now 2818; 45 dead. |
| Japan reports 130 new cases. |
| USA to airlift 22,000 Americans stranded overseas. |
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