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    Crisis deepens as global tally hits a million

    CORONAVIRUS UPDATES

    3 Apr, 2020 | 06:04 PM IST


    Crisis deepens as global tally hits a million

    The global Covid-19 tally has gone well past a million now and casualties are well over 50,000. In view of the deepening crisis, the World Bank announced $160 billion in aid to help stricken countries. That includes $1 billion in emergency funds for India.

    In the meantime, fears over the economy are rising and the Tablighi Jamaat infection trail is getting more and more complicated.

    Here is all that happened today...




    COUNT SO FAR
      One more tests positive in Dharavi, Mumbai
      In Delhi, 2 nursing officers test positive
      One more tests positive in Goa, total now 6
      IAS officer among nine test positive in MP; tally rises to 119
      Cases rise to 134 in UP
      2 minors among 7 test coronavirus positive; Gujarat tally 95
      12 more test positive in Andhra Pradesh; total case count 161
      First death confirmed in Andhra Pradesh
      14 more tested positive for in Rajasthan
      8 more test positive in Haryana
      Karnataka reports one new COVID19 case
      78-year-old is latest casualty in Gujarat
      Himachal woman dies in Chandigarh hospital, state death toll rises to 2
    World India Global Death Toll
    1,030,628 2301 54,137

    UNRAVELING OF A HOTSPOT- TABLIGHI JAMAAT
      Out of 2301 positive cases so far, almost 30% of cases at 647 are linked to Jamaat
      Andhra Pradesh cases rise to 161; 140 are Tablighi attendees
      16 attendees from Hassan quarantined
      Thai national tests positive in Shahjahanpur, UP
      Blacklisted activists whose visas were cancelled include 9 British, 4 American, 6 Chinese, 3 French nationals

    HEALTH UPDATE
      ICMR recommends antibody test for speedy detection of Covid-19
      ICMR gives go ahead for testing in labs under DBT, CSIR, DAE
      Premier Shillong hospital to admit only critically ill non- COVID19 patients from other states
      Maharashtra govt launches online self-assessment tool
      Maharashtra govt, BMC plan antibody test for health workers
      Armed Forces running 6 quarantine facilities
      IIT alumni develop drone with infrared camera for thermal screening
      Northern, North Central Railways modifying 680 coaches to accommodate 11,000 patients

    LIFE UNDER LOCKDOWN
      Tata Group provides accommodation at Taj Hotels for BMC Hospital doctors, nurses
      Odisha govt imposes complete lockdown in Bhubaneswar and Bhadrak from 8 pm
      Price cut for CNG, piped cooking gas in Delhi, neighboring states
      OPD services at Delhi's LNJP and GB Pant hospitals to be closed from April 4
      In Maharashtra, 9,25,828 people have been surveyed under cluster containment task

    ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
      Fitch slashes India growth forecast to 30-year low of 2% for FY21
      ADB expects India's economic growth to slow down to 4% in FY21
      India's share in world market cap below historic average
      India's power demand falls over 25% during lockdown

    WORLD VIEW
      ADB warns global cost of coronavirus could top $4 trillion
      Google to publish user location data to help governments tackle virus
      US virus deaths hit new daily high of 1,169 in 24 hours
      Singapore announces month-long shutdown
      Beijing auto show postponed to September
      Trump tests negative in his second COVID-19 test
      Disney to furlough some employees over virus-forced shutdowns
      New Fujifilm test can produce results in two hours
      Germany's coronavirus infections rise to 79,696
      TOEFL, GRE tests to be taken at home except in mainland China, Iran
      Pakistan struggles to stop congregational prayers, cases surge past 2,400
      Google commits $6.5 million to help fight misinformation
      Malaysia reports 217 new cases, taking total to 3,333


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